Notice Information
Notice Title
UK SBS PS18160 Coordination of the Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC)
Notice Description
The final date and time for the submission of bids is 21/06/2018 at 14:00pm. DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement BBSRC, together with Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the Medical Research Council (MRC) established the Diet and Health Research Club (DRINC ) in 2008, in partnership with fourteen companies. DRINC has invested approximately PS22M in research projects that improve our understanding of the connection between diet and health in humans. To procure a supplier with knowledge in food and drink sectors with a focus upon nutrition for human health to coordinate activities for the Diet and Health Research Industry Club (DRINC). As most DRINC projects will end in January 2021, this is an important phase where the knowledge of the coordinator will be essential in capturing and disseminating outcomes of DRINC projects and identifying future opportunities for engagement for DRINC members. The overall objective is to procure coordinators; with a breadth of knowledge in the industrial and academic research community related to the food and drink sector, a knowledge of other important stakeholders, and knowledge in managing research and/ or knowledge exchange between academia and industry. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: * the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * the name of the registered Bidder; * the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Note : Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO BUYER-Note : Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to All submissions will be assessed in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, for procurement values that exceed Regulation 5 (Threshold amounts) Responses must be received by the date in the bid documents. Responses received outside or concurrently using the eSourcing process will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite Full details of this opportunity can be found on the e-sourcing portal please follow instructions below. If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk. Your email must clearly state: * name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; * name of the registered Bidder; * name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder. As a user of the e-Sourcing Suite you will have access to Emptoris email messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific RFX event. Please note it is your responsibility to access these emails on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information. For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk: Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders to utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section. About UK Shared Business Services UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations. For
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-6d2fd471-3603-4a41-930d-4bd6e7ebd896
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8c5e7bf-b530-4cd4-a1fc-f391400fc07f
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75 - Administration, defence and social security services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
75100000 - Administration services
79000000 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £109,787 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Mar 20214 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Jun 2018Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 5 Aug 20187 years ago
- Contract Period
- 12 Aug 2018 - 1 Apr 2021 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED
- Contact Name
- Declan Ward
- Contact Email
- professionalservices@uksbs.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- 01793 867005
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SWINDON
- Postcode
- SN2 1FF
- Post Town
- Swindon
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK71 Swindon
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Swindon
- Electoral Ward
- Rodbourne Cheney
- Westminster Constituency
- Swindon North
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d8c5e7bf-b530-4cd4-a1fc-f391400fc07f
4th March 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7fbc931d-5afc-4fb1-b408-06fcaa9920f8
7th June 2018 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/0fce5f61-e980-4e3d-9b39-b3db885e961c
PS18160 AW5.2 Price Schedule.pdf -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/76a2a84f-0673-4dc0-9a36-3c16cc6a8eb2
PS18160 ITQ Invitation to Quote questions.pdf -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/04afa923-8dd2-48b0-a45b-4ddaea8d8240
PS18160 ITQ Invitation to Quote.pdf -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/524224c8-e98c-4543-a2f6-284eba1576ea
PS18160 S1-Services purchasing contract.pdf -
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/4e076cd1-7140-483b-bab6-743b44bf5a72
Bidder - Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0.pdf
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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