Scope
Reference
ID5827624
Description
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), through the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), a unit within DAERA, has a statutory responsibility for private water supplies under the Water and Sewerage Services Order (Northern Ireland) 2006. This is implemented through The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 which requires a sampling and analysis programme to be put in place and maintained for all private water supplies registered under these regulations (Regulations 9 - 12).
Therefore DWI requires a Supplier to undertake the collection, transportation, analysis and reporting of results for samples of drinking water taken by local council officers from private water supplies across Northern Ireland under The Private Water Supplies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017.
Total value (estimated)
- £854,000 excluding VAT
- £1,068,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2028
- 3 years
Options
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.
The contract has 2 options to extend for a period of 1 yr each
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
- 71620000 - Analysis services
- 71621000 - Technical analysis or consultancy services
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
Submission
Enquiry deadline
22 July 2025, 11:59pm
Tender submission deadline
1 August 2025, 11:59pm
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the relevant Call for Tender (CfT) opportunity on eTendersNI, website details immediately below.
Paper submissions will not be accepted or considered and will be rejected by the Contracting Authority / Buyer. The tender documents are available with unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at: URL https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
1 September 2025
Award criteria
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC2 - Service delivery | As per tender documents |
Quality | 50% |
| AC3 - Contract Management | As per tender documents |
Quality | 30% |
| AC4 - Social Value | As per tender documents |
Quality | 20% |
Other information
Payment terms
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : https://www.financeni.gov.uk/articles/account-ni-good-invoicing-practice.
Contract Value
The estimated value figure indicated in the Scope Section represents an overall estimated contract value. This value reflects the potential scale of the contract. Neither CPD nor the contracting Authority can provide any guarantee as to the level of business under this contract. The Contracting Authority does not bind itself to accept any tender. Suppliers remain responsible for all costs and expenses incurred by them or by any third party acting under instructions from the Supplier in connection with taking part in this procurement process regardless of whether such costs arise as a consequence, directly or indirectly of any amendments made to the procurement documents by the Contracting Authority at any time.
No legally binding contract shall arise (and a Supplier shall have no legitimate expectation that a contract will be entered into) until such time as entry into the Contract has been confirmed by the Contracting Authority.
Applicable trade agreements
- Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Contracting authority
Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLDR-5748-GBBJ
17 Antrim Road
Lisburn
BT28 3AL
United Kingdom
Region: UKN0E - Lisburn and Castlereagh
Organisation type: Public authority - central government
Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland
Other organisation
These organisations are carrying out the procurement, or part of it, on behalf of the contracting authorities.
Construction and Procurement Delivery
Summary of their role in this procurement: Construction and Procurement Delivery - Supplies and Services Division, is a Centre of Procurement Expertise and provides a central procurement function for central government in Northern Ireland.
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PVWG-8426-YWXV
303 Airport Road West
Belfast
BT3 9ED
United Kingdom
Region: UKN06 - Belfast