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UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED

FM19261 Request for fit out and certification of Shipping Containers

Laboratory EquipmentCPV 38000000
Value£228k
Deadline29 Sept 2019
Published14 Oct 2019
RegionScotland
Timeline
Published 14 Oct 2019ClosedCloses 29 Sept 2019
Contract value in context
£228ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

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The brief

The purpose of this contract is to appoint a principal contractor to undertake the refurbishment and fit-out of 4 shipping containers as mobile laboratories for the International Ocean Discovery Programme.

Once complete, the laboratories will then need to be DNV GL certified.

It was determined that only one organisation could complete the refurbishment whilst also having experience of the certification process.

Due to the specific scientific and technical nature of the requirement, the contracted was awarded in line with Regulation 32.2.b.ii of the Public Contract Regulations Act 2015. (2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following case: (b) where the works, supplies or services can be supplied only by a particular economic operator for any of the following reasons; (ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Once complete, the laboratories will then need

Once complete, the laboratories will then need to be DNV GL certified.

02

It was determined that only one organisation

It was determined that only one organisation could complete the refurbishment whilst also having experience of the certification process.

03

(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication

(2) The negotiated procedure without prior publication may be used for public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts in any of the following case:.

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