This is a Planned Procurement Notice to advise interested parties of the General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA's) upcoming requirement for a supplier to administer, supervise and monitor the collection of Light Dues at all ports in the UK.
Light Dues collection is a statutory GLA tax collecting function which is co-ordinated by Trinity House (TH) on behalf of the three GLAs of the UK and Ireland.
Any vessel arriving in a UK or Irish port is liable to pay Light Dues at the appropriate rate.
Trinity House requires a supplier to administer, supervise and monitor the collection of Light Dues at all ports in the UK. Interested parties would need to demonstrate that they have access to a network of people who can collect Light Dues on behalf of Trinity House. Trinity House would expect a strong understanding of the process and need to collect Light Dues.
It is expected this contract will be a 3 year term starting 1st July 2025.
It is requested the successful supplier indemnifies Trinity House (on behalf of the GLAs) against uncollected Light Dues income. Therefore, should a Light Dues certificate be issued by a collector which subsequently becomes insolvent before the payment is collected, the supplier will compensate Trinity House for the certificate value.
Current collection process:
In the Republic of Ireland local Customs and Revenues officers collect Light Dues and issue certificates when vessels arrive in port. In the UK a similar network of “collectors” is provided by Institute of Chartered Ship Brokers (ICS) members i.e. shipping agents which are affiliated to ICS. ICS is the professional body representing ship brokers, ship managers and shipping agencies in the UK.
ICS Company members are required to pass a professional qualification and adhere to standards set out by the institute. By contracting through the ICS the Light Dues collection function accesses an established network of professionally qualified and independently vetted shipping agency companies with suitable knowledge of Light Dues and sufficient UK coverage to include all commercial ports.
Once appointed, collectors are provided with access to the Automatic Light Dues Issuing System (ALDIS) and are required to sign up to the Direct Debit (DD) guarantee scheme. Collectors can then issue Light Dues certificates (on behalf of TH) for vessels arriving into port and the Light Dues are automatically collected seven days later by DD.
As part of the current agreement, ICS indemnifies Trinity House (on behalf of the GLAs) against uncollected Light Dues income. Therefore, should a certificate be issued by an ICS collector which subsequently becomes insolvent before the DD is collected, ICS will compensate Trinity House for the certificate value. This assurance is a critical factor in the provision of the service as it ensures that the income from Light Dues is not at risk should a collector go into liquidation.
Interested parties that can meet this requirement should email etender@trinityhouse.co.uk to express interest to participate in this opportunity.
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Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction. The General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA) for the United Kingdom and Ireland will be undertaking a comprehensive risk management review in 2025.
The main purpose of the review is to appoint a provider of expert risk management services (“the provider”) to:
-provide an external validation and commentary on the effectiveness of the GLA risk management methodology and loss control measures;
-consider changes in the GLA risk exposure;
-and make recommendations for dealing with any associated losses with loss prevention and control measures, insurance cover and self-insurance.
As part of the information gathering for the above it will be necessary for the provider to (i) visit the TH Harwich Depot and Planning Centre to observe the performance of the GLA Centralised Aids to Navigation Monitoring resource. The provider may also wish to meet personnel based at Northern Lighthouse Board’s Oban Depot and Irish Light’s Dun Laoghaire Depot, to gain an overview of operations, though it may be possible to undertake these meetings remotely.
This notice replaces the earlier notice published 21st February 2025 "GB-London: Risk Management Review for General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA's)" in order to align this procurement with Procurement Act 2023.
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Trinity House intends to run a procurement process to address the consolidated battery requirements across the GLAs, with the aim of establishing a four year framework agreement for the supply of Lead-Acid, GEL (VRLA) and AGM (VRLA) and Lithium batteries to the GLAs, including all specified battery interconnections, racking and lifting boxes, as required. The Framework Agreement will also address battery preparation services, in order to ensure that the published performance of the batteries is achieved.
At this time the tender is due to be run for the battery requirements of Trinity House and Northern Lighthouse Board, with a clause to allow Irish Lights to utilise the framework agreement if and when legal compliance allows.
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Trinity House are running this procurement to create a framework for the supply of marine lanterns, with a clause to allow the Northern Lighthouse Board to utilise the framework agreement, and to participate in evaluation. The two organisations 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 (below), can be used to indicate our potential requirements. The framework will last for 3 years with an optional 1 x 12 month extension available.
https://www.iala-aism.org/product/r0201/
If you wish to view examples of the specifications in order to assess your ability to meet our requirements, these can be viewed in the SQ of this tender using this link:
https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/respond/M5T7389TC4
Alternatively contact us on etender@trinityhouse.co.uk and we will send them to you for review.
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Harwich, Tower Hill (London) and St Just depots require a new access control system that is robust and scalable and also aligns with modern security protocols and offers improved functionality.
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Trinity House have an upcoming procurement for the decommissioning of the Wormleighton Site, this includes removal of all apparatus from the land and restoring the site back to it's original condition.
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The Trinity House Vessel Alert has a requirement to replace its current Rigid Hull Inflatable Boat with a new unit. The current unit is beyond economical repair due to the cost of upcoming maintenance. The replacement boat will need to adhere to Trinity House specification which will be included within the tender documents when the tender is published. Full delivery will need to be completed before 31st March 2026.
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Trinity House have HVAC systems installed in two buildings, known as the main office (3 floors) and buoy yard (2 floors), at their Harwich site. These systems have been operational since 2006 and are maintained on a regular basis. The system consists of a mix of floor wide arrangements with fan coil units in the roof space as well as dedicated room based independent units. All items are from the Daikin range and can be centrally controlled and configured via a portal.
