UK SBS PS18032

****The final date and time for submission of bids is 16/02/2018 @ 14:00hrs GMT. Do not apply directly to the buyer, bids are to be submitted through the CCS e-sourcing suite****

The Advisory, conciliation and arbitration service (ACAS) An independent body, largely funded by the Department for Business Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), ACAS was established formally by statute in 1976. Today it employs around 850 people with a devolved structure with offices in 1 areas grouped into four ACAS regions across England, Scotland and Wales. The Head Office for ACAS is based in London and houses a wide range of corporate support functions and policy makers including Finance, Estates & People Directorate, Digital Technology, Strategy Directorate, Delivery Directorate and Secretariat.

ACAS aims to improve organisations and working life through better employment relationships and through a range of services which are delivered with independence, impartiality and are confidential.

ACAS require a fully functioning Occupational Health provision and Employee Assistance Programme as detailed in the attached Invitation to quote

Additional information: ****The final date and time for submission of bids is 16/02/2018 @ 14:00hrs GMT. Do not apply directly to the buyer****

As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), UK SBS can use the CCS eSourcing Suite for future procurements.

If you have not yet registered on the eSourcing Suite, this can be done online at https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk by following the link 'Register for CCS eSourcing'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so.

Once you have registered on the eSourcing Suite, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing 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; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. Crown Commercial Service will process the email and then enable the Bidder to access the procurement online via the e-Sourcing Suite. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done.

The Sourcing documents can then be accessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents within Contracts Finder.

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For technical assistance on use of the e-Sourcing Suite please contact Crown Commercial Service Helpdesk : Telephone: 0345 010 3503 Training documents to support Bidders utilise Emptoris CCS eSourcing are available in the Contracts Finder Tender documents section.