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Published 24 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Water Management - Legionella

Official notice

Authority: Northern Lighthouse Board (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£124,000≈ £25k / year · £148,800 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 19 Oct 2026
Contract term 5 yrsends 8 Nov 2031 · starts 9 Nov 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Northern Lighthouse Board has 208 lighthouses protecting the coastline of Scotland, the Northern Isles, The Western Isles and the Isle of Man as well as an office in Edinburgh, and bases in Oban, Inverness, Lerwick and Kirkwall. The lighthouse stations are infrequently visited, with some being annual or biennial maintenance visits of varying lengths as detailed in the requirements document. This should be taken into account in the risk assessment.

Of these buildings 66 have a water system that is supplied from either mains, private or stored water supplied by NLB tender. NLB has a duty to ensure those systems are assessed, compliant and maintained to ensure they pose no risk.

It should be noted on all lighthouse station sites that the water system is used for washing, showering and flushing toilets, bottled water is provided for drinking and cooking. For mains sites bottled water is still the preferred means for drinking water.

All stations with water have UV and particulate filters within the water system, unfortunately the UV system is switched off between visits and is not optimally maintained. NLB supplement the UV system by storing water automatically dosed with a silver stabilised hydrogen peroxide solution at 250 parts per million.

The Northern Lighthouse Board is seeking to appoint a Contractor who will: -

Undertake Legionella Risk assessments, remedial works and advise necessary control measures and testing regimes to all buildings, structures or assets with hot and cold-water systems and services at all easily accessible road end sites.

For remote sites the Contractor will carry out a desk top risk assessment based on information provided by NLB.

Answer ad hoc queries and provide advice on legionella related matters at NLB sites.

When required, approximately every three years, the Contractor will provide suitable and sufficient training or refresher training to NLB Technicians to allow them to gather the appropriate information on the remote sites.

Further information on requirements of this procurement including technical specifications can be found in Schedule 2 - Requirements Specification.

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CPV: Health and safety services · Water-treatment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 5 yrsSMEPublished value£124,000
Contract period: 9 Nov 2026 – 8 Nov 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £124,000 exc. VAT · £148,800 inc. VAT
Eligibility: SME eligible

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60%
  • Financial Aspects: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Financial Aspects
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not 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
Services
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
24 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST
Authority reference
ENAS/WATR/2508
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-090730
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Health and safety servicesWater-treatment work
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0779e5 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Delta eSourcing · Who buys & how to bid on Delta
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free Select account; no DUNS asked at signup
Submission deadline
19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
Clarification deadline
12 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Sept 2026 → 9 Nov 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published33 days ago
    24 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST
  2. Clarification questions by15 days ago
    12 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline8 days ago
    19 Oct 2026, 14:00 BST
  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Contract startsin 12 days
    9 Nov 2026

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2026, 16:33 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northern Lighthouse Board

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMGV-7529-QWXG 84 George Street, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH2 3DAContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender