UK SBS PR19031 The Production and Delivery of the Vacuum Chamber for the ESS LWU Sections

DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER. CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 20/03/2019 at 14:00 HOURS. To express your interest in this opportunity email [email protected]. To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link "Register for CCS eSourcing"

Scope of Contract

The contract will cover the supply of materials, manufacture, inspection, cleaning, testing, vacuum firing, assembly, packing and subsequent delivery to Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington.

The contractor will be required to co-operate closely with STFC Daresbury Laboratory (hereinafter referred to as STFC) and its authorised representative at all stages of the contract. Technical issues will be resolved after adequate discussion.

Any detailed assembly drawings and calculations, tooling, fixtures and manufactured components constructed or otherwise procured under the terms of the contract will become the property of STFC to dispose of as it sees fit.

The parameters of all detailed components and assemblies have been determined by STFC and are fully described in the accompanying drawings. The designs are the property of STFC and must not be disclosed to third parties without its express permission.

The manufacturer will be responsible for any departure from anticipated performance due to the failure of the manufacturer to adhere to any part of this specification.

The contract will be awarded based on the criteria set out on the sourcing documents.

Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER The contract will be awarded based on the criteria set out on the sourcing documents. CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 20/03/19 at 14:00 HOURS. As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements. 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 "Supplier eSourcing Registration". Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation 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 [email protected]. Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered Bidder; and the 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 assessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents with Contracts Finder.