Published date: 26 August 2022

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: 6 October 2022, 2pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Sacks and bags - 18930000

  • Helicopters - 34711500

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP715294102

Published date

26 August 2022

Closing date

6 October 2022

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

17 October 2022

Contract end date

15 October 2027

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?

Yes

Description

The heavy-duty reusable Flexible Intermediate Bulk Containers (FIBC) - HELIBAGS are used to transport various materials by helicopter and manufactured to the following standard: BS EN ISO 21898:2005.  It is therefore imperative that the bags have the required certification for helicopter underslinging. The bags will be expected to have a Safe Working Load (SWL) of 1500kg and a Safety Factor (SF) = 6.1.

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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

Graham Allan

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

01314733130

Email

Procurement@nlb.org.uk