Official UK procurement notice
T141 - Electrical, Instrumentation, Control and Automation, Installation, Repair and Maintenance
Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNI Water wishes to appoint a contractor to provide M and E Services with Electrical and ICA,
Installation, Repair and Maintenance services for the full range of manufacturer’s equipment
currently within NI Water’s asset base. The contractor will be responsible for providing
the necessary skilled and unskilled labour together with the materials to carry out the work
in accordance with the Specification, statutory regulations and to the satisfaction of NI
Water.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 3 Jan 2033, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T141 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
CPV: Electrical installation work · Electrical services · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of electric motors · Repair and maintenance services of electrical distribution equipment · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£54,000,000 together) · win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1EICA Services - North WestRenewalPublished value£27,000,000
EICA Installation, Repair and Maintenance Service for the North West area of Northern Ireland
Lot #2EICA Services - South EastRenewalPublished value£27,000,000
EICA Installation, Repair and Maintenance Service for the South East area of Northern Ireland
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 3 Jan 2033
- First published
- 5 Sept 2025, 19:19 BST
- Last source update
- 26 Jun 2026, 16:19 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
T141- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-053562- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05955cFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T141 tender documents which are
available on eTendersNI.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 11 Apr 2027 · 9 dates- Planning notice published5 Sept 2025, 19:19 BST
- Market engagement392 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
NI Water plans to hold a Supplier Presentation Session in October 2025 (date and time TBC).
Suppliers can register their interest in attending this Session and confirm two (2) attendees by submitting an email to sourcing@niwater.com FAO Keith Watson and Dean Campbell with contact names, company position and accompanying email address.
- Next notice expected211 days ago30 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published144 days ago5 Jun 2026, 18:39 BST
- Latest notice published123 days ago26 Jun 2026, 16:19 BST
- Clarification questions by111 days ago8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline104 days ago15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by26 days ago1 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 164 days11 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Sept 2025, 19:19 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published5 Jun 2026, 18:39 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £54,000,0005 Jun 2026, 18:39 BST
- Status changed to active5 Jun 2026, 18:39 BST
- Procurement method changed5 Jun 2026, 18:39 BST
- Deadline published: 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST5 Jun 2026, 18:39 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Jun 2026, 18:39 BST
- Tender notice published26 Jun 2026, 16:19 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 15 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST26 Jun 2026, 16:19 BST+12 days · was 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
Submission deadline extended to 12 noon 15th July 2026.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northern Ireland Water LimitedContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender