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Trinity House

CM19 - T0536 Bi GLA Marine Lantern Framework

Electrical EquipmentCPV 31527210
Value£2.1m
Deadline7 Oct 2026
Published7 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 7 Sept 202630 days leftCloses 7 Oct 2026
Who to contact
Procurement
etender@trinityhouse.co.uk
+441255 245005

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How to submit
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Contract value in context
£2.1mtotal contract value
median £94k
this tender£0£2.3m

This is a large award for Electrical Machinery & Apparatus — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 5,617 valued Electrical Machinery & Apparatus tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This 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) For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Trinity House Procurement Portal portal at: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-LONDON:-Navigation-equipment./9V2EQAXVT3 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/respond/9V2EQAXVT3 If you experience any technical difficulties from accessing the above url, then please contact the Delta eSourcing Helpdesk on call 0800 923 9236 or email helpdesk@delta-esourcing.com.

For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-LONDON:-Lanterns./M5T7389TC4 To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/respond/M5T7389TC4

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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The units must meet IALA standards

The units must meet IALA standards for chromaticity regions for all required colours.

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What it takes to bid this

2540 daysof bid-team effort
£17.1k£27.4kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £1m–£10m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
084299-2026
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