Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Internal and External Hand / Grab Rails
Notice Description
North Ayrshire Council invites tenders for the supply and installation of hand and grab rails, as required to residential properties throughout the mainland in addition to the Isle of Millport.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This procurement will follow the open tender process.
Renewal: Up to 12 months
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06ab37
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/051779-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
30 - Office and computing machinery, equipment and supplies except furniture and software packages
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
51 - Installation services (except software)
-
- CPV Codes
30195800 - Hanging rails or holders
33100000 - Medical equipments
33196000 - Medical aids
33196200 - Devices for the disabled
34941000 - Rails and accessories
34946110 - Rails
44220000 - Builders' joinery
44316000 - Ironmongery
44520000 - Locks, keys and hinges
45310000 - Electrical installation work
45330000 - Plumbing and sanitary works
45400000 - Building completion work
45420000 - Joinery and carpentry installation work
45421000 - Joinery work
45421100 - Installation of doors and windows and related components
45421140 - Installation of metal joinery except doors and windows
45421150 - Non-metal joinery installation work
45421160 - Ironmongery work
45450000 - Other building completion work
45453000 - Overhaul and refurbishment work
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
51410000 - Installation services of medical equipment
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £371,912 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £371,912 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jun 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 2 Jul 20264 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- TBC
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTH AYRSHIRE COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- IRVINE
- Postcode
- KA12 8EE
- Post Town
- Kilmarnock
- Country
- Scotland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
- Delivery Location
- TLM93 North Ayrshire and East Ayrshire
-
- Local Authority
- North Ayrshire
- Electoral Ward
- Irvine South
- Westminster Constituency
- Central Ayrshire
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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