Mass Spectrometer

Tender description

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Monday 23rd September 2019 at 14:00. The final date and time for the expressions of interest is Friday 20th September 2019 at 14:00 DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal. Brief Description of Requirement The UKRI British Geological Survey (BGS) Geochronology and Tracers Facility (NEIF-GTF) requires the supply, delivery, and installation of a state of the art, new multicollector thermal ionisation mass spectrometer (MC-TIMS) with high performance ion counting detector and low-noise high-sensitivity Faraday amplifier system at its high precision U-Pb geochronology laboratory at the BGS, Keyworth, Nottingham, UK. 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 RFP 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.