Contracts awarded by the government and its agencies, valued at over £12,000. This includes
contracts from government departments, local councils, and other public bodies.
Public Health England (PHE) has awarded a contract to Wolf Laboratories Ltd under the LUPC Framework (LAB5028 LU) for the provision of Microbiological Safety Cabinets (MSC) PHE wide.
A further competition under ESPO framework 129_15 The Supply of Paper - Photocopier and Printing, for delivery to the ESPO Distribution Centre, Leicester.
Quotation for Supply of Fireworks Display at Dartmouth Park, West Bromwich
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is hosting a celebration weekend with a modern and musical fireworks display on Saturday November 5, 2022
Supply of fireworks display at Dartmouth Park, West Bromwich, 5 November 2022
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council is hosting a weekend of exciting illuminations, play by night, and a finale of fireworks and live entertainment We require quotations from suitable suppliers to deliver the display. It is anticipated the displayed will attract an audience of around 10,000 people.
The council's event team are looking to procure the following:
The supply, delivery, installation, firing, supervision and removal of fireworks at the park - where a minimum of a 25-minute multi-faceted display would be held with fireworks choreographed to music including a grand finale firing. There is also scope to include fire sculpture within the bid.
The successful bidder will have membership of the British Pyrotechnic Association, the CBI Explosive Industry Group or equivalent.
The successful tender will be awarded to a company that will provide all necessary transport, equipment, personnel, and material for set up, fireworks display performance, and break down. The scheduled time of the launching will be approximately 8pm.
There shall be a three-phase display with an opener no less than one minute, a main body of the show lasting no less than eighteen minutes, and a finale lasting no less than three minutes.
All fireworks to be included in the presentation are to be of premium quality. No consumer grade fireworks are to be used.
Companies should agree to set up and deliver the fireworks display in accordance within BPA Guidelines and observe the safety recommendations outlined in working together on firework displays produces by the CBI Explosives Industry Group. All methods of working, paperwork and safe practices will be reviewed by the multi-agency Sandwell Safety Advisory Group.
The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to Quotation or other related documents.
To submit a quotation, you will be required to 'Opt In'.
For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal.
If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.
Closing date: 25 August 2022 at 15:00hrs
Following extensive market research, Public Health England (PHE) awarded a contract for the provision of Fluorescent Live Cell Analysis System (IncuCyte S3) to Essen BioScience Ltd.
The system meets the following mandatory requirements:
- Compatible with standard cell culture incubator to assure precise CO2, temperature and humidity control.
- Able to accommodate multiple users running experiments in parallel.
- Accommodate standard plates, 75 cm2 flasks, 25 cm2 flasks, 35mm dishes, 60 mm dishes, 100mm dishes, chambered slides and microslides.
- Capable of imaging in parallel any mixture of at least 2 assay plates. These include 384-well microplates, 96-well microplates, 48-well plates, 24-well plates, 12-well plates, and 6-well plates.
- Possess high definition phase contrast optics and at least two fluorescent wavelengths (red: ex565-605nm, em625-705nm; green: ex440-480nm, em504-544nm).
- Offer possibility of imaging cells for at least 7 days without decline in cell viability.
- Offer capability of high throughput scratch wound assay and be able to produce quantifiable results.
- Able to kinetically measure vascular tube formation (angiogenesis) over at least 7 days.
- Able to analyse neurite dynamics with or without labels in living cells.
The contract also covers software, any service maintenance for this or other such instruments own by PHE and any equipment specific consumables. The contract may be extended twice by 12 months.
This is a notice of the Home Office's intention to award a contract (2) two contract to the provision for the delivery partners for deployment of the Capacity Maturity Modelling (CMM) to support the integrated strategic cyber capabilities (ISCC) project in delivering an integrated UK package of strategic cyber security capacity building assistance to selected overseas partner countries. This project is sponsored by the FCDO and will be implemented by Home Office International Strategy, Engagement and Development Directorate (ISED).
This notice is alerting the market of the Home Office's intention to award two contracts following a competitive process. The Home Office intends to observe a 10 day voluntary standstill period and award the contracts once a 10 day voluntary standstill period has ended. The 10 day standstill period will commence from the publication of this notice.