Award

Offshore Crane Operator Training

  • Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses operating as Northern Lighthouse Board

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2026/S 000-004977

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05ad49 (view related notices)

Published 20 January 2026, 4:05pm



Scope

Reference

TVRP/OCOT/2578

Description

NLB Requirement: Offshore Crane Operator Training, Stage 1&2 combined, for 15 staff with a maximum of 5 staff available per course, ideally before the end of the calendar year. Location to be within the UK, training to be to standard BS7121-11and a mix of both Theory and Practical content with the practical carried out on a simulator and pedestal crane. We would also require certification on which its endorsed ‘ For GLA ships only’. Further OCOT training, re-assessment option details would also be requested.

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Contract 1. Offshore Crane Operator Training

Supplier

Contract value

  • £36,000 excluding VAT
  • £43,200 including VAT

Below the relevant threshold

Award decision date

4 December 2025

Earliest date the contract will be signed

20 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 21 January 2026 to 30 June 2026
  • 5 months, 11 days

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 80500000 - Training services
  • 80510000 - Specialist training services
  • 80511000 - Staff training services
  • 80531000 - Industrial and technical training services

Contract locations

  • UKM6 - Highlands and Islands

Information about tenders

  • 1 tender received
  • 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Below threshold - open competition


Supplier

Sparrows Offshore Services Ltd

Tyrebagger Quarry

Aberdeen

AB21 0TT

United Kingdom

Region: UKM50 - Aberdeen City and Aberdeenshire

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Contract 1. Offshore Crane Operator Training


Contracting authority

Commissioners of Northern Lighthouses operating as Northern Lighthouse Board

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PMGV-7529-QWXG

84 George Street

Edinburgh

EH2 3DA

United Kingdom

Contact name: Nicola Walker

Telephone: 07785506840

Email: procurement@nlb.org.uk

Region: UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of

Organisation type: Public authority - central government