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Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2014
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PS140068
Dear Supplier
SOURCING REFERENCE: PS140068
FOR: IB Process Plant Study
The UK Shared Business Services Ltd (“UK SBS Ltd”) invites you to bid to in accordance
with the enclosed specification, and terms & conditions of contract attached.
The final date for the submission of completed bid responses is 11:00 Monday June 9th
2014 GMT
UK SBS Ltd operates a sealed bid process. Tenders should be sent electronically to
[email protected] Please note that the Reference Number: PS140068 MUST be included in
the subject line of your e-mail response. If you are not able to send electronically please
contact me on the above number.
As UK SBS Ltd operates a sealed bid process you must not either send or copy
your tender response to any individual within UK SBS Ltd or the Client this
tender is issued on behalf of. Failure to comply will result in disqualification of
your tender response from consideration.
Please contact the number shown if you have any questions about the sourcing procedure.
Subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000, all information exchanged between the client
and your company in connection with this bid shall be regarded as confidential.
Your response is incomplete unless all sourcing documents requiring signature are
completed, signed and returned.
Yours sincerely
Nicola Turner
UK Shared Business Services Ltd
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INSTRUCTIONS TO SUPPLIERS
1. Introduction
These instructions are designed to ensure that all bids are given equal and fair
consideration. Please read the information provided carefully and ensure your response
includes all the information requested as your company will be initially evaluated solely
on the evidence supplied in response to this invitation to bid.
1.1 If having read the specification you wish to submit a tender by the required deadline and
wish to receive details of any questions and answers related to this ITT then please
advise [email protected] no later than 11:00am Thursday May 26th 2014
GMT. Requests received after this deadline will not receive the information.
1.2 You may submit, no later than 14:00am Thursday May 26th 2014 GMT any questions
you may have relating to this ITT via email to [email protected].
1.3 Any questions should clearly reference in the appropriate paragraph in the
documentation and, to the extent possible, should be aggregated rather than sent
individually. As far as is reasonably possible UK SBS Ltd will respond to all reasonable
requests for clarification of any aspect of this ITT and supporting documents in
accordance with the following paragraph, provided they are received before the stated
deadline in 1.2. No questions received after the deadline will be answered.
1.4 Answers to questions received by UK SBS Ltd will be circulated by email to all potential
tenderers (without revealing the identity of the bidder that put forward a particular
question).
2. Timetable of Events
Please note that UK SBS Ltd reserve the right to amend any of the dates stated in this
section at anytime
Sourcing Document Available
Final Day for Interest
Final Day for Questions
Bid Return
Evaluation
Interviews (As Required)
Estimated Date for Award Notification
10 Day Calendar Standstill
Estimated Date for Contract Award
Estimated Date for Contact commence
3. Government Transparency Agenda
14/05/2014
Monday, 26 May 2014 11:00
Monday, 26 May 2014 14:00
Monday, 09 June 2014 11:00
Week Commencing 09/06/2014
Week Commencing 16/06/2014 (Please advise if you
would be unable to attend, if required, during this
week)
Week Commencing 23/06/2014
10 Day Calendar Standstill
04/07/2014
07/07/2014
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The Government’s transparency agenda requires that the sourcing documents including
ITTs such as this are published on a designated, publicly searchable web site. The same
applies to other sourcing documents issued by UK SBS Ltd including the original
advertisement and the pre-qualification questionnaire (if used), and any contract entered
into by UK SBS Ltd with its preferred supplier once the procurement is complete.
By submitting an ITT you agree that your participation in this procurement may be made
public.
The answers you give in this response will not be published on the transparency website
(but may fall to be disclosed under Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental
Information Regulations 2004).
Where sourcing documents issued by UK SBS Ltd or contracts with its suppliers fail to be
disclosed UK SBS Ltd will redact them as it thinks necessary, having regard (inter alia) to
the exemptions / exceptions in the FOIA or EIR
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The Specification
Summary
Tenders are invited to deliver this project which will enable a complete understanding of the
current availability and status of industrial biotechnology (IB)-relevant processing plant and
equipment within the UK that enables development and demonstration of IB processes. The
project will also identify deficiencies in current provision, which may limit the UKs ability to
commercialise new IB processes, and identify options for future investments. The project is
supported by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC), the
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), The Technology Strategy
Board and The Industrial Biotechnology Leadership Forum (IBLF).
