Published date: 20 July 2016

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: 28 July 2016

Contract summary

Industry

  • Masts - 44212250

  • Radio masts - 44212261

  • Refurbishment work - 45453100

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP211023899

Published date

20 July 2016

Closing date

28 July 2016

Contract start date

7 November 2016

Contract end date

5 December 2016

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

The following gives an outline description of the works:
Stage 1 - Carry out a conditional survey of each mast including all fixings, connections, guys ropes and anchorage point and then report on the suitability of the masts in their current condition.
Stage 2 - Disconnect top antenna wires running between all three masts. This work must be undertaken by a competent nominated antenna contractor. The removal of the antenna wires shall allow NLB Staff to undertake tuning tests to establish whether the station can be run using only the central mast.

The outcome of the works at this stage shall determine the scope and timescales for further works, there are three possible options as listed:
Option 1
Should the trials prove unsuccessful the antenna wires shall be re-connected and then stage 3a of the works shall be implemented.
Option 2
Should the trials show a strong indication that using only the central mast will be successful the refurbishment/demolition works shall be delayed for 4 weeks to allow NLB personnel to monitor the results. After this period Stage 3b of the works will be implemented as advised by NLB Rep.
Option 3
Should the trials prove inconclusive the NLB retain the option to extend the trial period to 6 months after which time the works will move on to either stage 3a or 3b as determined by NLB Rep.
All tenderers should take note of the above and price in accordance particularly in relation to mobilisation of site.
Stage 3a - Refurbishment of all three masts as detailed in the Bill of Quantities.
Stage 3b - Refurbishment of the central mast only with the outer masts being taken down and removed from site as outline in the Bill of Quantities.
Stage 4 - Demobilisation and site clearance

Site visits will be conducted on Wednesday 3 August 2016 for this project. Please contact Ruth Millan, Procurement@nlb.org.uk to confirm attendance.

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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.
The tender documents can be downloaded from our buyer profile http://nlb.g2b.info, current tenders, other information

About the buyer

Contact name

Ruth Millan

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

01314733104

Email

Procurement@nlb.org.uk