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Light Measurement Data Acquisition hardware Replacement

TRINITY HOUSE

Open Closes in 7 days

Key facts

Closing date
Friday 23 October 2026, 12:00 (UK time) Closes in 7 days
Buyer's estimated value
£60,000 (excl. VAT) The buyer's own estimate, not income to you.
Clarification questions deadline
15 October 2026, 17:00
Contract period
2 Nov 2026 to 19 Feb 2027
Procedure
Below threshold - open competition
Notice type
Tender notice (UK4)
Suitable for SMEs (per buyer)
Yes

Decision brief

Taken from the buyer's published notice (shown as written, shortened where long). Tenderpatch has not added to or interpreted it. Always read the official documents before bidding.

How bids will be scored
  • Criterion 1 - The contract resulting from this request for quotation process wi… : As specified
Conditions of participation (what you must show)
None published in the notice. They may be in the tender documents.
Contract length and extensions
2 Nov 2026 to 19 Feb 2027.
How to submit
Interested parties should request specification information from etender@trinityhouse.co.uk Submission of quotations is to the same email address. Electronic submission: not allowed.
Tender documents
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Framework
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Open for bids / closing date
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Clarification questions
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Bids are scored on
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Lots
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Area (ITL)
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UK4 and other notice codes
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Description

Based within Trinity House in Harwich, GRAD has been operating a light measurement facility for the purpose of testing marine aids-to-navigation lights for the General Lighthouse Authorities of the UK and Ireland (GLA) for many decades. The facility provides the GLA with the ability to independently determine the suitability of lights for aids-to-navigation purposes, as well as building a unique database of performance measurements of lights in optical systems installed at lighthouses. The measurement systems and processes employed are relatively simple, but working together, they form a sophisticated semi-automatic light measurement process. The data acquisition hardware at the heart of the measurement processes is the same for all facilities, but it is no longer supported by the manufacturer. This is a fundamental piece of equipment in the measurement process and a replacement is needed.