Background
Industrial Biotechnology (IB) is the use of biological processes to produce materials,
chemicals and energy. Investment in IB has the potential to reduce fossil oil use, so helping
meet the requirements of the Climate Change Act (2008), as well as contributing to fuel
security, the production of innovative materials and chemicals, and the creation of new jobs.
The UK is one of the world’s leaders of research in this area. Collaboration between the UK
research base and the emergent IB sector provides a significant opportunity for UK industry
to deliver the environmental, social and economic benefits of IB and increase the UK’s
competitiveness. Estimates of the potential size of the UK IB market range from £4B to £12B
by 2025 (BERR 2009).
There are significant challenges to developing these new processes and products. Progress
requires bringing together knowledge and technologies, often from different disciplines, to
understand how to handle feedstocks and by-products of production; to overcome the
challenges of scale-up; to optimise the mass and energy balance; and make a positive
overall contribution in terms of economic, environmental and social performance. It can be
difficult for business to address these challenges alone and so there is a need to build
collaborations, facilitate knowledge exchange, as well as share investment risk with other
funders.
BBSRC, the Technology Strategy Board, EPSRC and the IBLF are working together to
enable the UK to realise the potential of Industrial Biotechnology and are committed to
supporting the development and commercialisation of innovative IB processes arising from
the UK’s excellent research base. BBSRC, Technology Strategy Board and EPSRC are
supporting a programme of new investments in major integrated research and development
projects in IB through the IB Catalyst, which was announced by Minister of State David
Willets in January 2013. In addition BBSRC and EPSRC have established the BBSRC
Networks in Industrial Biotechnology and Bioenergy which bring together multi-disciplinary
academic and industry communities to overcome major challenges in IB.
The development and commercial demonstration of IB processes requires access to
specialist processing plant at a range of different scales depending on the stage of
development and the scale of the final commercial process. As part of our commitment to the
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commercialisation of new IB process we wish to develop a strategy to ensure the continued
provision of IB relevant process plant to enable the commercial development of processes in
the UK. This project will support us in developing that strategy.
The project
The outputs of this project will enable BBSRC, EPSRC, the Technology Strategy Board and
the IBLF to gain a full understanding of the current availability and status of IB-relevant
processing plant and equipment within the UK that enables development and demonstration
of IB processes (referred to as IB-relevant plant and equipment in the rest of this document).
The project will focus on IB-relevant plant and equipment for scale up within UK universities,
research institutes and within the private sector where it is available for use by external
organisations for development and demonstration projects. The outputs will also support the
development of a strategy to ensure the UK has the necessary process plant infrastructure to
enable commercial implementation of IB processes. This will be achieved through the project
by:
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provision of a detailed analysis of the IB-relevant plant and equipment that are
available for use by research organisations and industry in the development and
demonstration of IB based processes
assessment of the status of existing IB-relevant plant and equipment in terms of
continued provision and identifying key assets that are of critical importance to
enabling development and demonstration of IB-relevant processes
assessment of any deficiencies in the existing provision of IB-relevant plant and
equipment which will affect the UK’s ability to demonstrate commercial processes
identification of options for future investment in IB-relevant plant and equipment to
enable the scale up and demonstration of IB processes.
BBSRC is seeking a start date of mid June 2014 for the project and anticipates it to extend
over a 3 month period.
Approach
The project has four components:
1. Agreement of what process plant/ equipment are within scope. The development
and commercial demonstration of IB processes requires the integration of a wide
range of technologies at a range of scales and will differ depending on the feedstocks,
processes used and the end product. Some technologies will be generic to a wide
range of applications and some quite specific.
We require an agreed definition of what process plant and equipment should be
considered in scope for the future development of the project, what equipment is out of
scope and a justification for this. The definition should take into account emerging
novel processes relevant to IB as well as more conventional processes. If possible the
definition should take into account those used in any similar reviews to enable
comparisons.
