Published date: 17 September 2024

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: 11 October 2024, 5pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Plastic products - 19520000

  • Pallets - 44143000

  • Signs and related items - 44423400

    • Traffic-signal maintenance services - 50232200

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£450,000

Procurement reference

tender_436587/1404368

Published date

17 September 2024

Closing date

11 October 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

11 November 2024

Contract end date

11 November 2025

Contract type

Supply contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

National Highways are looking to procure up to 100 no MS1 Digital Sign Transport Stillages. GRP/heavy duty plastic (or other suitable material) A-Frame stillages, they will need to be double sided and be able to safely transport 4 no. digital signs of any of the MS1 variant per stillage (2 per side) Each unit must be able to be removed without moving any other. The information screens to be transported will have a maximum dimensions can be found in the MS1 Digital Sign Transport Stillage Scope. The screens shall be partly visible when on the stillage and the entire face screen must be within the area of the frame. The rear couplings of each unit must be accessible. They will require a safe method of restraint for each unit individually to the stillage. The stillage will also require a 'soft' surface to the loading face to protect the screens. We would be looking to have methods for loading and unloading through the base for fork lifts with a multi access arrangement . The expected lifespan for each stillage (dependant on use) to be circa 7 years

To sign up and access the tender documents once they are available, please visit the National Highways e-Sourcing portal https://nationalhighways.ukp.app.jaggaer.com/
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More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Digital sign transport stillages

  • Future opportunity
  • Published 8 May 2024

Attachments

About the buyer

Contact name

Steve Smith

Address

Bridge House 1 Walnut Tree Close
Guildford
GU1 4LZ
England

Email

adprocurement@nationalhighways.co.uk