Scope
Reference
T100
Description
This tender is for the provision of sludge press servicing/maintenance/repair and supply/delivery/fitting of spare parts and filter cloths. Please refer to the Specification for further information on the requirement.
Total value (estimated)
- £8,640,000 excluding VAT
- £10,368,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 December 2025 to 30 November 2027
- Possible extension to 30 November 2030
- 5 years
Description of possible extension:
The initial period of the contract is 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years (2+1+1+1 years).
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
See section 1.6 of the Specification for details.
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
- 34951200 - Sludge-handling equipment
- 34913000 - Miscellaneous spare parts
- 39525200 - Filter elements of cloth
- 42996900 - Sludge-processing equipment
- 42955000 - Parts of filtering machinery
- 90513800 - Sludge treatment services
Contract locations
- UKN - Northern Ireland
Submission
Enquiry deadline
30 June 2025, 12:00pm
Submission type
Requests to participate
Deadline for requests to participate
7 July 2025, 12:00pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Submissions should be via eTendersNI https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
27 October 2025
Recurring procurement
Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 January 2030
Award criteria
| Name | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|
| Quality | Quality | 50% |
| Cost | Cost | 50% |
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Competitive flexible procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Competitive flexible procedure description
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T100 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
Justification for not publishing a preliminary market engagement notice
Market engagement was carried out under the UCRs prior to the go live date of the PA 2023. A PIN was published, reference; 2024/S 000-000408. Suppliers expressed interest in this requirement and meetings were held with each of those suppliers.
Contracting authority
Northern Ireland Water
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCZH-7295-JJTZ
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
United Kingdom
Email: sourcing@niwater.com
Region: UKN06 - Belfast
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland