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Supply of anti-ligature furniture for the Acute Mental Health Unit at Palmerston North Hospital
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| RFx ID : | 31077949 |
| Tender Name : | Supply of anti-ligature furniture for the Acute Mental Health Unit at Palmerston North Hospital |
| Reference # : | 14036 |
| Open Date : | Friday, 14 February 2025 3:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00) |
| Close Date : | Wednesday, 19 March 2025 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00) |
| Department/Business Unit : | Regional Hospital Infrastructure Programme |
| Tender Type : | Request for Quotations (RFQ) |
| Tender Coverage : | Sole Agency [?] |
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| Exemption Reason : | None |
| Required Pre-qualifications : | None |
| Contact : |
Sandy Brimblecombe sandy.brimblecombe@tewhatuora.govt.nz 0274917107 |
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Health New Zealand - MidCentral is building a new Acute Mental Health Unit at Palmerston North Hospital (the AMHU). It will be fitted out with a range of anti-ligature furniture for spaces tāngata whai ora live and access.
This RFQ invites established anti-ligature furniture suppliers with an existing catalogue of specialised furniture items to quote on Health NZ's anti-ligature furniture requirements for the AMHU. The scope of the supply arrangements agreed with the successful respondent/s will include the option for Health NZ to order additional or similar items for its other similar facilities. We are not seeking responses for bespoke furniture.
As part of our process, MidCentral will host a site visit for interested suppliers to better understand the AMHU spaces and our requirements. The site visit will be held at Palmerston North Hospital at 5:30 pm on 20 February. See Site Visit Information below. Further details about the site visit are provided in the RFQ documents. Please ensure you subscribe to this opporunity to access the detailed RFQ documents and any updates.
RSVP: If you wish to attend the site visit, you must confirm the names and contact information for your participants by 12 noon on 19 February 2025, by emailing our contact person, Sandy Brimblecombe, at sandy.brimblecombe@TeWhatuOra.govt.nz
Overview of our requirements:
Anti-ligature furniture refers to specialist furniture designed to either prevent a ligature from being attached to it, or to collapse or breakaway under load. MidCentral requires a range of anti-ligature furniture items that:
• enable the room in which it is placed, to provide a safe environment, supporting a person’s dignity and comfort, without posing a risk to the person or staff
• provide functional and durable performance, helping clinical staff to create a therapeutic environment for their patients while reducing the risk of self-harm.
The range of furniture required for the AMHU is set out in the RFQ documents. It includes a variety of:
• beds and mattresses,
• chairs, seats, stools and benches,
• couches and sofas, and
• tables (dining, conference and coffee).
All furniture items must be supplied and installed by mid July 2025.