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2. Conduct an analysis of all IB-relevant plant and equipment that is within UK
universities, research institutes and within the private sector that is available for
use by publicly funded research, development and demonstration projects. We
require an analysis of the IB-relevant plant and equipment that falls within the agreed
definition that is available for use within the UK to support the development and
demonstration of IB processes. This includes assets within both the public and private
sectors. The analysis will need to provide information that can enable the development
of the equivalent of a UK IB Asset Register that will support UK industry and
academics in identifying and gaining access to that equipment to carry out publicly
funded projects. The Register will also support funders in developing a strategy for
ensuring the UK has adequate provision of IB-relevant plant and equipment. We also
require an assessment of its current status in terms of likelihood of continued
provision.
The analysis will be agreed with the contractor but should include:
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what the asset is including type, size, potential uses as appropriate
value of the asset, purchase/ commissioning date, anticipated life time of the
asset
organisation that owns or is responsible for the asset, contact details for access
and whether the asset is available on a commercial basis or whether it is
publicly funded
information on which asset register the equipment is included within.
whether the asset is currently used for IB
data on usage, where possible /not commercial in confidence. (who, what for,
how long etc) and what additional capacity is available
what the access arrangements are for the asset for example: is it offered on a
service basis or by ad-hoc arrangement, is it free at point of access or is there a
charge for use, is there access to expertise associated with the use of the
asset, is the asset part of a suite of wider relevant plant
how the upkeep of asset is currently supported and what the maintenance costs
are
what state of repair is the asset in
what plans there are, if any, for upgrade or replacement.
We also wish for significant capabilities in IB process scale up to be identified, where
there is a suite of IB-relevant plant and equipment available alongside specific
expertise in the use of the plant and the development stages the equipment supports.
The study should identify these capabilities where they are available to support
research and development projects external to the organisation the capability is based
in.
3. An assessment of the key existing IB-relevant plant and equipment within the
UK and any significant deficiencies in the UK’s existing provision of IB-relevant
plant and equipment that will prevent emerging processes being
commercialised. We require an assessment of existing key assets relating to IBrelevant plant and equipment. These will be significant assets which, if lost, would
seriously restrict the UK’s ability to commercialise new and developing IB processes.
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In addition, we wish to understand the status of these key assets in terms of their
continued future provision over the next 10 years.
We also require an assessment of any deficiencies in the existing provision of IBrelevant plant and equipment in the UK which will prevent processes which are
emerging from R&D in the UK from being commercialised.
Both assessments should take into account the plant and equipment available
internationally, particularly in the EU that could be used by academics and industry
and particular strengths in the UK in terms of process development.
4. Identification of options for future investment in plant and equipment to enable
the demonstration of IB processes. Based on the evidence gained for the
assessment of existing IB-relevant plant and equipment, we require a set of options for
addressing deficiencies in existing provision. The options should consider potential
use of IB-relevant plant and equipment overseas, in particular the EU, in addition to
investments in new or existing assets in the UK.
Each of the options should make a clear business case for the need for any potential
investment in terms of how the investment would contribute to the delivery of UK’s IB
strategy and also the economic benefit to the UK from such an investment. The
options should also estimate the approximate level of investment required. This need
not be a detailed costing.
Milestones
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Project initiation
Discussion and agreement of what process plant and equipment are in scope
Interim report on analysis of UK IB-relevant plant and equipment
Discussion and agreement on the case for key assets and deficiencies in UK process
plant available to go forward to investment options
Interim report on key assets, deficiencies and options for future investments
Draft final report
Final report
Presentation of final report to relevant stakeholders (including the BBSRC Industrial
Biotechnology and Bioenergy Strategy Advisory Panel and the IB Leadership Forum)
We expect on-going regular contact with the contractors including appropriate updates on
progress throughout the project. BBSRC will establish a day-to-day contact for the
contractor and will also establish a small Steering Group composed of the other partners in
this project to oversee the progress of the project and a project lead within BBSRC who
will be the point of contact for the contractor.
Key outcomes
1. A detailed inventory of IB-relevant plant and equipment that are available for use by
research organisations and industry in the development and demonstration of IB
based processes and identification of specific capabilities where there is a suite of
different IB-relevant processing plant available with expertise in their use.
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2. A UK IB Plant and Equipment Register that can be used to identify and gain access to
IB-relevant plant and equipment and can support funders in the adequate provision of
IB relevant plant.
