Published date: 24 January 2023

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: 2 March 2023, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Water tanks - 44611500

  • Ground-drainage work - 45111240

  • Landscaping work for roads and motorways - 45112730

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

    • Construction, foundation and surface works for highways, roads - 45233000

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP752018306

Published date

24 January 2023

Closing date

2 March 2023

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

22 April 2023

Contract end date

1 September 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

The Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse was built in 1788 and re-built between 1821 and 1830. The lighthouse (located approximately 16miles south west of Campbelltown) is situated on the edge of an 80m high cliff and is accessed via a steep and twisty single track macadammed road. The private road is approximately 1 mile long and extends from a lockable timber gate, adjacent to a public carpark/turning area at the end of the of the unclassified local authority road. From the access gate at the public carpark, the road drops approximately 280m down to the lighthouse, via a number of tight hairpin bends.

Summary of Works:
- Remote site, Private Road, 1.2miles, 2.6m wide, few passing places extreme gradients, hairpin bends
- Existing private road surfacing is aged and breaking up at several points with poor condition drainage
- Known difficulties with large vehicles travelling on single track - access requires to be monitored
- Existing single track road is currently passable with care however major upgrade works are required.
- Proposed to make bulk deliveries using ship and helicopter.
- Temporary Power Supply for duration of the works, Site Security in accordance with CDM Regs. 2015
- Site clearance and works including demolition, excavation, drainage, earthworks, roadworks, brickwork,
- Stonework, metalwork, plumbing including removal of 3,500 litre cold water storage tank,
- Supply of and laying polymer concrete drainage channel, full road construction including overlay,
- Supply and installation of replacement stainless steel water tank and all fixings and fittings
- Supply and installation of 2no. 5,000 litre cold water storage tanks

Bidders are requested to provide details of having performed up to three contracts of same or similar nature. Alternatively, should it be intended to sub-contract a proportion of the contract bidders will be
required to demonstrate evidence of having a prior relationship with the subcontractor and having previously maintained a healthy supply chain with their chosen subcontractor.

It is important that Tenderers or their representative(s) attend the site visit, any Tenderers submitting a tender that have not attended the site visit, will not be considered. Site visits will be conducted on Thursday 9 February 2023. Please request a site visit via Delta eSourcing attendance and names, mobile numbers of representatives attending site.

Tender submission deadline is 2 March 2023

More information

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NLB will only accept electronic tender submissions using Delta eSourcing portal

About the buyer

Contact name

Graham Allan

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

01314733130

Email

Procurement@nlb.org.uk