Official UK procurement notice
CM19 - T0536 - BiGLA Marine Lantern Framework Agreement
Authority: Corporation of Trinity House (Central government)
Sectors: Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting (31) Delivery: UK
Planned pipeline value£868,800pipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 15 Jul 2025from the planned procurement notice
Framework period 3 yrsends 9 Oct 2028 · up to 9 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 9 Oct 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis contract is to cover the requirements of Trinity House with a clause to allow Northern Lighthouse Board to utilise the framework agreement, and to participate in evaluation. The two GLAs use lanterns of various colours, sizes and ranges across various modes of Aids to Navigation (AtoNs). The units must meet IALA standards for chromaticity regions for all required colours. A link to the IALA website, will be included within the tender documents:
R0201 Marine Signal Lights-Colours (E200-1) - IALA AISM (iala-aism.org)
To view this notice, please click here:
CPV: Lanterns
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1PlannedRenewalPublished value£868,800
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Availability and suitability of units that meet IALA standards. advise how they intend to keep pace with technological advancements and demonstrate new product development processes: 30%
- Standard and detail provided of organisational quality management policies and processes including resolving non-conformance issues, with an estimate of a completion timespan: 10%
- Quality and relevance of supporting information, including, conformity certificates, health & safety policies and insurance information: 20%
- (1) Confirm acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.: 10%
- Equal Opportunity Policy Outcome: Tackle Economic Inequality: 10%
- Financial proposal. This must include costs and lead times to the locations requested, and an annual price adjustment methodology. Please complete Annex 6 – Cost Schedule: 20%
Published award criteria (6)
- Availability and suitability of units that meet IALA standards. advise how they intend to keep pace with technological advancements and demonstrate new product development processes: Long criteria description
- Standard and detail provided of organisational quality management policies and processes including resolving non-conformance issues, with an estimate of a completion timespan: Long criteria description
- Quality and relevance of supporting information, including, conformity certificates, health & safety policies and insurance information: Long criteria description
- Financial proposal. This must include costs and lead times to the locations requested, and an annual price adjustment methodology. Please complete Annex 6 – Cost Schedule: Long criteria description
- (1) Confirm acceptance of the Terms and Conditions.: Long criteria description
- Equal Opportunity Policy Outcome: Tackle Economic Inequality: Long criteria description
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “CM19 - T0536 - BiGLA Marine Lantern Framework Agreement” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA, CPTPP)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
- Last source update
- 28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Sept 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028219- Latest notice
- Planned procurement notice (UK3)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05283eFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 18 Aug 2025
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2025
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
https:/trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com
Timeline
28 May 2025 → 9 Oct 2025 · 6 dates- Planning notice published28 May 2025, 16:05 BST
- Tender notice expected15 Jul 2025, 00:59 BST
- Clarification questions by31 Jul 2025
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown18 Aug 2025
- Award decision expected by16 Sept 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract starts384 days ago9 Oct 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Planned procurement notice published28 May 2025, 16:05 BSTUK3
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Technical specifications This link will provide the IALA standards expected for chromaticity as per statement of requirement R0201 Marine Signal Lights-Colours (E200-1) - IALA AISM (iala-aism.org)
Notices published for this procedure
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender