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CM70 - Trinity House Hydrographic and Bathymetric-Topographic Surveys

Trinity House · Central government

In brief

Trinity House has announced plans to buy laboratory equipment and architecture and engineering work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.

It is a framework worth up to £374,535 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 2 years, up to 47 months with extensions, starting 1 February 2027.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Competition

Usually low: a median of 1.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 8 awards in the last 12 months).

Framework

Winning puts you on a list of suppliers the buyer can call on; it does not guarantee work. The £374,535 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

Trinity House has a requirement to conduct a number of Hydrographic and Bathymetric/Topographic surveys at regular intervals. The purpose of the upcoming tender is to put in place a framework lasting a maximum of four years consisting of innovative survey companies to carry out surveys around the coasts of England and Wales. Hydrographic surveys required: Hydrographic surveys to be completed within pre-set boundaries. A potential need for these boundaries to be expanded due to significant changes whilst surveying will also need to be taken into consideration. Trinity House will require the entire data set to be submitted as we share this with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office.…Read the full description
Trinity House has a requirement to conduct a number of Hydrographic and Bathymetric/Topographic surveys at regular intervals. The purpose of the upcoming tender is to put in place a framework lasting a maximum of four years consisting of innovative survey companies to carry out surveys around the coasts of England and Wales. Hydrographic surveys required: Hydrographic surveys to be completed within pre-set boundaries. A potential need for these boundaries to be expanded due to significant changes whilst surveying will also need to be taken into consideration. Trinity House will require the entire data set to be submitted as we share this with the United Kingdom Hydrographic Office. Ideally the survey data will be collected in Caris. Alongside the dataset, we require .csar .hob files and a detailed Report of Survey. Survey Quality: TH currently collect data to IHO Order 2 as a minimum, however tenders should aim to achieve a better standard. Surveys should capture 100% bathymetric coverage and should be multibeam bathymetry to IHO Order 1a, with our shallow water surveys being surveyed to IHO Order 1b. The MCA have a useful link to help show what is involved in order to collect the data to those standards: UK Civil Hydrography Programme (CHP) - GOV.UK. The scope will also include the ad-hoc survey of new wrecks or dangers to navigation. Bathymetric - Topographic surveys required: Trinity House holds the operation and maintenance responsibility for over 60 lighthouses around England, Wales, the Channel Islands and Gibraltar. These critical aids-to-navigation include several rock tower lighthouses that require regular modernisation and ongoing maintenance. To support this work, it is important to have accurate bathymetric and topographic surveys of the surrounding area(s). Topographic surveys are required to capture levels within the intertidal zone and areas that are inaccessible for bathymetric techniques. Survey Quality: Acquired data must comply with the latest edition of the International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) s-44 special order, standard. This standard specifies total horizontal uncertainty (THU) horizontal accuracy of 2m and total vertical uncertainty (TVU) of 0.25 m plus 0.0075% of water depth. 100% coverage of the survey areas is required. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-LONDON:-Surveying%2C-hydrographic%2C-oceanographic-and-hydrological-instruments-and-appliances./S8G6TAPN94 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/respond/S8G6TAPN94

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 080867-2026

Last time this was bought

STA1529 Bathymetric and Topographic Survey of Wolf Rock Lighthouse

Awarded
25 June 2026
Value
Not stated, or split across lots
Contract ends
28 August 2026

Matched on Trinity House, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Trinity HouseLast 12 months

Procurements

106

Awards

76

Suppliers it has used most for laboratory equipment

  • WCR UK Limited1 contract
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    Closing soon6 days leftLow competitionSuitable for SMEs

    £5.5mestimated
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    NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)WalesLaboratory and scientific equipment, Medical equipment and supplies

    Closing soon6 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £470kestimated
  3. Enterprise Geospatial Licensed Maps & Data

    National Grid UK LimitedUK-wideLaboratory and scientific equipment, IT services and software

    Open7 days leftExpress interest

    Value not stated
  4. ET180 - Organ On Chip

    Liverpool School of Tropical MedicineNorth WestLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Open7 days left

    £235kestimated
  5. Provision of Laboratory Consumables and Chemicals

    Sellafield LimitedUK-wideLaboratory and scientific equipment

    Open8 days leftSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £7.7mframework ceiling

From notice 080867-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 25 August 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.