Published date: 28 November 2016

Last edited date: 28 November 2016

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Awarded contract (published 20 February 2017)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Mining, basic metals and related products - 14000000

  • Funeral supplies - 39296000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£36,000 to £72,000

Procurement reference

ProContract Project ID DN176500

Published date

28 November 2016

Closing date

9 December 2016

Contract start date

2 January 2017

Contract end date

31 December 2018

Contract type

Supply contract

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

The Authority provides memorial plaques for Cemeteries and memorial seats throughout the borough of North Tyneside and wishes to appoint a suitably experienced Contractor to supply the Memorial Plaques.

To ensure consistency of Memorial Plaques throughout North Tyneside, the Authority requires the specification, colour and size as detailed below.

Tenderers are requested to identify any areas where they offer an alternative to the Specification. The Authority reserves the right to reject any deviation from these requirements at their sole discretion.
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Plaque specification:-

The Memorial Plaques must be to British Standard 1400 LG3-pb 2%, Cast Bronze 5mm thick with the text at a 2mm indentation. The overall thickness of the Memorial Plaque must be 5mm thick. The background shall have a powder coating which is a dark graphite colour, with the inscription and border embossed (cast) with a bronze colour overlaid. The Memorial Plaques shall have a powder coated lacquer on the top and must be drilled with two holes, each one centrally positioned on each short side of the Memorial Plaque in accordance with the Appendices included in the Tender Documents.

The Contract Period will be for 24 months with the option to extend for a further two x twelve month periods, as per the Specific Conditions.
Expressions of interest must be received no later than before 12:00 noon on Thursday 8th December 2016.
Please refer to the Tender Documents for the full specification available to download via the NEPO Portal at www.nepo.org. Queries in relation to the documents should be requested via the messaging section of the Portal no later than 7 days prior to the deadline.

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Expressions of interest must be received via the NEPO Portal no later than before 12:00 nooon on Thursday 8th December 2016 and the deadline for Tender submissions is also via the NEPO Portal before 12:00 noon on Friday 9th December 2016.

About the buyer

Contact name

Christine Bordoli

Address

Quadrant The Silverlink North
Cobalt Business Park
Tyne and Wear
NE27 0BY
England

Email

christine.bordoli@northtyneside.gov.uk