3. An analysis of key existing IB-relevant plant and equipment assets in the UK outlining
their importance to enabling the development of IB processes.
4. An understanding of how UK IB-relevant plant and equipment and related capability
complements that available within the EU.
5. An assessment of any significant deficiencies in existing IB-relevant plant and
equipment in the UK which will prevent the commercial uptake of emerging processes.
6. A set of options for investments in IB-relevant plant and equipment, with a clear
business case, which will support the funders in developing a strategy for provision of
IB-relevant plant in the UK.
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Evaluation of Bids
Part 1 – Pre-Qualification Questions
In the event of a bidder failing to meet the requirements of any of the mandatory pass / fail
criteria in this stage, the authority reserves the right to disqualify the bidder and not consider
them for part 2 of the evaluation.
Question A -1
Company Profile
Please provide the following company details and, if applicable, any subcontractors company profiles:
(a) Company name, address, company number, telephone & fax
number, URL of Company website
(b) Ownership of the business, its parent, related or subsidiary
companies
(c) Number of years trading, inc. a profile of the development of the
business since inauguration, and any planned directions for future
development
(d) Current business focus and particular specialism of the business
(e) Recognised quality standards currently in force by the Company, and
any Company accreditations
(f) Overview of Supplier’s financial performance for the last three years
and number of employees over the same period
(g) Overview of similar contracts carried out including public sector
references where possible
Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
This is the legal entity with whom we will contract if successful.
For information only
Free Text
Question A -2
Commercials
We are required to make an assessment of your economic and financial
standing.
To facilitate this we shall conduct a credit check based on your
Organisation and where applicable your Parent and / or Holding
Company.
(a) Please provide contact details (name, position, e-mail address and
telephone number) for the main point of contact who will be dealing
with this exercise.
(b) Please provide your organisation’s total annual turnover, net
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profit/loss and annual capital/reserves figures for the last 3 financial
years. If your organisation is part of a group, please give figures for
both your Organisation and the group.
Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
The Authority will make a judgment based on the information ascertained
from the credit check from Risk Disc and any supporting information
provided.
Pass – The Authority considers the credit check and / or information
provided demonstrates the financial stability of the Bidder is sufficient to be
considered for this procurement.
Fail – The Authority considers credit check and / or the information
provided fails to demonstrate the financial stability of the Bidder is sufficient
to be considered for this procurement.
Bidders are invited to embed their attachments to this question in the
‘Bidder response’ section.
Mandatory Pass / Fail
Yes, No
Question A -3
Organisation
Annual Turnover - £
Net Profit/Loss - £
Capital/Reserves- £
Annual Turnover - £
Net Profit/Loss - £
Capital/Reserves- £
Annual Turnover - £
Net Profit/Loss - £
Capital/Reserves- £
Financial Year
Group Organisation
Annual Turnover - £
Net Profit/Loss - £
Capital/Reserves- £
Annual Turnover - £
Net Profit/Loss - £
Capital/Reserves- £
Annual Turnover - £
Profit/Loss - £
Capital/Reserves- £
Financial Year
Insurances
Please provide details of your organisation’s insurances held or details of
any self-insurance approach used for similar existing requirements.
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Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
Bidders are invited to embed their attachments to this question in the
‘Bidder response’ section.
For information only
Free Text
Public Liability Insurance:
Insurer/Broker:
Limit of Indemnity:
Amount per any one incident:
Expiry Date:
Employer’s Liability Insurance:
Insurer/Broker:
Limit of Indemnity:
Amount per any one incident:
Expiry Date:
Professional Indemnity
Insurance:
Insurer/Broker:
Limit of Indemnity:
Amount per any one incident:
Expiry Date:
Question A -4
References
The Bidder shall include reference details of at least two contracts relevant
to this particular activity, which are still running or have been completed
within the last five years.
The bidder shall support the references with the following information:
 Reference Company Name
 Reference Company Contact details
 Description of the work carried out and how it relates to the scope of
this procurement
 Approximate annual contract value (£)
 Contract start and end date
If the Bidder has completed or is working on more than two similar
contracts in the last five years, the bidder should list the number of
contracts and the Reference Company Names.
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Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
Bidder response
Question A -5
The Bidder shall ensure all references comply with the requirements of
having a similar scope and value to this procurement and are still running
or have been completed in the last five years to achieve a pass.
