Request for Information (RFI) - Market interest and capability to procure and process (“Wet Milling”) magnetite to NIW’s required specification for Potable Water Treatment Process

Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsBelow thresholdUtilitiesSME suitable

Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Delivery location not published

Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender

Tender notice expected Date not publishedfrom the planned procurement notice

Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Jan 2032 · up to 1 Jan 2034 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2029

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Northern Ireland Water requires the information sought in this document to assess interest and capability of the market to support NI Water in procuring and processing (wet milling) magnetite to NIW’s required specifications.

CPV: Iron ores · Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment · Metal ores · Metal ores and alloys · Mining equipment · Mining, basic metals and related products · Miscellaneous ores

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1PlannedRenewal 3 yrsSME

Contract period: 1 Jan 2029 – 1 Jan 2032 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Jan 2034 with extensions

Eligibility: SME eligible

Extensions: Extension options published

14000000 Mining, basic metals and related products 14600000 Metal ores and alloys 14610000 Metal ores 14611000 Iron ores 14614000 Miscellaneous ores 43000000 Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Past planning notice
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Utilities
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST
Last source update: 2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-061660
Latest notice: Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
Classification (CPV): Iron oresMachinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipmentMetal oresMetal ores and alloysMining equipmentMining, basic metals and related productsMiscellaneous ores
Delivery area: Not published
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05a6a4 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: —

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2029 · 3 dates

Planning notice published391 days ago
2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST
Market engagement382 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Please contact sourcing@niwater.com FAO Maria Bunting-Mcgeown for a copy of the RFI document or if you have any queries or thoughts.
Today
28 Oct 2026
Contract starts
1 Jan 2029

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender

Preliminary market engagement notice published
2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST
UK2

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice

Awards (0): No award published
Contracts (0): No contract published
Bid statistics: No aggregate bid statistics published

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PCZH-7295-JJTZ Westland House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6TEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST