Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bf5-5782-73e4-ba07-d8582d1820d1/request-for-quotation-c13485-accreditation-consultant closed GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Request for Quotation - C13485 Accreditation Consultant [St Helens Chamber Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/st-helens-chamber-limited) Estimated value £2,500 Published 21 Dec 2016 Deadline Closed 31 Jan 2017 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Small contract value Valued under £135,018 including VAT, the lowest Procurement Act threshold for goods and services. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender ### REQUEST FOR QUOTATION ### C13485 ACREDITATION CONSULTANT Background - Established over 30 years ago , Multimesh UK Ltd is a market leader in the manufacture of welded wire mesh panels, medical decontamination baskets, catering baskets/shelves, filtration mesh, ultrasonic products and many more. Multimesh UK continually expand their facilities in St Helens to serve a growing customer base. Currently employing 42 people the company is undertaking an extension to facilitate future expansion. Although we have achieved the quality 9001 standard we now feel it would be beneficial to improve our sales in the healthcare sector, to obtain the Medical Devices C13485 certification. Requirement - Multimesh UK will manufacture products in the UK and in order to fulfil the requirements of our current customers we will need to build on our current systems of ISO9001 to achieve the C13485 standard. Deliverable Timescale - We are looking to commence the project immediately and complete within 3 months. Indicative Budget - This work will be part funded though the European Regional Development Fund. The project falls within the £2,500 - £24,999 bracket and therefore, under current Public Procurement Regulations, there is no formal tender procedure but a detailed written quotation is required. ### Evaluation Criteria Quotations will be assessed and scored on the following criteria: ### Cost (40%) Demonstrable understanding of industry sector (10%) Clarity of quotation (20%) ### Delivery Timescale (20%) Ease of Communication (10%) ### Scoring Methodology 4 Excellent Proposal meets and in some places exceeds the required standard 3 Good Proposal meets required standard 2 Acceptable Proposal meets the required standard in most respects, but is lacking or inconsistent in others 1 Poor Proposal falls short of expected standard 0 Unacceptable Completely or significantly fails to meet required standard or does not provide the relevant answer ### Proposal Format Proposals should clearly demonstrate how they meet the requirement set out above. ### Deadline and Submission Expressions of interest are required by 5.00pm on 31st January 2016, either electronically or by post/in person to Gill Ford Eurolink House Lea Green Industrial Estate St Helens WA9 4QU. ### Tel. 01744 820666 ### Email:gill.ford@multimesh.co.uk Candidates will then be invited to attend for a meeting to review the systems already in place prior to formalising their quotation. ### Date Published 20th December 2016 This work is part funded by the European Regional Development Fund. Read full description ## CPV classification Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/528d4bcf-87eb-4222-bcdf-3f33a725d4b1) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. 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