Ignition Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) Support
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This sits in the upper-middle of the IT Services band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 36,449 valued IT Services tenders in our corpus.
Northern Lighthouse Board has published 10 IT Services notices, about every 3 months. On that rhythm the next one is expected around November 2026.
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Northern Lighthouse Board operates Ignition SCADA platform since 2021 to remotely monitor their AtoNs (Aid to Navigation) - lighthouses, buoys, AIS (Automatic Identification System), Racons (Radio Beacons) and few commercial AtoNs.
This is a critical system providing real-time and historical data from remote sites and thereby helping to respond to a breakdown or prepare for a preventative maintenance visit.
This specification outlines the requirements for a supplier to provide operation and maintenance support services for NLB’s Ignition SCADA system.
The selected supplier shall ensure high system availability, optimal performance, cybersecurity compliance, and continuous improvement of the NLB’s Ignition SCADA system over the 5-year contractual period from September 2026 to September 2031.
Included in Scope Support Software Updates & Lifecycle Management Screens, Databases, Connections & Scripts Maintenance/Fixes Cybersecurity & Compliance Documentation Support for Future Projects For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-Scada-or-equivalent-system./6HG4BK63KW To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/6HG4BK63KW
What the notice asks for
This specification outlines the requirements for
This specification outlines the requirements for a supplier to provide operation and maintenance support services for NLB’s Ignition SCADA system.
The selected supplier shall ensure high system
The selected supplier shall ensure high system availability, optimal performance, cybersecurity compliance, and continuous improvement of the NLB’s Ignition SCADA system over the 5-year contractual period from September 2026 to September 2031.
Support for Future Projects
Support for Future Projects.
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What it takes to bid this
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Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%
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- Hold at bidCyber Essentials Plus (often mandatory for gov IT)
- Hold at bidISO 27001 (information security)
- Plan for deliveryData protection / DPIA readiness
- Show at bidComparable references / case studies
- Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
- Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
- Show at bidSocial value commitments
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