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title: "UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17141NERC Water Simulators scoping study"
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# UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17141NERC Water Simulators scoping study

Buyer: UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-997cd470-71db-4650-9358-c921205385f1

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## Summary

The UK Shared Business Services Limited (UK SBS) is conducting a procurement process for the "UK SBS BLOJEU-CR17141NERC Water Simulators scoping study." This project falls within the research and development services category and is taking place in the South West region of England. The procurement method is an open procedure, aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), and the tender period for submissions closes on 28th November 2017 at 14:00 hours. The contract is expected to commence on 18th December 2017 and continue until 27th April 2018.

This tender provides an excellent opportunity for businesses involved in research, development, and consultancy services, particularly those specialising in water management, urban planning, and environmental sciences. Companies with innovative capabilities in designing urban water simulators or similar technologies will find this contract particularly relevant. Participation in this project could enhance their visibility within the public sector and contribute to the development of sustainable solutions in urban water management.

## Notice

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 28/11/2017 14:00 HOURS. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. 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. UK Water Partnership's Water and Cities Task Force identified that an integrated, holistic picture of urban water could provide the optimal balance to deliver benefits to communities and local economies and that this could be achieved through the development of urban water simulators. To take this initiative forwards, the Science & Technology Facilities Council (STFC) sponsored an Urban Water Simulators workshop in March 2016 with experts from industry, government and academia. A further meeting was held in January 2017 to discuss potential opportunities and the interests of participants in taking forwards the key recommendations and actions from the workshop in March 2016. This meeting agreed that the definition and vision would be broadened from 'urban' to include catchments and that the term 'Water Simulators' would be used to encapsulate this. The meeting further identified that the timing and opportunity to take forward this area is ripe as the UK has capabilities in place and could build on these and that a scoping study was now required to understand needs and interests. 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. 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 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 tender documentation; responses received outside of the deadline or not sent via the eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. How to Register on the CCS eSourcing Suite 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 contracting authorities to improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise. Where UK SBS is not named as the Contracting Authority within the documentation, UK SBS will be acting as an agent on behalf of the Contracting Authority. 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 full details of our partne

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37689c4f-05e3-445b-ab76-bceb3858d52a |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 22 Mar 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Nov 2017 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Dec 2017 |
| Contract period | 18 Dec 2017 - 27 Apr 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £32,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED |
| Locality | SWINDON |
| Post town | Swindon |
| Postcode | SN2 1FF |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire |
| ITL 3 | TLK71 Swindon |
| Local authority | Swindon |
| Electoral ward | Rodbourne Cheney |
| Westminster constituency | Swindon North |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | OVE ARUP & PARTNERS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 73 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 73000000 - Research and development services and related consultancy services
- 79310000 - Market research services

## Release History

- 22 Mar 2018 at 14:52 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37689c4f-05e3-445b-ab76-bceb3858d52a
- 14 Nov 2017 at 16:59 - TenderAmendment - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3793a938-d9a6-483c-9d59-23102d771a6e
- 14 Nov 2017 at 16:10 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3793a938-d9a6-483c-9d59-23102d771a6e

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/37689c4f-05e3-445b-ab76-bceb3858d52a
  22nd March 2018 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3793a938-d9a6-483c-9d59-23102d771a6e
  14th November 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/b55fc000-cb91-48a9-a8d6-9976a0405ad0
  ITQ BLOJEU-CR17141NERC - Water Simulators scoping study
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/a3bc127a-2963-4670-b886-6253ad9bcdfb
  ITQ questions BLOJEU-CR17141NERC - Water Simulators scoping study
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/47333099-98f0-42dd-ae8c-b323355406c1
  S1 - Services purchasing contract - BLOJEU-CR17141NERC (New version)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/dcffb923-be6d-4b3a-9a9f-9b536b385153
  AW5.2 Price Schedule BLOJEU-CR17141NERC - Water Simulators scoping study
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/d6636bdc-f97b-4f36-a4d9-5c5778650f80
  Supplier Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/735934a1-a75e-4c76-b655-56ebfcbf6dd9
  Supplier Training V1.0
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/8a84cf5d-e813-4ee6-8c44-507116bb15f7
  Supplier Logging into Emptoris for the first time V1.0
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/94c908b1-f1c4-448a-924d-e2ca7223a82b
  ITQ BLOJEU-CR17141NERC - Water Simulators scoping study
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/27d004e6-9732-4868-90d6-7a807b4ec88c
  ITQ questions BLOJEU-CR17141NERC - Water Simulators scoping study
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/84c35554-0e76-445d-ba5a-8467ea5cf401
  S1 - Services purchasing contract - BLOJEU-CR17141NERC (New version)
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/ad17d25a-c4b2-4138-8df4-0b0275a7dbd3
  AW5.2 Price Schedule BLOJEU-CR17141NERC - Water Simulators scoping study
- https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk
  CCS Emptoris eSourcing Portal

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