Published date: 3 June 2024

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 12 July 2024, 2pm

Contract summary

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Location of contract

Scotland

Value of contract

£100,000 to £500,000

Procurement reference

BIP866063473

Published date

3 June 2024

Closing date

12 July 2024

Closing time

2pm

Contract start date

12 August 2024

Contract end date

31 January 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

Corsewall Lighthouse, Built in 1817, is Grade A Listed. The station is currently designated as road access for routine maintenance and Major works. The last major refurbishment occurred in 1994, with last Revenue Re-paint in 2014. The current AtoN is a Cat 1 Light with a 22 nautical mile range.

The scope of the proposed Major upgrade project is summarised as follows: retain the existing Range and first order, Rotating Fresnel lens & mechanical bearing, replacing the existing light source with LED GRAD unit, controls, battery and monitoring with modern equivalents. Lightning & earthing infrastructure to be tested and upgraded as appropriate. Repairs required to masonry spiral stair & plasterwork, together with full redecoration internally & externally (including replacement of floor coverings as required). Cathodic Protection is proposed for cast iron window frames and other metalwork prone to corrosion. Investigate improvements to tower ventilation. Inspect all flat roofs & carry out repairs as required. Inspect & repair pointing to masonry of tower walls & balcony corbel. Various items of mitigation works are also proposed in connection with planned public access to the lighthouse (i.e. anti-climb measures & cable lay-overs on the tower balcony & rotating machinery encasement in the watch room etc).

A mandatory site visit is planned for 11/06/2024
Tender return deadline is 12/07/2024
Proposed works start date is 12/08/2024

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The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.

About the buyer

Contact name

Graham Allan

Address

84 George Street
Edinburgh
EH2 3DA
UK

Telephone

01314733130

Email

procurement@nlb.org.uk