Council to re-tender – press release

Important information from Business Gateway on behalf of The Comhairle Procurement Department.

Trades Framework (Buildings) Contract

The Comhairle have undertaken a review their requirements for Trades Services and have now decided to reissue tenders for Trades Services on the basis of Building Services only. Please note that the requirement for Roads Maintenance and Surface Dressing will be now be tendered as a separate contract and we will be issuing details of that contract including supplier events in January 2013.

This procurement requirement is for a Framework Contract for the provision of Trades Services for Buildings. The Comhairle will advertise the new contract on the Public Contracts Scotland Portal in January 2013. You can register as a supplier on the Portal at: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk. You can also download the tender documents from that site when they are published in January.

The event will consist of a short presentation and officers representing the Comhairle’s Legal Services, Procurement, the Technical Services Departments and Business Gateway will be available to answer any questions.

For further information please see Business Gateway section of Comhairle website at the link below:

www.cne-siar.gov.uk/eds/business/pressreleases/20121207-trades-framework-contract.asp

Supplier Events

Barra

- Council Offices Castlebay, Committee Room 14.00 – 16.00 on 13.12.12

Uist

- Council Offices Balavanich, Committee Room 13.00 – 15.00 on 14.12.12

Lewis and Harris

- Council Offices Stornoway, Council Chamber 10.00 – 12.00 on 17.12.12

Confirm Attendance

Although you don’t need to advise us if you will be attending it will be useful for us to have an indication of attendance in Uist and Barra, where space is limited. Please confirm you intention to attend by emailing your details and the event you will be attending to [email protected] or by telephoning Kathleen Macleod on 01851 822640 by the 11th December 2012.

 Best wishes from Business Gateway

On behalf of
Ian Cockburn
Procurement Manager
Comhairle nan Eilean Siar

 

One Response to Council to re-tender – press release

  1. this all went out to tender and was awarded some 6 months ago what went wrong should we not be told whey its not been awarded to the lowest tender and how much this mistake is costing ???

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