RE20510 UK SBS High Value Equipment DPS
UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDEstimated Value
Up to £9,500,000
Deadline
12 March 2023
Published
14 October 2020
Type
goods
Overview
DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender documentation MUST be submitted through the Delta eSourcing portal.
UK SBS wishes to establish a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the provision of the High Value Laboratory equipment; range £200,001 upwards UK SBS is managing this procurement process in accordance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as may be amended from time to time) (the "Regulations") This is a Supplies DPS. The DPS will be broken down into 41 categories: 1.
Microscope, Optical 2. Microscope, Electron 3.
Regulations cited
- Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Additional details
Microscope, X-ray 4. Microscope, Other 5.
Imaging and quantification 6. Plate Readers 7.
Spectrometers 8. Camera systems 9.
Chromatography, Liquid 10. Chromatography, Gas 11.
Chromatography, Other 12. Diffractometers 13.
Local Exhaust Ventilation 14. Media Kitchen/ Glass wash 15.
Sterilisation/Purification Systems 16. Flat optics 17.
Lenses 18. Curved mirrors (parabolas, spherical etc.) 19.
Gain media 20. Active optical components 21.
Autoclaves/ Incubators/ Ovens 22. Shakers 23.
Thin Film Coating Plants 24. Critical point dryer 25.
Biochemistry, Electrophoresic 26. DNA preparation, amplification and analysis 27.
Cold storage 28. Centrifuges & Rotors 29.
General Lab 30. Micromachining Systems 31.
Medical Equipment 32. Clinical specimen analysis 33.
Animal measurements 34. Cell handling equipment 35.
Radiation monitoring equipment 36. Pulsed Lasers 37.
Electronic Equipment 38. BioPhysics 39.
Vacuum Equipment 40. Natural Environment Analysers 41.
Weighing Equipment UK SBS will be setting an 'initial joining stage' deadline for bidders to submit responses. The closing date and time for the' initial joining stage' is Thursday 19th November 2020 at 11:00hrs BST Following the review of the initial responses it is then intended that the DPS will be re-opened and potential suppliers will be able to apply to join right up until the closing date of the 7th December 2022 (with the potential to extend +1 and +1).
Call off contracts under this DPS will be available from 8th December 2020. How to Apply: UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) will be using the Delta eSourcing Portal for this procurement.
To register on the Delta eSourcing portal please use the link https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and follow the instructions to register. If you are already registered on the Delta eSourcing Portal and wish to participate in this procurement, please use the link: https://uksbs.delta-esourcing.com and the follow the instructions to 'Login' Once you are logged into the system you will be able to link yourself into this procurement using the Access Code: W3FD5MB374 Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately is 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 Delta eSourcing portal will not be accepted or considered further for this opportunity. As a user of the Delta eSourcing Portal you will have access to the Delta messaging service which facilitates all messages sent to you and from you in relation to any specific tender event.
Please note it is your responsibility to access these messages on a regular basis to ensure you have sight of all relevant information applicable to this opportunity. The contracting authority expressly reserves the right: i. not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and ii. to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the procurement; and in no circumstances will the contracting authority be liable for any costs incurred by any supplier.
If the contracting authority decides to enter into a contract with the successful supplier, this does not mean that there is any guarantee of subsequent contracts being awarded. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of bidders.
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.
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
Basis Social Limited (trading as The Social Agency)
1 contract wonlatest 23 Jul 2026ends 29 Oct 2027£69,730
total awarded
- 2
British Board of Film Classification
1 contract wonlatest 10 Jul 2026ends 14 Oct 2026£200,000
total awarded
- 3
Moore Kingston Smith LLP
1 contract wonlatest 7 May 2026ends 30 Sept 2026£20,000
total awarded
- 4
DLA Piper UK LLP
1 contract wonlatest 26 Mar 2026ends 31 Mar 2027£99,000
total awarded
Basis Social Limited (trading as The Social Agency) is the most likely incumbent based on recency and category match. To win, bidders typically need a clearly differentiated proposition or a price advantage.
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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITEDKey Dates
Published
14 October 2020
Submission deadline
12 March 2023
Notice type
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