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Engineering Support Services 2025

Northern Lighthouse Board · Central government

In brief

Northern Lighthouse Board has announced plans to buy 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 £1,800,000 excluding VAT: the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers, not one contract.

The contract runs for 4 years, up to 6 years with extensions, starting 1 January 2026.

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

Can I win this?

Competition

Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 20 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 £1,800,000 is the most the buyer expects to spend across all suppliers over the framework's life, not one contract.

What the notice says

NLB requires external engineering support to provide technical expertise not available in-house. This includes inspections, feasibility studies, design work, and specialist advice across a wide range of infrastructure projects and maintenance tasks. Services will support the Asset Management and Project Delivery teams by supplementing internal resources in areas such as structural and civil engineering, inspections, load assessments, and technical documentation including specifications and bills of quantities. It is anticipated that the single supplier framework will run for four years (+ 2 optional extension years) and offer flexible, call-off support to help NLB respond to emerging needs and maintain its infrastructure effectively. Internal teams lack certain technical skills needed for complex assessments, inspections, and design. The supplier must provide access to qualified engineers with relevant experience. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at: https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Architectural%2C-construction%2C-engineering-and-inspection-services./Q9PR6QW2PC To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/Q9PR6QW2PC

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 066267-2025

About the buyer

Northern Lighthouse BoardLast 12 months

Procurements

54

Awards

34

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From notice 066267-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 17 October 2025. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.