Inflatable Life Raft – Exporting Opportunity

Type of document: Contract Notice
Country: United Kingdom

1. Title: INFLATABLE LIFE RAFT – EXPORTING OPPORTUNITY
2. Awarding Authority: Secretary of State for Business, Innovation & Skills acting on behalf of UK Trade & Investment (UKTI)., GB. Web:
3. Contract type: Supply contract
4. Description: Opportunity type
Public Sector
Industry
Construction, Maritime
A defence authority has invited a tender for a 25 man inflatable life raft.
Description
The life raft packed in weather tight glass reinforced plastic container will be fitted on board naval ships as standard life saving equipment.
The general requirements for this life raft are:
it must be capable of withstanding exposure for 30 days alfoat in all sea conditions
when dropped into water from a height of 18m, the raft and its equipment should operate
it must be capable of withstanding repeated jumps on it from a height of at least 4.5m above, both with and without the canopy erected
it must be able to be towed at a speed of 3 knots in calm water, when loaded with its full complement of persons and with one sea anchor streaming
it must have two layers of polyurethane proofed nylon fabric, the outside face of the outer layer will be of fluorescent flame, orange colour. It must also comply with all requirements specified in the SOLAS regulations
it must have two separate layers of butyl-proofed nylon fabric
it must have buoyancy tubes and centre thwart
container type must be round
dimension of the container should be approximately (LxD) -1470 x 735mm
weight of the container with raft inside must not be more than 185 kg
The cost of the tender document is £10.
5. CPV Code(s): 34515200
6. NUTS code(s): UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM, UKN
7. Main site or location of works, main place of delivery or main place of performance: Bangladesh
8. Reference attributed by awarding authority: Not provided.
9. Estimated value of requirement: Not provided.
10. Opportunity closing date 19.10.2023 (0:00:00).
11. Address to which they must be sent: To register your interest in the above opportunity please visit:
12. Other information: TKR-202397-EX-1626975