Tender: Mezzanine Conversion to Tearoom with Structural, M&E and External Stair Works – NLB Oban Buoy Store

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Northern Lighthouse Board (NLB) is seeking a contractor to repurpose the mezzanine attic into a tearoom above the small tools workshop within the Buoy Store building at the NLB Oban base. The works include strengthening the existing mezzanine floor with additional timber joists and steel supports, a new fire-rated ceiling to the workshop, steelwork framing for a new external doorway and removal of existing dado railing, a new partition wall up to the underside of the roof, a new internal window to the gantry crane room, a lobby partition with door, design/fabrication/installation of an external stairway and first-floor external doorway, installation and commissioning of electrical supply, lighting, data and fire detection, new extract ventilation, water supply and waste plumbing to the tearoom, installation of kitchen units and fittings including a sink, and decorating and new floor coverings. All work must comply with the Building (Scotland) Regulations 2004 and subsequent amendments and be delivered while maintaining the depot as a live operational base; all drawings, specifications and submission requirements are included in the tender package. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for 17th November 2026 (attendance to be confirmed via the Delta message centre); works are to begin 4th January 2027 and are expected to be completed by 31st March.