Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
Contact
Shannon Whelan
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted to the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
C1181 - Commercial Diving Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98363000 - Diving services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiary Northern Ireland Water Alpha operate a number of Water Treatment Works supplied from a variety of Raw Water Sources. Depending on the water quality of the Raw Water Sources, it may be necessary to proactively and / or reactively clean the Raw Water Intake Screens due to an increase of invasive and non-invasive species, e.g. pond weeds, zebra mussels etc. Northern Ireland Water and Northern Ireland Water Alpha may require additional miscellaneous commercial diving and marine services.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £376,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 98360000 - Marine services
- 98361000 - Aquatic marine services
- 71354500 - Marine survey services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiary Northern Ireland Water Alpha operate a number of Water Treatment Works supplied from a variety of Raw Water Sources. Depending on the water quality of the Raw Water Sources, it may be necessary to proactively and / or reactively clean the Raw Water Intake Screens due to an increase of invasive and non-invasive species, e.g. pond weeds, zebra mussels etc. Northern Ireland Water and Northern Ireland Water Alpha may require additional miscellaneous commercial diving and marine services.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £376,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
36
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
two.2.14) Additional information
Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2022/S 000-034729
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
13 March 2023
Local time
12:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until: 8 August 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
13 March 2023
Local time
12:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.3) Additional information
Initial contract period of 3 years with the option to extend for 1+1 years.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NI Water
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom