Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
Contact
sourcingniwater.com
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
Pre-Market Supplier Engagement- Facilities Management and Grounds Maintenance
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
As part of this pre-market engagement exercise, NI Water invite Economic Operators to provide feedback and to meet with us to discuss the Facilities Management and Grounds Maintenance contract which we anticipate will be issued to the market in autumn 2023. This will assist NI Water in developing our specification and approach to any future tender process. NI Water would like to hear from suppliers who can deliver facilities management and/or grounds maintenance services. These services are currently delivered via two contracts: C1034- Above Grounds Maintenance and, C1085 Grounds Maintenance contracts. These contracts expire in November 2024 and December 2024 respectively. The new tender exercise will combine these requirements into four separate lots: 2no. Facilities Management lots (NW/SE split) and 2no. Grounds Maintenance lots (NW/SE split). Suppliers are asked to respond to our request for feedback by the submission deadline. Requests for meetings should also be submitted by the closing date and time.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £35,000,000
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
- 50720000 - Repair and maintenance services of central heating
- 50730000 - Repair and maintenance services of cooler groups
- 50750000 - Lift-maintenance services
- 77300000 - Horticultural services
- 45200000 - Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 34928310 - Safety fencing
- 31625100 - Fire-detection systems
- 31625200 - Fire-alarm systems
- 31625000 - Burglar and fire alarms
- 77314000 - Grounds maintenance services
- 77314100 - Grassing services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
As part of this pre-market engagement exercise, NI Water invite Economic Operators to provide feedback and to meet with us to discuss the Facilities Management and Grounds Maintenance contract which we anticipate will be issued to the market in autumn 2023. This will assist NI Water in developing our specification and approach to any future tender process. NI Water would like to hear from suppliers who can deliver facilities management and/or grounds maintenance services. These services are currently delivered via two contracts: C1034- Above Grounds Maintenance and, C1085 Grounds Maintenance contracts. These contracts expire in November 2024 and December 2024 respectively. The new tender exercise will combine these requirements into four separate lots: 2no. Facilities Management lots (NW/SE split) and 2no. Grounds Maintenance lots (NW/SE split). Suppliers are asked to respond to our request for feedback by the submission deadline. Requests for meetings should also be submitted by the closing date and time.
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: £35,000,000
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Start date
1 December 2024
End date
30 November 2031
This contract is subject to renewal
Yes
Description of renewals
As per contract extensions
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
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
9 June 2023
Local time
2:00pm
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: 7 September 2023
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
9 June 2023
Local time
2:30pm
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: No
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
NI Water
Belfast
Country
United Kingdom