Official UK procurement notice
Refurbishment and Upgrade of Dunnet head Lighthouse
Authority: Northern Lighthouse Board (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRefurbishment and Upgrade of Dunnet Head Lighthouse
The main items of project work are as listed below:-
-Carry out a full Asbestos Refurbishment / Demolition Survey on all NLB operational buildings prior to the commencement of any work. The survey, sample collection and sample analysis must be carried by a UKAS accredited contractor in accordance with ISO 17020, ISO 17025 and Health and Safety Executive Guidance Notes; HSG 248, Asbestos: The analysts’ guide for sampling, analysis and clearance procedures” and HSG264, Asbestos: The survey guide.
-Full Electrical strip out and rewire of entire station with new equipment.
-Full Civil renovation to Lighthouse, Lighthouse Bothy, and Foghorn tower.
-De-mobilise site and clear all surplus project materials and plant, with the disposal of excess project materials to appropriate licensed and registered dumps.
-The Principal Contractor is to supply the NLB Project Engineer with ‘as-built’ information for incorporation within NLB Operational and Maintenance documentation, which includes the Health and Safety file in line with current CDM Regulations.
-During the proposed works, it is essential that the Aids to Navigation are not prevented from operating at any stage that they are required. Details will be provided on the basic operation of these items to allow the Contractor to prevent his operatives from affecting the Aids to Navigation.
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CPV: Mechanical and electrical engineering services · Painting and glazing work · Refurbishment work
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£435,000
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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).
Published sub-criteria (5)
- Provide Details on your approach to the Works: 25%
- Risk assessments and Method Statements: 20%
- Programme of Works: 5%
- Complete BoQ: 45%
- Environmental Aspects including details of site clearance: 5%
Published award criteria (5)
- Complete BoQ
- Provide Details on your approach to the Works
- Risk assessments and Method Statements
- Environmental Aspects including details of site clearance
- Programme of Works
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 50 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 10 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 10 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Authority reference
ENPR/LDTH/2530- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-072585- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05de26Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Timeline
10 Nov 2025 → 15 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published351 days ago10 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMT
- Submission deadline314 days ago18 Dec 2025, 14:00 GMT
- Contract starts255 days ago15 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published10 Nov 2025, 19:05 GMTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender