Engineering Support Services 2025

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  "date": "2025-10-17T12:05:38+01:00",
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    "name": "Northern Lighthouse Board"
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    "title": "Engineering Support Services 2025",
    "value": {
      "amount": 1800000,
      "currency": "GBP",
      "amountGross": 2160000
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      "uri": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents",
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    "description": "NLB requires external engineering support to provide technical expertise not available in-house. This includes inspections, feasibility studies, design work, and specialist advice across a wide range of infrastructure projects and maintenance tasks. \nServices will support the Asset Management and Project Delivery teams by supplementing internal resources in areas such as structural and civil engineering, inspections, load assessments, and technical documentation including specifications and bills of quantities. \nIt is anticipated that the single supplier framework will run for four years (+ 2 optional extension years) and offer flexible, call-off support to help NLB respond to emerging needs and maintain its infrastructure effectively. \nInternal teams lack certain technical skills needed for complex assessments, inspections, and design. The supplier must provide access to qualified engineers with relevant experience.\nFor more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: \nhttps://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Architectural%2C-construction%2C-engineering-and-inspection-services./Q9PR6QW2PC\nTo respond to this opportunity, please click here: \nhttps://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q9PR6QW2PC",
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      "futureNoticeDate": "2025-12-01T23:59:59+00:00"
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      "id": "GB-PPON-PMGV-7529-QWXG",
      "name": "Northern Lighthouse Board",
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      "address": {
        "region": "UKM75",
        "country": "GB",
        "locality": "Edinburgh",
        "postalCode": "EH2 3DA",
        "countryName": "United Kingdom",
        "streetAddress": "84 George Street"
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      "contactPoint": {
        "name": "Graham Allan",
        "email": "procurement@nlb.org.uk",
        "telephone": "0131 473 3130"
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  "language": "en",
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        "id": "066267-2025",
        "url": "https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/066267-2025",
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        "noticeType": "UK2",
        "description": "Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender",
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        "datePublished": "2025-10-17T12:05:38+01:00"
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        "id": "engagement",
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        "dueDate": "2025-10-31T23:59:59+00:00",
        "description": "MARKET ENGAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE\nEngineering Support Services\nReference: ENAS/ENSS/2373\n1. Introduction\nThe Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is conducting early market engagement ahead of a planned procurement for the provision of Engineering Support Services. This exercise is designed to identify supplier interest, inform the contracting approach, and shape the forthcoming Invitation to Tender (ITT), which is expected to be issued late 2025.\nIt is anticipated that the framework agreement will run for four years, with an option to extend by up to two additional years.\n2. Project Summary\nNLB is seeking access to professional engineering support services to supplement its in-house Asset Management and Project Delivery teams. This includes:\n•Feasibility studies and structural design\n•Engineering inspections and surveys\n•Technical reporting and recommendations\n•Specification writing and bill of quantities\n•Ad hoc consultancy across engineering disciplines\nServices may be required for both planned and reactive work and will support the ongoing maintenance and development of NLB’s infrastructure estate.\n3. Geographical Scope\nServices may be required at sites across:\n•Mainland Scotland\n•The Northern and Western Isles, including Orkney and Shetland\n•Isle of Man\nMany sites are remote and exposed, requiring access by boat, helicopter, or 4x4 vehicles. Suppliers must be prepared to work in challenging environments with limited accessibility.\n4. Key Challenges and Considerations\n•Exposure to extreme coastal conditions (wind, sea spray, corrosion)\n•Heritage assets over 100 years old with limited records\n•Logistical issues (weather, transport, daylight, tides)\n•Rapid mobilisation for urgent/emergency inspections\n•Coordinating multiple small projects concurrently\n•Strong collaboration with NLB’s internal staff and contractors\n•Work primarily coordinated from NLB’s Edinburgh HQ\n5. Procurement and Commercial Strategy\nIt is anticipated that the contract will be procured under a two-stage process, however this has not been confirmed:\n1.Selection Questionnaire (SQ): compliance and capability checks\n2.Invitation to Tender (ITT): technical and commercial evaluation-\n•The contract will be let under the NEC Professional Services Contract (PSC)\n•No incumbent handover is expected, so mobilisation will be key\n•Commercial and performance oversight will be managed jointly by NLB Procurement and Assets Teams\n•Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), regular reviews, and reports will ensure quality and value delivery\n6. Previous Example Projects\n•Rattray Head Lighthouse Davit Design\n•Buildings Principal Inspections\n•Chicken Rock and Bell Rock Crane WLL Assessments\n•Habitats Regulations Appraisal Screening and Nations Designated Sites Screening Assessment\n•Shore to Ship Power Feasibility Study\n•Dubh Artach and Bell Rock Entrance Platform Designs\n•Skerryvore Structural Modelling\n7. Key Dates (Indicative Timeline)\nMarket Engagement- Oct 2025\nContract Notice & ITT Issued- Late 2025\nITT Return Date- Early 2026\nContract Start- Early 2026\n8. Indicative Pipeline of Work\nOban Shore to Ship Design Work\nOban Electrical Upgrades Design Work\nPillar Rock Entrance Level Platform Design\nBalcony Level Extension & Solar Arrays Design\nStructural Assessment of Platforms\nAd Hoc Design Support (Elec/Civil/Mech)\nDrawings from Marked-Up Drawings\nConvert Hard Copy Drawings to CAD\nCliff Movement Monitoring\nPillar Rock Modal Analysis\nEnvironmental Impact Assessments\nStructural Assessment (Various)\nLow Carbon Heating – Feasibility & Design\nDetailed Design of Low Carbon System\nEnvironmental Screening Report Follow-Up\nGround Investigations – New AtoN Sites\nNote: This pipeline is indicative only and subject to change.\n9. Market Engagement Questionnaire\nPlease respond to the questions below and submit your completed questionnaire by \nFriday, 31 October 2025, 16:00 to: Graham.Allan@nlb.org.uk\nA. Contracting and Commercial Model\n1.Are you familiar with NEC contracts, and would you be comfortable operating under NEC PSC terms?\n2.Would you propose call-offs via NEC Task Orders or another method?\n3.What levels of Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance do you hold?\n4.Would you accept a liability cap based on 10x commission value or a £10M fixed cap?\n5.What indexation model would you propose (e.g. CPI, ONS AWE Index – K64–K66)?\nB. Delivery and Subcontracting\n6.Which of the following services can you deliver in-house?\n– Civil Engineering\n– Structural Engineering\n– M&E Design\n– CAD Drawing Production\n– Environmental Studies\n– Feasibility Reports\n– Heritage Building Assessments\n7.What services would be subcontracted? Please name likely subcontractors if known.\n8.Are you able to deploy to remote locations quickly? What are typical lead times?\nC. Scope and Capability\n9.Please provide 2–3 relevant examples of similar work or frameworks.\n10.Can you support delivery across all NLB locations (incl. remote islands)?\n11.How would you contribute to low-carbon and resilient infrastructure design?\nD. Classification and Framework Access\n12.Do you classify these services as professional consultancy or technical engineering?\n13.Are you listed on any frameworks or DPS (e.g. CCS RM6165)?\nNote: Questionnaire responses will not be scored but will inform the structure and strategy of the forthcoming procurement process.\n10. Next Steps\nTo register your interest and submit your completed questionnaire, please email:\nGraham Allan\nProcurement Specialist\nGraham.Allan@nlb.org.uk\nDeadline: Friday, 31 October 2025 at 16:00"
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