Provision of Internal and External Hand / Grab Rails

North Ayrshire Council invited 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.

The contract will commence on 22nd September 2026 for a period of three years with an end date of 21st September 2029. The contract will terminate on this date unless otherwise advised in advance. An option to extend for an additional period of up to twelve months will be at the sole discretion of NAC and subject to satisfactory performance and funding.

Quality Management Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 9001 (or equivalent) or a documented policy regarding quality management.

Health and Safety Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with ISO 45001 (or equivalent) or have, within the last 12 months, successfully met the assessment requirements of a construction-related scheme in registered membership of the Safety Schemes in Procurement (SSIP) forum or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed and documented policy for Health and Safety management.

Environmental Management Procedures

1. The bidder must hold a UKAS (or equivalent) accredited independent third-party certificate of compliance in accordance with BS EN ISO 14001 (or equivalent) or a valid EMAS (or equivalent) certificate or the bidder must have a regularly reviewed documented policy regarding environmental management.

Bidders may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 31958. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Community benefits will be required on a voluntary basis for:

• Employment
• Employability & Skills
• SMEs
• TSOs
• Education
• Community Wish List (http://northayrshire.community/community-benefits-wishlist- application-form/)