Buyer profile · Central government
Trinity House tenders and contracts
- Tenders published
- 14
- About one every 26 days
- Contracts awarded
- 81
- To 51 different suppliers
- Value awarded
- £199m
- 70 contracts, frameworks excluded
- Typical contract
- £49k
- Median value awarded
- Open now
- 2
- 5 contracts end in 90 days
Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.
Open tenders
- £90kestimated
- £325kestimated
Coming up
Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.
- £500kestimated
- £375kframework ceiling
- Value not stated
- £60kestimated
- £2.13mframework ceiling
- £197kestimated
- £971kestimated
- £631kestimated
- £250kestimated
- £542kestimated
When it goes to market
Tender notices published each month. Active in 6 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)25%
- Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)51%
- Direct award (no competition)24%
Scorecard
How we scoreHow Trinity House has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.
- Time to bid
- 22 days
- Shorter than 95% of central government buyers
- Based on 13 advertised tenders
- Advertised openly
- 25%
- Lower than 53% of central government buyers
- Based on 99 procurements
- Won by small firms
- 74%
- Higher than 85% of central government buyers
- Based on 81 winning suppliers
- Bids per contract
- 2
- Fewer than 86% of central government buyers
- Based on 16 awards
- Split into lots
- 7%
- Higher than 53% of central government buyers
- Based on 14 advertised tenders
- Direct awards
- 24%
- Lower than 65% of central government buyers
- Based on 99 procurements
- Cancelled
- 0%
- About the same as most central government buyers
- Based on 14 tenders
Compared with other central government buyers
Trinity House: 22 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 |
Trinity House: 2
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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 |
Trinity House: 25%
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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 |
Trinity House: 74%
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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 Trinity House.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.
| Contract | Current supplier | Value | Ends |
|---|---|---|---|
| STA1553 - THV Galatea Bridge Controller Overhaul | Kongsberg Maritime | £36k | 23 Nov 2026 |
| CM4 - Bathymetry & Topographic Surveys Bishop Rock and Longships Lighthouses | Castle Surveys Limited | £47k | 30 Nov 2026 |
| Salvage & Disposal of Sailing Yacht 'Aliunde' | Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd | £286k | 9 Dec 2026 |
| Information Technology Subscription Renewal | Arkance UK Limited | £34k | 27 Jan 2027 |
| THV Galatea Anchor Capstan replacement | Macgregor Norway As | £49k | 31 Jan 2027 |
Recent contract awards
| Contract | Won by | Value | Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mgo - thv patricia - frank armitt & sons Ltd | Frank Armitt & Sons Ltd | — | 28 Oct 2026 |
| Agent Based Maritime Traffic Modelling (Contractor) | Anatec Limited | — | 23 Oct 2026 |
| Cm79 - telemetry satellite communication | Ground Control Technologies UK Ltd | £631k | 22 Oct 2026 |
| Procurement publications, tender and contract management software | Bip Solutions Limited | — | 15 Oct 2026 |
| CM4 - Bathymetry & Topographic Surveys Bishop Rock and Longships Lighthouses | Castle Surveys Limited | — | 9 Oct 2026 |
| MGO - THV Galatea - Asco | Asco | — | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Vulnerability Management Detection and Response | Network Surety Ltd - T/A Camwey Technology | — | 6 Oct 2026 |
| Mgo - thv patricia - KPI ocean connect | KPI Ocean Connect | — | 18 Sept 2026 |
| MGO - THV Galatea and THV Alert - Asco | Asco | — | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Salvage & Disposal of Sailing Yacht 'Aliunde' | Severn Seas Shipping Co Ltd | £286k | 9 Sept 2026 |