These works are for the supply of all the necessary equipment on a like-for-like basis to meet the original building performance (cooling / heating) of all the HVAC systems across two buildings, excluding the two IT server rooms. In addition, all equipment is to be installed, with full co-ordination, noting the need to maintain the working office environment. This will need the full management, installation, and configuration of the systems, with an acceptance test, as well as training on supervisory local and remote platforms.
Some of the goals:
Undertake the necessary role for CDM
Peformance efficiency improvement with a heating SCOP of 5.5 and cooling SEER of 7.5.
Improvement in temperature control with a ±1°C deadband
Identical level of redundancy
Cyber security assessment and mitigation provided
Timescales
Hardware delivery – by end March 2026
Installation – May to Oct 2026
Commissioning – May to Oct 2026
Customer acceptance testing – Nov 2026
For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://trinityhouse.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-LONDON:-Heating%2C-ventilation-and-air-conditioning-installation-work./P8K79HYZ2N
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Trinity House are still exploring and reviewing market opportunities for engaging with a contractor/contractors for the completion of survey work relating to Geotechnical, Professional, Civil Engineering and Technical requirements relating to our aids to navigation around the UK, which consist of Depots, Vessels, Lighthouses, Buoys and Beacons.
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Trinity House is planning to tender for the three work packages listed below:
1) Act as the third-party reseller to facilitate our IBM Passport Advantage subscription. This will be for an initial year’s term with the option for four subsequent years.
2) Provision of 2nd Line Support. Trinity House IT will act as 1st Line Support and IBM can be seen as the 3rd Line Support under the Passport Advantage subscription.
3) Upgrade Maximo from our current version, 7.6.1, to the latest stable supported Maximo Application Suite (MAS) deployment.
Trinity House wishes to award the three above work packages to the same tenderer and will not be splitting these between providers.
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Trinity House is planning to tender for the three work packages listed below:
1) Act as the third-party reseller to facilitate our IBM Passport Advantage subscription. This will be for an initial year’s term with the option for four subsequent years.
2) Provision of 2nd Line Support. Trinity House IT will act as 1st Line Support and IBM can be seen as the 3rd Line Support under the Passport Advantage subscription.
3) Upgrade Maximo from our current version, 7.6.1, to the latest stable supported Maximo Application Suite (MAS) deployment.
Trinity House wishes to award the three above work packages to the same tenderer and will not be splitting these between providers.
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A solution is required to support safe maritime navigation and ensure ongoing compliance with applicable regulatory standards. This will necessitate the replacement or upgrade of the existing beacon.
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Tender for the provision of coating systems for use by the UK General Lighthouse Authorities (GLA) on navigational buoys and GLA vessels.
Trinity House, being the GLA for England, Wales, The Channel Islands and Gibraltar will manage this procurement. Any resulting contract will be accessible for use by The Northern Lighthouse Board and by The Commissioners of Irish Lights (pending a legal and procedural compliance review).
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The Corporation of Trinity House of Deptford StrondLondonWAC-451830
Trinity House are looking for a supplier of printed circuit boards to be used within it's capacity of maintaining aids to navigation. The circuit boards must be in line with Trinity House requirements, and schematic layout drawings will be provided with any orders. This tender may also involve electronic file design and creation. The successful tenderer will be expected to recommend improvements to printer board designs where applicable.
To find a supplier for Trinity House that can provide wave and weather forecasting for vessels and support centres including training and maintenance over a long-term period (provisionally three years).
The Corporation of Trinity House operates a wide range of marine aids-to-navigation (AtoNs) to support shipping around the coast of England, Wales and the Channel Islands. By the nature of the aids provided, the organisation supports a large number of historical sites in remote coastal environments. As a result of this, TH requires a contactor or contractors to undertake the on-going geological, civil, technical and environmental surveying of these aids-to-navigation.
The aim of this tender is to establish a framework agreement of one or more suppliers for the supply of Marine Lanterns and will be run by Trinity House. All lanterns must meet IALA standards, information about which can be found via the following link: R0201 Marine Signal Lights-Colours (E200-1) - IALA AISM (iala-aism.org) Tenderers will be required to provide options from their catalogue, or offerings that meet the specifications which will be included within the tender documents. This will include unit costs and lead times and technical capability. Purchases may be made by any of the three General Lighthouse Authorities for England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Ireland. Tenderers will be asked to provide unit costs including delivery and lead time. The contract is expected to be awarded for 3 years with an optional 1 x 12 month extension, and is expected to be published within the next few months, compliant with Public Procurement Regulations at the time the tender is published. The tender can be accessed by using Access Code: 9V2EQAXVT3 AFTER THE PUBLICATION DATE. Any potential tenderers that wish to be notified when the tender is published should send contact details to: etender@trinityhouse.co.uk
The current compressors and associated equipment within Harwich buoy yard are now approximately 17 years old and are no longer supportable from the original equipment manufacturers. This increases risk and costs to the business and therefore it is recommended that some or all of the equipment be replaced.
The compressors and equipment are necessary to generate quality pressurised air for all core activities including paint spraying, shot blasting, and without a reliable source of compressed air these activities will not function and therefore buoy refurbishment cannot be undertaken.
The current system comprises of one variable speed drive (VSD) compressor and one fixed speed, the VSD is used to top up system pressure and volume when necessary. As there is a high probability through the introduction of new equipment, the demand upon the compressors will change from the original value, it would be beneficial as part of this project to establish a new baseline and therefore size the new equipment accordingly.
The requirement is for a Watertight Door on the Needles lighthouse
It would be a design, build and fit contract ideally
For the dimensions of the current door and images please email eTender@trinityhouse.co.uk to request these.