Estimated Value
Up to £950,000
Deadline
Not specified
Published
7 July 2026
Type
Not specified
Overview
We are looking to award a 5 year contract for the supply of Nickel Metal Hydride Batteries to NLB, for implementation by NLB at their remote lighthouse locations in Scotland, its islands and the isle of Man to help power the Aids to Navigation (AtoN). We are inviting expressions of interest from suppliers who can provide bespoke Nickel Metal Hydride batteries that meet the key technical, and environmental requirements of NLB, a brief outline is below: -Options of both 12V/100AH and 2.4V/500AH batteries -Comprising of no more than 10 parallel cells Full specifications will be given in the Tender documents.
Submission
Estimated timeline Tender documents live - By end July 2026 Tender submission deadline - End August 2026 Tender Award - Estimated October 2026 For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Edinburgh:-... To respond to this opportunity, please click here: https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/respond/758342WV59
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Likely incumbents
Suppliers who won similar work from this buyer in the last 5 years.
- 1
TRAC HLM Limited
£728,590
total awarded
- 2
Accted Ltd
3 contracts wonlatest 23 Jun 2026ends 21 Mar 2027£409,373
total awarded
- 3
Dart Industrial Services Ltd
2 contracts wonlatest 3 Jun 2026ends 28 Mar 2027£103,454
total awarded
- 4
Mrs J C Altham & Sons (Lancaster) Limited
2 contracts wonlatest 11 Sept 2025ends 12 Aug 2025£213,632
total awarded
- 5
Accted Engineering
2 contracts wonlatest 5 Sept 2025ends 1 Feb 2027£600,000
total awarded
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Northern Lighthouse BoardKey Dates
Published
7 July 2026
Submission deadline
Not specified
Notice type
planning
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