Buyer profile · Central government
Northern Lighthouse Board tenders and contracts
- 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
- £75kestimated
- £550kestimated
- £85kestimated
- £124kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £1.9mestimated
- £100kestimated
- £950kestimated
- £300kestimated
- £500kestimated
- £450kestimated
- £350kframework ceiling
- £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.
Who it buys from
Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).
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%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow 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
Northern Lighthouse Board: 28 days
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–5 days | 0 |
| 5–10 days | 0 |
| 10–15 days | 0 |
| 15–20 days | 0 |
| 20–25 days | 5 |
| 25–30 days | 20 |
| 30–35 days | 23 |
| 35–40 days | 4 |
| 40–45 days | 3 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Northern Lighthouse Board: 4
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 4 |
| 2–4 bids | 25 |
| 4–6 bids | 13 |
| 6–8 bids | 4 |
| 8–10 bids | 4 |
| 10–12 bids | 4 |
| 12–14 bids | 0 |
| 14–16 bids | 0 |
| 16–18 bids | 1 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 1 |
Northern Lighthouse Board: 85%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Northern Lighthouse Board: 78%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 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.
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rubha Reidh Road Repairs | Leiths Scotland Limited | — | 15 Sept 2026 |
| RTU's and M2M Communications Management | MP&E Trading Co Ltd. T/A EMR Integrated Solutions | — | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Ignition Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Support | MP&E Trading Co Ltd. T/A EMR Integrated Solutions | — | 10 Sept 2026 |
| Minor Refurbishment of North Rona Lighthouse | TRAC HLM Limited | — | 5 Aug 2026 |
| Crisis Media Management | Charlotte Street Partners Limited | — | 23 Jul 2026 |
| Low Power Timers and Transmitters | Lee-Dickens Ltd | £25k | 6 Jul 2026 |
| Maintenance and Redecoration of Rumble Rock Lighthouse | Accted Limited | £76k | 23 Jun 2026 |
| Bi-Lateral GLA Aviation Services Project | PLM Dollar Group Ltd (trading as PDG Aviation Services) | — | 14 Jun 2026 |
| Minor Refurbishment and Upgrade of Point of Fethaland Lighthouse | Dart Industrial Services Limited | £44k | 3 Jun 2026 |
| Buoy Lanterns | SPX Aids to Navigation Oy | £44k | 3 Jun 2026 |