Buyer profile · Central government
Northern Lighthouse Board tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 28
- About one every 13 days
- Contracts awarded
- 33
- To 24 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £60m
- 7 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £125k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 1
- 8 coming up
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £200kestimated
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 11 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)78%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)10%
- Direct award (no competition)13%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Northern Lighthouse Board has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 31 days
- Longer than 59% of central government buyers
- Based on 28 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 78%
- Higher than 79% of central government buyers
- Based on 40 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 82%
- Higher than 92% of central government buyers
- Based on 33 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 3
- Fewer than 62% of central government buyers
- Based on 20 awards
- Split into lots
- 0%
- Lower than 66% of central government buyers
- Based on 28 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 13%
- Lower than 77% of central government buyers
- Based on 40 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 28 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Northern Lighthouse Board: 31 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 | 6 |
| 25–30 days | 31 |
| 30–35 days | 32 |
| 35–40 days | 8 |
| 40–45 days | 5 |
| 45–50 days | 0 |
| 50–55 days | 0 |
| 55–60 days | 0 |
| 60+ days | 0 |
Northern Lighthouse Board: 3
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–2 bids | 3 |
| 2–4 bids | 29 |
| 4–6 bids | 27 |
| 6–8 bids | 6 |
| 8–10 bids | 6 |
| 10–12 bids | 3 |
| 12–14 bids | 1 |
| 14–16 bids | 1 |
| 16–18 bids | 3 |
| 18–20 bids | 0 |
| 20+ bids | 0 |
Northern Lighthouse Board: 78%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 33 |
| 10–20% | 24 |
| 20–30% | 21 |
| 30–40% | 9 |
| 40–50% | 8 |
| 50–60% | 11 |
| 60–70% | 7 |
| 70–80% | 9 |
| 80–90% | 10 |
| 90–100% | 19 |
Northern Lighthouse Board: 82%
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| Range | Buyers |
|---|---|
| 0–10% | 3 |
| 10–20% | 5 |
| 20–30% | 13 |
| 30–40% | 18 |
| 40–50% | 33 |
| 50–60% | 27 |
| 60–70% | 22 |
| 70–80% | 7 |
| 80–90% | 12 |
| 90–100% | 5 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Refurbishment of NLB Oban Base Store Roof | Accted Limited | £176k | 4 Nov 2026 |
| Refurbishment of Maughold Head and Douglas Head Lighthouses | TRAC HLM Limited | — | 29 Oct 2026 |
| NLV Pharos Harbour Generator Overhaul | Royston Ltd | £64k | 15 Oct 2026 |
| NLB HQ Roof Works Project | Central Roofing and Building Services Limited | £178k | 29 Sept 2026 |
| Microsoft Office Licence Renewal | Phoenix Software Limited | £414k | 28 Sept 2026 |
| 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 |