Directive 2004/18/EC
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name, addresses and contact point(s)RCUK Shared Services Centre LTD
North Star House, North Star Avenue
Contact point(s): RCUK Shared Services Centre LTD
For the attention of: Research, Science & Technology Procurement
SN2 1FF Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
E-mail:
Internet address(es):
General address of the contracting authority: www.ssc.rcuk.ac.uk
Further information can be obtained from: The above mentioned contact point(s)
I.2)Type of the contracting authorityBody governed by public law
I.3)Main activityOther: Scientific Research
I.4)Contract award on behalf of other contracting authoritiesThe contracting authority is purchasing on behalf of other contracting authorities: yes
Rcuk Shared Services Centre Ltd
North Star House, North Star Avenue
SN2 1FF Swindon
UNITED KINGDOM
Section II.B: Object of the contract (Supplies or services)
II.1)Title attributed to the contract by the contracting authority:Research Councils Uk Biological Sample Storage Services
II.2)Type of contract and place of delivery or of performanceService category No 25: Health and social services
Across the UK.
NUTS code UK
II.3)Information on framework agreement
II.4)Short description of nature and quantity or value of supplies or services:RCUK SSC Ltd as the Contracting Authority is putting in place a framework for Biological Sample Storage Services of for use by or on behalf of UK bodies. The Biological Sample Storage Services required would include storage in a range of cold, ambient and warm temperatures (ranging from, but not limited to, minus 180 degrees celcius to room temperature) and variable humidities. These bodies include but are not limited to The Science and Technology Facilities Council, The Medical Research Council, The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, The Economic and Social Research Council, The Natural Environment Research Council, The Arts and Humanities Research Council, The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, The RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd, Central Government Departments and their Agencies, Non Departmental Public Bodies, NHS bodies, Local Authorities, Voluntary Sector Charities, and/or other private organisations acting as managing agents or procuring on behalf of these UK bodies.
Estimated cost excluding VAT:
Range: between 500 000 and 4 000 000 GBP
Lots
This contract is divided into lots: no
II.5)Common procurement vocabulary (CPV)73000000, 73111000, 92512000, 92521200
II.6)Scheduled date for start of award procedures
II.7)Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA): yes
II.8)Additional information:This notice is to gather information on the market place and to allow a clear strategy to be developed with regards to any planned sourcing exercise. As such, many details within this PIN may be amended before the commencement of a sourcing exercise, one of these may be that the the requirement may be be split into lots.
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1)Conditions relating to the contract
III.1.1)Main financing conditions and payment arrangements and/or reference to the relevant provisions governing them:
III.2)Conditions for participation
III.2.1)Information about reserved contracts
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about European Union funds
VI.2)Additional information:
VI.3)Information on general regulatory framework
VI.4)Date of dispatch of this notice:28.2.2013