Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Provision of Paint and Non-Paint consumables to the British High Commission Nairobi
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This sits in the upper-middle of the Construction Materials & Structures band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 10,341 valued Construction Materials & Structures tenders in our corpus.
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The primary role of the Supplier will be to provide paint and non-paint consumables to the British High Commission Nairobi.
The Supplier will make available subject to order placement by the Authority the materials listed in the attached Att 2 -Pricing document .
The Supplier shall ensure that all goods and materials supplied are in new, unused and of the most recent or current models/standards and that they incorporate all recent improvements in the design and manufacturing of the goods and materials, unless provided for otherwise in the contract.
The Supplier shall supply all goods and materials with shelf life of no less than 3 months from manufacturer date with at least 9-12 months remaining in useful life.
What the notice asks for
The primary role of the Supplier
The primary role of the Supplier will be to provide paint and non-paint consumables to the British High Commission Nairobi.
The Supplier shall ensure that all goods
The Supplier shall ensure that all goods and materials supplied are in new, unused and of the most recent or current models/standards and that they incorporate all recent improvements in the design and manufacturing of the goods and materials, unless provided for otherwise in the contract.
The Supplier shall supply all goods
The Supplier shall supply all goods and materials with shelf life of no less than 3 months from manufacturer date with at least 9-12 months remaining in useful life.
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- ocds-h6vhtk-06df15
- Stage
- tender · Open
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- 075287-2026
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