The Provision of Fire Suppression for Admirals and Giants Buildings at BAS Rothera Research Station - Invitation to Quote (ITQ)

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*** The procurement procedure did not result in a contract award as no suitable offers were made. *** The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 2nd September 2019 at 11:00 All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement Introduction Admirals and Giants buildings are accommodation facilities located at the British Antarctic Survey's (BAS) Rothera research station in Antarctica. Due to the buildings' age, they currently have no fire suppression equipment fitted. The British Antarctic Survey management team have directed that fire suppression systems should be retro-fitted to these buildings in order to increase the levels of property protection and improve business continuity resilience such key research activity is not interrupted by the potential loss of this critical infrastructure to fire. Aims & Objectives A fire suppression system is required to protect 2 in no. Accommodation buildings within the Rothera Research station estate, located on the Antarctic peninsula. The main limitation of any system proposal for this project is availability of space within the existing buildings, for both plant and water storage. With that in mind, BAS specifically require a water mist suppression system in order to reduce water storage requirements as far as possible. The requirements for this project are to design and supply a water mist fire suppression system for Giants and Admirals buildings. Due to the remote location of this project, the system will be installed by BAS engineering staff, therefore any proposed supplier must be prepared to provide suitable specialist installation and commissioning training to BAS personnel, as well as ongoing technical support. Please ensure you review all attached information to ensure a full understanding of this requirement. All attachments can be found with the RFx attachments tab within the Emptoris System. This contract will be awarded based on the evaluation criteria set out in the ITQ document. How to Apply As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS will be using the CCS eSourcing Suite for this procurement. To register on the CCS eSourcing portal please follow the details contained within the Additional Information section of this notice. If you are already registered on the CCS eSourcing portal and wish to register your interest in this opportunity please email; expressionofinterest@crowncommercial.gov.uk Your email must clearly state: • the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; • the name of the registered Bidder; • the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control.