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
UKN - Northern Ireland
Internet address(es)
Main address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Buyer's address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Request for Information – 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 (NIW) and Northern Ireland Water Alpha (NIWA), Subsidiary of Northern Ireland Water Limited, are seeking expressions of interest from Suppliers who currently deliver these services or are interested in delivering these services in the future.
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NI Water are planning to hold supplier engagement sessions in January 2023 to determine interest in delivering these services, assist NIW in developing the tender documentation and help shape our procurement strategy to deliver these services going forward.
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An expression of interest for this session can be made in response to this PIN by emailing sourcing@niwater.com (FAO Shannon Whelan). Expressions of interest are to be received no later than 1.00pm on Friday 6th January 2023.
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Following the receipt of expressions of interest, NI Water may/will be in contact with Economic Operators in due course to set out details of the supplier engagement session. The engagement session will provide interested suppliers with the opportunity to obtain further information relating to NI Water and NI Water Alpha’s requirements and will also provide NI Water the opportunity to obtain feedback from the market.
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Please note that NI Water will not reimburse any costs incurred by Economic Operators in connection with this market engagement exercise.
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
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKN - Northern Ireland
- UKN0 - Northern Ireland
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Please see main description.
two.2.14) Additional information
NI Water are planning to hold supplier engagement sessions in January 2023 to determine interest in delivering these services, assist NIW in developing the tender documentation and help shape our procurement strategy to deliver these services going forward. An expression of interest for this session can be made in response to this PIN by emailing sourcing@niwater.com (FAO Shannon Whelan). Expressions of interest are to be received no later than 1.00pm on Friday 6th January 2023.
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
3 April 2023
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
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 expressions of interest
Date
6 January 2023
Local time
1:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
NI Water are planning to hold supplier engagement sessions in January 2023 to determine interest in delivering these services, assist NIW in developing the tender documentation and help shape our procurement strategy to deliver these services going forward. An expression of interest for this session can be made in response to this PIN by emailing sourcing@niwater.com (FAO Shannon Whelan). Expressions of interest are to be received no later than 1.00pm on Friday 6th January 2023.