Published date: 18 April 2019

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 May 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work - 45200000

  • Metalworking - 45262670

  • Electrical installation work - 45310000

    • Electrical wiring and fitting work - 45311000

    • Plumbing and drain-laying work - 45332000

    • Water plumbing work - 45332200

    • Joinery and carpentry installation work - 45420000

    • Joinery work - 45421000

    • Glazing work - 45441000

    • Painting work - 45442100

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP390450075

Published date

18 April 2019

Closing date

16 May 2019

Contract start date

17 July 2019

Contract end date

8 March 2020

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

It is the Boards intension to award this contract to a single Contractor and it is envisaged that the successful Tenderer will co-ordinate the running of project works at Cape Wrath Lighthouse. Cape Wrath Lighthouse is situated on the most north-westerly tip of the Scottish mainland at Latitude 58o 37.6' N, Longitude 04o 59.9' W. The work which is to be included in the contract is as detailed below: (not an exhaustive list)

•Mobilise site - land water, oil, materials equipment and plant from NLV Pharos and helicopter.
•Establish temporary accommodation camp.
•Excavate and form concrete base for solar array.
•Excavate track for cable ducts and chambers between control room and solar array.
•Install solar array and ducts, build chambers and reinstate ground.
•Install solar instrument cubicles.
•Refurbish accommodation block as detailed.
•Clear all rubbish and material from site, demobilise.

Access to the lighthouse is by a 10-minute ferryboat crossing from Durness, across the Kyle of Durness, and then by minibus along a track for approximately 12 miles. The land between the Kyle of Durness and the lighthouse is used as a bombardment range.

Site Visit - A site visit is scheduled for 16 May 2019. Details are within the Tender Introduction document. This is weighted as a Pass/Fail within the evaluation criteria.

Please refer to the tender document for more details on the project.

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Additional text

The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

John Marr

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

01314733147

Email

Procurement@nlb.org.uk