Provision of Test and Tag Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is seeking a contractor to provide test and tag services across its New Zealand sites. The scope includes provision of electrical appliance test and tag services (portable appliance testing and compliance tagging). Services are required across multiple locations including Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Waikato, Wellington, and West Coast, as well as the Chatham Islands, Kermadec, Subantartic, and Three Kings regions. Likely requirements include routine testing schedules, compliance reporting and asset registers, and on-site servicing for a range of electrical equipment.
Frequently asked questions
- The contractor will provide electrical appliance test and tag services, including portable appliance testing and compliance tagging across Te Wānanga o Aotearoa's sites.
- Services are required across New Zealand, including Auckland, Bay of Plenty, Canterbury, Gisborne, Hawke's Bay, Manawatu-Wanganui, Marlborough, Nelson, Northland, Otago, Southland, Taranaki, Waikato, Wellington, West Coast, and the Chatham Islands, Kermadec, Subantartic, and Three Kings regions.
- The scope includes routine testing schedules, compliance reporting and asset registers, and on-site servicing for a range of electrical equipment.
- Te Wānanga o Aotearoa is the procuring agency for this tender.
- Enquiries can be directed to the Procurement Team at procurement@twoa.ac.nz.
- The tender reference number is BCID-403.
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