CON16006 Specific Pathogen Free Hatchery Construction Request for Information

The final date and time for the submission of bids is Friday 22nd April 2016 at 11:00 am

DO NOT apply directly to the buyer. All tender information MUST be submitted through the CCS eSourcing Portal.

Brief Description of the Works

The Pirbright Institute is undergoing a renaissance thanks to significant financial investment from the UK government, via the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC). This funding will contribute to the provision of a new Specific Pathogen Free facility, which will in turn establish The Pirbright Institute as the foremost state-of-the-art institute in the world for fundamental and applied research.

Along with this the new facility will work towards Pirbright Mission to promote global health, wellbeing, economic and food security and is a fundamental step within the master plan to enhance The Pirbright Institute as the leading centre of excellence.

At Appendix A you will find a short presentation which provides some details on the proposed site layout, elevations and structural design.

Industry Day

In collaboration with this RFI we will be running an Industry day on Friday 08 April 2016 starting at 10:00 am. The location will be:

The Pirbright Institute Ash Road Woking GU24 0NF

The Industry day has been arranged to allow potential suppliers the opportunity to have a look at the location for the new building and for us to highlight some of the potential restrictions with working on site.

To register your interest, please submit the names of people that wish to attend through the Esourcing Portal. This must be done by Wednesday 06 April 2016 at 14:00

After the Industry Day full details of question and answers will be published as an attachment on the Emptoris system for those unable to attend.

Contract Duration

The Contract duration is estimated to be for a period of 8 Months however the deadline for completion of the new building is November 2017.

More details can be found within the respective Appendices

This contract will be shortlisted based on the evaluation criteria set out in the RFI document.

To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing.cabinetoffice.gov.uk and follow the link ‘Register for CCS eSourcing’.

To express your interest in this oppportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@ccs.gsi.gov.uk

Additional information: About UK Shared Business Services

Putting the business into shared services

UK Shared Business Services Ltd (UK SBS) brings a commercial attitude to the public sector; helping our customers improve efficiency, generate savings and modernise.

It is our vision to become the leading provider for our customers of shared business services in the UK public sector, continuously reducing cost and improving quality of business services for Government and the public sector.

Our broad range of expert services is shared by our customers. This allows our customers the freedom to focus resources on core activities; innovating and transforming their own organisations.

Core services include Procurement, Finance, Grants Admissions, Human Resources, Payroll, ISS, and Property Asset Management all underpinned by our Service Delivery and Contact Centre teams.

UK SBS is a people rather than task focused business. It’s what makes us different to the traditional transactional shared services centre. What is more, being a not-for-profit organisation owned by its customers, UK SBS’ goals are aligned with the public sector and delivering best value for the UK taxpayer.

UK Shared Business Services Ltd changed its name from RCUK Shared Services Centre Ltd in March 2013.

Our Customers

Growing from a foundation of supporting the Research Councils, 2012/13 saw Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) transition their procurement to UK SBS and Crown Commercial Service (CSS - previously Government Procurement Service) agree a Memorandum of Understanding with UK SBS to deliver two major procurement categories (construction and research) across Government.

UK SBS currently manages £700m expenditure for its Customers, our growth projections anticipate this will rise to £1bn in 2013/14.

Important information

From the 2nd April 2014 the Government is introducing its new Government Security Classifications (GSC) classification scheme to replace the current Government Protective Marking Scheme (GPMS). A key aspect of this is the reduction in the number of security classifications used. All potential suppliers should make themselves aware of the changes as it may impact on this Requirement. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the new GSC: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/government-security-classifications