Official UK procurement notice
C1214 - Supply and Delivery of Bottled Water
Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThis Contract is for the supply and delivery of bottled water, both to maintain current stock levels and also in emergency situations. The contract has been split into two lots; Lot 1 for supply and delivery of stocked bottled water and Lot 2 for emergency supply and delivery of bottled water.
- Recurrence: The initial period of this contract is three years with the option to extend for 2+1 therefore renewal is expected in 3-6years.
CPV: Drinking water · Mineral water
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£2,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Supply and delivery of stocked bottled waterAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
This Contract is for the supply and delivery of bottled water, both to maintain current stock levels and also in emergency/major incidents. The Contract is split into two Lots. Lot 1 is for the supply and delivery of stocked bottled water (routine delivery). Additional information: Although the total value is listed as £1,000,000 the anticipated range is £800,000 - £1,000,000. Lot 2 range is between £283,000 - £354,000
Lot #2Emergency supply and delivery of bottled waterAwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
This Contract is for the supply and delivery of bottled water, both to maintain current stock levels and also in emergency/major incidents. The Contract is split into two Lots. Lot 2 is for the emergency supply and delivery of bottled water (urgent delivery) Additional information: Although the total value is listed as £1,000,000 the anticipated range is £800,000 - £1,000,000. Lot 1 range is between £517,000 - £646,000.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Cost: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · The initial period of this contract is three years with the option to extend for 2+1 therefore renewal is expected in 3-6years.
- First published
- 12 Nov 2024, 16:48 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
- Authority reference
C1214- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-036840- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b5f4Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
24 Feb 2025 → 20 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected24 Feb 2025
- Submission deadline24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published2 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
- Bids must remain valid until20 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Feb 2025- Published value published: £1,000,00020 Feb 2025, 17:14 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Feb 2025, 17:14 GMT
- Procurement method changed20 Feb 2025, 17:14 GMT
- Deadline moved to 24 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT20 Feb 2025, 17:14 GMT+122 days · was 22 Nov 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete2 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Jul 2025, 14:42 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Contract 036840-2025-1 · supplier not published
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- £370,000
- Status
- active
Contract 036840-2025-2 · supplier not published
- Signed
- 17 Jun 2025
- Value
- £630,000
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NI Water and its subsidiariesContracting authorityWater
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NI WaterReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.