RFP - Northland Trades Services Panel for Locksmith Projects and Maintenance Services
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview Health New Zealand (Te Whatu Ora), Northland District (the Principal), is seeking to appoint a Panel of suitably qualified and experienced suppliers of Locksmith Projects and Maintenance Services for its locksmith planned preventative maintenance, reactive maintenance, and project requirements. About The Principal owns and operates facilities associated with delivering health and disability services and is responsible for the repair and maintenance of these facilities. These hospital campuses and community facilities are operational 24/7, and shutdowns of services (both utilities and clinical) need to be carefully planned and considered to minimise impacts on patients and staff. The Principal is undertaking this procurement on behalf of all Northland hospitals and their community facilities. Scope The scope includes: Locksmith Planned Preventative Maintenance Locksmith Reactive Maintenance Locksmith Project requirements Contractor Requirements Suppliers must have a presence, including personnel and equipment, based in Northland Suppliers must be able to self-deliver the Services A Supplier must successfully proceed through all procurement phases and subsequent contract negotiations to become a panel member Only suppliers on the panel will be able to provide in-scope services to the Northland hospitals Instructions to Tenderers Refer to the RFP documentation for further details.
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