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Published 4 Mar 2021, 10:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Supply of Archive Solander boxes

Official notice

Authority: University of Reading (Education)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£160,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 5 Apr 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Herbarium is a research and teaching facility, containing around 400,000 specimens of flowering plants, conifers, cycads, ferns, lycophytes and non-vascular plants. The Herbarium will need to be repacked into new boxes ahead of the move to Worton Grange. Consideration will need to be given to manage risks around biscuit beetle. A tender is sought for the supply of new boxes for the Herbarium, with the number and specification set out below.

CPV: File storage box

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1
Delivery: South East
Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
4 Mar 2021, 10:40 GMT
Last source update
4 Mar 2021, 10:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Apr 2021 – …
Authority reference
UOR-EST-21-055
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-004319
Classification (CPV)
File storage box
Delivery area
South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02983c Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
5 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
5 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST

Timeline

4 Mar 2021 → 5 Apr 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Mar 2021, 10:40 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    5 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    5 Apr 2021, 12:00 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Reading

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Miller Building, P.O. Box 227, Whiteknights, Reading, South East, RG6 6ABContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria