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Published 19 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST

Official UK procurement notice

REFURBISHMENT OF LOCH INDAAL LIGHTHOUSE

Official notice

Authority: Northern Lighthouse Board (Central government)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£100,000£120,000 inc. VAT40.3% below published estimate
Submissions closed 23 Oct 2025awarded 21 Nov 2025
Awarded to Dart Industrial Services Limited
Contract term 4 moends 31 Mar 2026 · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Key Details:

•Tender Reference: ENPR/LLHI/2560

•Tender Return Deadline: 23 October 2025

•Site Visit (Mandatory): 14 October 2025

•Expected Start Date: Early December 2025

•Platform: Full details and tender documents will be available via Delta eSourcing.

Project Overview:

The works will involve minor civil maintenance and the application of protective and decorative coatings to the lighthouse tower and surrounding walls.

The lighthouse, located near Port Charlotte, is a 13m-high brick tower with a copper dome and sandstone features. Access is limited to a single-track road and footpath, and the site requires careful planning due to restricted vehicle access.

Scope of Work Includes:

•Site mobilisation and welfare setup

•Internal and external surface preparation and redecoration of the tower

•General site clearance and reinstatement

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CPV: Painting and glazing work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 moSMEPublished value£100,000
Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 31 Mar 2026 (4 mo)Value: £100,000 exc. VAT · £120,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: ScotlandEligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
  • Technical Capability: Price per Quality Pt

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
19 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
Last source update
24 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
Authority reference
ENPR/LLHI/2560
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-058289
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Painting and glazing work
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059e85 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
23 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

19 Sept 2025 → 1 Dec 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published398 days ago
    19 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
  2. Clarification questions by374 days ago
    13 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline364 days ago
    23 Oct 2025, 14:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published332 days ago
    24 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
  5. Contract starts326 days ago
    1 Dec 2025

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    19 Sept 2025, 19:05 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    24 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    24 Nov 2025, 10:05 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £59,7141 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dart Industrial Services LimitedSME25 Nov 2025 – 31 Mar 2026£59,71421 Nov 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Lighthouse Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMGV-7529-QWXG 84 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 3DAContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Dart Industrial Services LtdAwarded supplier Unit 3, Station Place, Aycliffe Business Park, Newton Aycliffe, North East, DL5 6AAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender