Provision and Maintenance of Fitness Suite Equipment

The University of Warwick's Warwick Sport has a requirement to lease and/or purchase a range of gym equipment over a five (5) year period.

The equipment is broken down into the following four (4) Lots: Lot 1: - Cardiovascular (with and without integrated TV options to be outlined) and inclusive of IFI accredited items Fixed resistance, including plate loaded equipment Lot 2: - Free weights and strength and conditioning equipment Lot 3: - Functional Training provision Lot 4: - Studio Bikes Whilst a list of equipment has been provided for each Lot, the University welcomes other recommendations and unique equipment or ideas to enable us to develop a distinctive facility.

In order to express interest in this opportunity please go to the University of Warwick In-Tend supplier portal (https://in-tendhost.co.uk/universityofwarwick).

All queries must be sent via In-tend Correspondence and not directly to University staff.

NOTE: The University of Warwick is not a contracting authority for the purposes of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) and its procurement activities are not subject to the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or the obligations under the European Public Procurement Directives, including the European Remedies Directive.

Advertisement of any contract in the Official Journal of the European Union or Contracts Finder is at the sole discretion of the University and is undertaken on a voluntary basis with no implied obligation to comply with the procurement legislation.

Please ensure you read the Invitation to Tender documentation carefully.

The closing date for this Invitation to Tender is 12 Midday Tuesday 21st March 2017 All queries regarding this tender procedure should be made through the University of Warwick In-Tend system via the "Correspondence" function.

Failure to do so may result in the correspondence being excluded from the tender procedure.

Answers to bidder questions will be issued via the Clarifications function.

You are required to electronically submit your tender response via the In-Tend System.

Additionally, the University requires - One electronic copy of the entire tender response via the In-Tend website (please clearly label the title of all electronic files uploaded). - One hard copy of all direct technical and commercial information in response to Part Two - The Goods and Services Requirement. - One hard copy of all commercial information in response to Part Three - Supplier Assurance Questions & Declarations. - One electronic hard copies on memory stick compatible with Microsoft Windows or PDF.

All submissions to be received by the University of Warwick before the deadline stated above.