Bidders who are unable to provide at least two references which have a
similar scope and value to this procurement, or are not still running, or have
been completed over five years ago will fail.
The Authority makes no commitment to contact the reference; it does
however reserve the right to contact the reference at any time in the
procurement to validate the content of the Bidders answer.
For information only
Reference 1 Company Name
Free text
Reference 1 Company Contact Free text
details
Reference 1 Description of the Free text
work carried out and how it
relates to the scope of this
procurement.
Reference 1 Approximate
Number
annual contract value (£)
Reference 1 Contract start and Free text
end date
Reference 2 Company Name
Free text
Reference 2 Company Contact Free text
details
Reference 2 Description of the Free text
work carried out and how it
relates to the scope of this
procurement.
Reference 2 Approximate
Number
annual contract value (£)
Reference 2 Contract start and Free text
end date
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) and / or Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 (EIR)
Information provided in the course of the procurement process may be
disclosed under Freedom of Information Act 2000 or Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 if requested under an FOI request or EIR
request.
Please note that some of the information provided may be protected under
the FOI Act exemptions and EIR
Exceptions. More information on
applying the exemptions or exceptions can be found under the Information
Commissioners Office (ICO) website http://ico.org.uk
Please confirm you have been informed that information provided under
this Bid may be disclosed under the FOI Act 2000 and Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 and agree to it being published.
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Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
The Bidder shall answer Yes or No
Yes – Pass
No – Fail
Mandatory Pass / Fail
Yes / No
Question A -6
Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOI) and / or Environmental
Information Regulations 2004 (EIR) Exemptions
Please complete this section only if you have agreed for you
information to be disclosed under the FOI Act or EIR in Question A -5
Please tell us what exemptions or Exceptions may apply to your
information and why?
Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
The Bidder shall provide details of their proposed exemptions/exception in
the table below.
The Bidder shall note that if the Authority believes that the suggested
Exemptions or Exceptions have not been applied properly as per the Act or
Regulation, the Authority will disclose the requested information unless
another exemption or exception can be applied by the Authority.
Be aware that by completing Section A you have agreed for the Authority
to disclose the provided information under the Freedom of Information Act
2000 or Environmental Information Regulation 2004, therefore you will not
be approached for consent.
For information only
Confidential Information
Justification for exemption under FOI Act
Commercially sensitive
information
Question A -7
Justification for exemption under FOI Act
Please confirm your acceptance of the attached Contract Terms.
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Conditions.doc
Bidder guidance
The Bidder shall answer Yes, No with justification or No
Yes – Pass
No with justification – In this situation where the Bidder must
demonstrate to the Authority’s satisfaction there is a legal requirement or
statutory regulation where a specific clause or series of clauses cannot be
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accepted shall propose alternative drafting to the relevant clause which
demonstrates the justification for change and is does not expose UK SBS
or its Customer to risk it deems unreasonable to achieve a Pass.
No – Fail
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
Mandatory Pass / Fail
Yes / No with Justification / No
Part 2 – Evaluation Criteria & Weighted Questions
ITT’s will be evaluated solely on the evidence provided in the submission and will be
evaluated against the following main and sub criteria headings and weightings:
Question B -1
Capability
Including:
 Quality of the proposed methodology 20%
 Understanding of the project objectives 15%
 Relevant experience and expertise 20%
 Project planning, management and implementation 5%
 Sufficient resources for the requirement 5%
 Realistic timescales 5%
Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
Based on 0 – 10 evaluation criteria
Maximum Score 70%
Free text
Question B -2
Quality
Including:
 Quality assurance processes 5%
 Risk & Mitigation Planning 5%
Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
Based on 0 – 10 evaluation criteria
Maximum Score 10%
Free text
Question B -3
Cost
Including:
 Value for money (Inc. Price of Contract & make up of costs)
Please provide a breakdown of cost in line with your work schedule.
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Matrrix.xlsx
Bidder guidance
Scoring criteria
Bidder response
Based on 0 – 10 evaluation criteria
Maximum Score 20%
Please provide all pricing figures requested for Element 1,2 & 3 in the
matrix above. Any additional pricing options, clarifications or pricing
schedules can be noted separately.
