Official UK procurement notice
Minor refurbishment of Gamhna Gigha
Authority: Northern Lighthouse Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSItuated off the Isle of Gigha, off the West coast of Scotland, this lighthouse can be found in the Sound of Gigha approximately 1⁄2 a mile off the North East corner of Gigha at Latitude 55° 43" 50' N, Longitude -5° 41" 3' W. The lighthouse tower is fixed to the skerries extruding from the sea and the primary means of access to the lighthouse station is by boat from Tayinloan. We require the following works a this lighthouse:
1.Mobilise and take possession of site.
2.Set up site and ensure workplace is secure.
3.Install access steps.
4.Install all safety gate and handrails.
5.Install kick-plate to platform handrails.
6.Prepare and decorate tower and foundation, with appropriate external paint specification.
7.Snagging list and handover to NLV staff.
8.Demobilise site.
Appropriate site and specification drawings will be given as part of the full quote documents.
A mandatory site visit is expected to take place on 8th January 2026, we require all interested parties to attend this. Please see the proposed procurement timetable below,
this is intended as a guide and, whilst the NLB does not intend to depart from the timetable, it reserves the right to do so at any time.
Issue of Invitation to Tender -16th December 2025
Site Visit Proposed - 8th January 2026
Clarification deadline - 15th January 2026
Tender return deadline - 4pm 21st January 2026
Tender Award - By 28th January 2026
Commencement of Works - Early February 2026
Completion of Works - By 31st March 2026
CPV: Lighthouse construction work · Lighthouse services · Metalworking · Painting and protective-coating work of structures
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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 (1)
- Technical and Capability completion: 100%
Published award criteria (1)
- Technical and Capability completion: PQP evaluation
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- 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
- 10 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Apr 2026, 17:04 BST
- Authority reference
ENPR/LGAM/2583- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-083296- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05f2a9Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
10 Dec 2025 → 17 Apr 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published321 days ago10 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Tender notice published315 days ago16 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Market engagement314 days ago17 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
NLB are looking for suppliers to note their interest for these works. Those interested parties will receive an invite to our full quote documents once published through our e-procurement portal Delta, due to be 12th-15th December 2025. Please can you note your interest by 17th December to [email protected] providing the best contact email address for the invite to be sent through Delta.
- Clarification questions by293 days ago7 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline279 days ago21 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts268 days ago2 Feb 2026
- Latest notice published193 days ago17 Apr 2026, 17:04 BST
Notice history
8 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published10 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published16 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active16 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Procurement method changed16 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Deadline published: 21 Jan 2026, 14:00 GMT16 Dec 2025, 12:05 GMT
- Contract award notice published17 Apr 2026, 17:04 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Apr 2026, 17:04 BST
- Contract signature expected17 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accted LtdSME18 Apr 2026 – 30 Apr 2026 | £29,678 | 13 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Accted LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender