Published date: 13 March 2017

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: 21 March 2017

Contract summary

Industry

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

  • Painting work - 45442100

Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£25,000 to £50,000

Procurement reference

BIP244530893

Published date

13 March 2017

Closing date

21 March 2017

Contract start date

9 May 2017

Contract end date

4 July 2017

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 proposed works will comprise of civil maintenance repair works and the application of decorative / protective coatings to the external / internal elevations of the lighthouse tower, and the provision of additional safety gates and railings to ladders.

More specifically, the main items of work are as follows:
•Establish welfare facilities.
•Set up site.
•Prepare substrates for overcoating
•Carry out render repairs
•Clear vegetation from approaches
•Take down storm windows and redecorate
•Check tower for damaged brickwork
•Supply and fit new handrails and safety gates to ladders
•Repair leaks to dome lantern glazing
•Remove bossed plaster and efflorescence
•Repair corrosion to dome and lantern glazing
•Redecorate tower
•Redecorate internally
•Renew non slip flooring to watchroom
•Redecorate murette and handrails

A site visit will be conducted on 23 March 2017 for this project. Please contact Ruth Millan, Procurement@nlb.org.uk to confirm attendance and names/mobile numbers of representative attending site.

The contractor must ensure that all/any personnel have successfully completed the Helicopter Underwater Escape Training (HUET), including the Compressed Air - Emergency Breathing System Training (CA-EBS). Certificates must be submitted to NLB along with training/competency records.

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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, other information.

About the buyer

Contact name

Ruth Millan

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

01314733104

Email

Procurement@nlb.org.uk