Evaluation Scoring
All scoring will be done on a scale of 0-10 as follows
For example a question which has a weighting of 10% and scores 5/10 will receive 5 marks.
Proposed Evaluation Model Where Compliance is Important
Score
Evaluation response
Question is not answered or the response is completely unacceptable
0
Extremely poor response - they have completely missed the point of the
1
question
2-3
Very poor response and not wholly acceptable fails to meet the minimum
requirement/standard, requires major revision to the proposal to make it
acceptable. Only partially answers the requirement with major issues and
little detail proposed
4-5
Poor response only partial acceptable with deficiencies apparent. Some
useful evidence provided but response falls well short of providing full
confidence in the approach / solution described. Low probability of success.
6-7
Response is acceptable and meets the minimum requirement but remains
basic and could have been expanded upon. Response is sufficient but does
not inspire. Good probability of success, weaknesses can be readily
corrected.
8-9
Good response which describes in detail an approach / solution which
provides high levels of assurance consistent with a quality provider. Great
probability of success, no significant weaknesses noted.
10
Excellent response - comprehensive and useful, demonstrating a detailed
understanding of the requirement. High probably of success, no weaknesses
noted. The response includes a full description of techniques and
measurements to be employed, providing full assurance consistent with a
quality provider.
Proposed Pricing Schedule Evaluation
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The lowest price for a response which meets the pass criteria shall score 10. All other bids
shall be scored on a pro rata basis in relation to the lowest price.
For example
Bid Price
£100,000
£120,000
£150,000
£175,000
Differential to lowest price which meets the pass
criteria
0%
20%
50%
75%
Score
100
80
50
25
The lowest score possible is 0.
The Bid Response
The lowest bid may not necessarily be accepted. UK SBS Ltd shall be under no obligation to
accept the lowest or any bid.
UK SBS Ltd reserves the power, unless the supplier expressly stipulates to the contrary in
the tender, of accepting a portion of the tender as they may decide.
ALTERNATIVE, ETC. CONDITIONS. Responses should be to the conditions set out or
referred to in this form and in the Schedule. Offers made subject to additional or alternative
conditions may not be considered and may be rejected on the grounds of such conditions.
SCHEDULE NOT TO BE ALTERED BY THE SUPPLIER. The Schedule must not be altered
by the supplier. Any modification of the Schedule considered expedient by the supplier
should form the subject of a separate letter to accompany the tender.
INCOMPLETE BIDS. It may not be possible to consider a response if complete information
is not given at the time of sourcing, or if any particulars and data asked for in the schedule
are not provided in full.
PRICES. Quotations should be net, all cash and trade discounts being allowed for.
VALUE ADDED TAX. Price(s) bid should be exclusive of any tax chargeable. If tax
exemption applies this should be stated in the bid.
SPECIFICATIONS, PLANS, ETC. The tender documents and any specifications, plans,
drawings, patterns, samples or information issued or furnished by, or on behalf of, the client
in connection therewith are issued solely for the purpose of enabling a bid to be completed
and may not be used for any other purpose. Such response and other documents and any
information provided remain the property of the client.
All documents must be returned to the sender whether or not a response is submitted and
any special instructions applicable to the response and other documents must be adhered to.
The drawing, etc., must be accompanied, if required, by a declaration that the designs, and
particulars have not been copied, seen or extracted wholly or partly for any unauthorised
purpose and that they have only been used for the purpose of sourcing.
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1. Period for which Bids Shall Remain Valid
Your response should be valid for acceptance for 90 days from the bid return date. The
receipt of the enclosed bid documents shall be regarded as adequate consideration for
maintaining the validity of your response for the period requested in this letter.
2. Consortium
UK SBS Ltd will not contract with a consortium and any sub-contractor services
introduced to deliver the Requirement. Any use of sub-contractor services must be
declared in the response and the purpose of their engagement. Any Supplier awarded
the contract will be liable and responsible for any sub-contractor services provided for the
period of the contract.
3. Inducement
Offering an inducement of any kind in relation to obtaining this or any other contract with
UK SBS Ltd and the client will disqualify your response and will prevent you from
receiving any future tenders.
4. Bid Feedback
Following award of contract, feedback to unsuccessful Suppliers will be provided if
requested.