# UKSBS PR17091 MOONS Vacuum Vessel

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [UK SHARED BUSINESS SERVICES LIMITED](/buyers/uk-shared-business-services-limited/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: AS Scientific Products Ltd
- Award value: £201,000
- Tender value: £135,000
- Award date: 17 October 2017
- Published: 14 November 2017
- Contract start: 19 October 2017
- Contract end: 28 August 2018
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: goods
- Notice ID: 82d8a89b-b89e-43cf-91db-e12cc68e371e-181952
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-afff2bbd-e11a-4e88-982e-520a9291a3e5

## Description

CLOSING TIME FOR BIDS IS 20TH SEPTEMBER 2017 14:00 HOURS\. DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER\. To express your interest in this opportunity email ExpressionOfInterest@crowncommercial\.gov\.uk\. To register on our e-sourcing portal click on https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk and follow the link "Supplier eSourcing registration"\.Tender submissions to be priced in Euros\. Note : Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authorities control\. MOONS \(Multi-Objects Optical and Near-infrared Spectrograph\) is a new concept for an astronomical spectrograph for the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope \(VLT\)\. This requirement is for a vacuum vessel to be designed, manufactured and constructed\. Please see attached for the full scope of works\. The contract will be awarded based on the criteria set out on the sourcing documents\. Additional information: DO NOT APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE BUYER Note: Please disregard any content in this notice that requests your organisation "to apply directly to the buyer" as this unfortunately a system generated error, that is outside of the Contracting Authority's control " As part of the strategic alliance between UK Shared Business Services \(UK SBS\) 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/emptoris 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 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 assessed on the eSourcing Suite at: https://gpsesourcing\.cabinetoffice\.gov\.uk/emptoris using the instructions detailed in the Specification documents with Contracts Finder\.Tender submissions to be priced in Euros\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/82d8a89b-b89e-43cf-91db-e12cc68e371e-181952)