Buyer profile · Central government

Northern Lighthouse Board tenders and contracts

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Tenders published
20
About one every 18 days
Contracts awarded
18
To 15 different suppliers
Value awarded
£60m
7 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£125k
Median value awarded
Open now
4
8 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

  1. Skerry of Ness and Hoxa Head Lighthouse Refurbishments

    ScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    Closing soon5 hours leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £75kestimated
  2. NLV Pharos Dry Dock Services 2027

    UK-wideConstruction

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £550kestimated
  3. NLV Pharos Harbour Generator Overhaul

    ScotlandArchitecture and engineering

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £85kestimated
  4. Water Management - Legionella

    ScotlandConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    Open21 days leftSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £124kestimated

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. Naval Architecture Services

    ScotlandArchitecture and engineering

    Upcoming

    £1.9mestimated
  2. Hoy Sound (Hoy High)

    ScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £100kestimated
  3. £950kestimated
  4. Northern Lighthouse Board HQ Roof Works

    ScotlandConstruction, Building maintenance and repairs

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £300kestimated
  5. £500kestimated
  6. £450kestimated
  7. £350kframework ceiling
  8. Engineering Support Services 2025

    ScotlandArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingFramework

    £1.8mframework ceiling

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 9 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Site visit38%
    In 16 of 42 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. PLM Dollar Group Ltd (trading as PDG Aviation Services)SME£59.4m
    1 contract
  2. 2 contracts
  3. 6 contracts
  4. 1 contract
  5. Leiths Scotland LimitedSME£82k
    1 contract
  6. 1 contract
  7. Accted LimitedSMENot stated
    3 contracts
  8. Dart Industrial Services LimitedSMENot stated
    2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)85%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)4%
  • Direct award (no competition)11%
Based on 27 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Northern Lighthouse Board has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
28 days
Shorter than 67% of central government buyers
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
85%
Higher than 87% of central government buyers
Based on 27 procurements
Won by small firms
78%
Higher than 86% of central government buyers
Based on 18 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
4
More than 53% of central government buyers
Based on 10 awards
Split into lots
0%
Lower than 65% of central government buyers
Based on 20 advertised tenders
Direct awards
11%
Lower than 85% of central government buyers
Based on 27 procurements
Cancelled
0%
About the same as most central government buyers
Based on 20 tenders

Compared with other central government buyers

Time to bid, 55 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–5 days0
5–10 days0
10–15 days0
15–20 days0
20–25 days5
25–30 days20
30–35 days23
35–40 days4
40–45 days3
45–50 days0
50–55 days0
55–60 days0
60+ days0
Bids per contract, 56 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–2 bids4
2–4 bids25
4–6 bids13
6–8 bids4
8–10 bids4
10–12 bids4
12–14 bids0
14–16 bids0
16–18 bids1
18–20 bids0
20+ bids1
Advertised openly, 120 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%19
10–20%16
20–30%15
30–40%14
40–50%8
50–60%10
60–70%7
70–80%10
80–90%9
90–100%12
Won by small firms, 112 central government buyers
Show as a table
RangeBuyers
0–10%3
10–20%5
20–30%11
30–40%13
40–50%20
50–60%19
60–70%11
70–80%15
80–90%12
90–100%3

Each column is a group of central government buyers with similar figures. The coloured column holds Northern Lighthouse Board.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Northern Lighthouse Board end in the next 90 days.

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards