Official UK procurement notice
Ignition Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Support
Authority: Northern Lighthouse Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthern Lighthouse Board operates Ignition SCADA platform since 2021 to remotely monitor their AtoNs (Aid to Navigation) - lighthouses, buoys, AIS (Automatic Identification System), Racons (Radio Beacons) and few commercial AtoNs. This is a critical system providing real-time and historical data from remote sites and thereby helping to respond to a breakdown or prepare for a preventative maintenance visit.
This specification outlines the requirements for a supplier to provide operation and maintenance support services for NLB’s Ignition SCADA system. The selected supplier shall ensure high system availability, optimal performance, cybersecurity compliance, and continuous improvement of the NLB’s Ignition SCADA system over the 5-year contractual period from September 2026 to September 2031.
Included in Scope
Support
Software Updates & Lifecycle Management
Screens, Databases, Connections & Scripts Maintenance/Fixes
Cybersecurity & Compliance
Documentation
Support for Future Projects
CPV: Scada or equivalent system · Software support services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£152,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Project Costs: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Project Costs
- Quality
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Aug 2026, 10:45 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
- Authority reference
FAIS/SUPP/2687- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-076578- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06e229Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
12 Aug 2026 → 10 Sept 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published72 days ago12 Aug 2026, 10:45 BST
- Submission deadline53 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts51 days ago3 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published43 days ago10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Aug 2026- Tender notice published12 Aug 2026, 10:45 BSTUK4
- Contract details notice published10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BSTUK7
- Status changed to complete10 Sept 2026, 11:46 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| MP&E Trading Co Ltd. T/A EMR Integrated SolutionsSME | £152,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · MP&E Trading Co Ltd. T/A EMR Integrated SolutionsSME
- Signed
- 10 Sept 2026
- Value
- £152,000
- Period
- 11 Sept 2026 – 10 Sept 2031
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- EMR Integrated SolutionsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender