Planning

T106 - NI Water - Fleet Maintenance and Management Services

  • Northern Ireland Water

UK2: Preliminary market engagement notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-009464

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ed5d

Published 14 March 2025, 2:09pm



Scope

Reference

T106

Description

NI Water requires a 'one-stop-shop' model for the service, maintenance and repair of its fleet - approx 620 no. LCV and HGV vehicles. The Contractor will be responsible for maintenance of NI Water's entire vehicle fleet including both the LCV and HGV fleets (ICE & EV).

The Contractor shall be required to provide maintenance, scheduled service and inspection, scheduled repair, unscheduled repair, safety inspection, roadside assistance and breakdown recovery, scheduling of services and repairs, and scheduling and the preparation and presentation of all vehicles for testing by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA).

Bodywork, fixed plant attached to a vehicle (such as a jetter, hydraulic crane or tail lift) and any specialist vehicles (such as a pressurised tanker).

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2026 to 1 October 2029
  • Possible extension to 1 October 2033
  • 7 years, 1 day

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
  • 50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
  • 50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
  • 50112000 - Repair and maintenance services of cars
  • 50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses
  • 50114000 - Repair and maintenance services of trucks
  • 50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
  • 50118000 - Automobile emergency road services
  • 50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services
  • 50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
  • 50112100 - Car repair services
  • 50112200 - Car maintenance services
  • 50112110 - Body-repair services for vehicles

Engagement

Engagement deadline

1 May 2025

Engagement process description

A Request for Information (RFI) is being issued, with Economic Operators required to respond to a set of questions. Meetings will then be held with interested parties mid-April.


Participation

Particular suitability

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Publication date of tender notice (estimated)

23 September 2025


Procedure

Special regime

Utilities


Contracting authority

Northern Ireland Water

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCZH-7295-JJTZ

Westland House, 40 Old Westland Road

Belfast

BT14 6TE

United Kingdom

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland