RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · award

Northern Lighthouse Board

Vessel First Fill - Oban

Value£30k
Awarded7 Sept 2025
Published11 Sept 2025
RegionNationwide
Outcome — awarded
Mrs J C Altham & Sons (Lancaster) Limited
Awarded value£30k
Award date7 Sept 2025

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Who to contact
Procurement@nlb.org.uk
0131 473 3104

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

The brief

Requirements NLB have a requirement for a supplier to manage the purchase of various items for our new vessel currently being built in Spain.

The Vessel First Fill Spreadsheet provides a full list of all required items; one key aspect is the quality of the products that are offered.

NLB are looking for a successful supplier to manage the complete process from the purchase of all items to the management of the delivery to NLB Oban.

Please note that NLB are looking for high quality products from known manufacturers.

As per the evaluation criteria the higher weighting is on quality over price.

On the excel pricing document items have been marked up with makes/models/brand and specific information to provide guidance on the required standard of quality of products.

Where an equivalent item is being quoted, this should be highlighted within the comments section of the vessel first fill spreadsheet within your quotation reply detailing the full specification and product code being offered.

Regulations and Standards All items are for use in a UK registered vessel.

Where applicable these items must meet IMO and MCA rules in regulations.

Examples being all safety equipment and all upholstered furniture, bedding to meet the UK Marine Equipment Regulations (MER) and flame retardant.

For reference: MSN 1874 The lifting gear will all have to comply with the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations 1998 (with 2006 amendments) (LOLER) All standards as detailed within the links to suggested products on the vessel first fill spreadsheet.

For example, to meet BS EN Codes of practice All batteries for example AA, AAA must have Nordic Ecolabel Standard.

Delivery All items to be delivered to the given destination on w/c 3 November 2025.

If any item cannot be delivered within this time, then there should be a delivery date submitted for these items.

All transportation fees and other costs are to be included in your submission.

The delivery must go directly to the below address: NLB Oban Gallanach Road Oban Argyll PA34 4LS Items to be packed securely and protected against moisture and impact during transit.

To be palletised for offloading at the depot.

Please refer to the quotation documents for full information To view this notice, please click here: https://nlb.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=979596939

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

On the excel pricing document items have

On the excel pricing document items have been marked up with makes/models/brand and specific information to provide guidance on the required standard of quality of products.

02

Where an equivalent item is being quoted

Where an equivalent item is being quoted, this should be highlighted within the comments section of the vessel first fill spreadsheet within your quotation reply detailing the full specification and product code being offered.

03

Where applicable these items must meet IMO

Where applicable these items must meet IMO and MCA rules in regulations.

04

The lifting gear will all have

The lifting gear will all have to comply with the Merchant Shipping and Fishing Vessels (Lifting Operations and Lifting Equipment) Regulations 1998 (with 2006 amendments) (LOLER).

05

All batteries for example AA, AAA must

All batteries for example AA, AAA must have Nordic Ecolabel Standard.

Derived from the notice text — always confirm against the original documents.

Buyer intelligence

Make the case to bid

Reveal who to approach at Northern Lighthouse Board, and generate a go-to-market strategy from their news, accounts and people.

Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05691e
Stage
award · Awarded
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
055774-2025
View the original notice on Find a Tender

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source data © Crown copyright.

Market context

Who wins this kind of work

The suppliers and buyers around this opportunity — drawn from official award data. Drag to orbit; click a node to explore.

Northern Lighthouse Board’s tender network

Assembling the network…