Scope
Description
Northern Ireland Water requires the information sought in this document to assess interest and capability of the market to support NI Water in procuring and processing (wet milling) magnetite to NIW's required specifications.
NI Water would also like to hear from suppliers who would be interested in visiting the current manufacturer, located in Norway, to better understand the current manufacturing process.
These visits would be at the suppliers own cost and interested parties should note that there is no guarantee that this process will result in a procurement exercise.
Total value (estimated)
- £3,600,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Contract dates (estimated)
- 1 January 2029 to 1 January 2032
- Possible extension to 1 January 2035
- 6 years, 1 day
Description of possible extension:
Potentially 3 years extensions available.
Main procurement category
Goods
CPV classifications
- 24000000 - Chemical products
- 14000000 - Mining, basic metals and related products
- 14600000 - Metal ores and alloys
- 14700000 - Basic metals
- 43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment
Submission
Enquiry deadline
10 October 2025, 11:59pm
Tender submission deadline
28 October 2025, 11:00am
Submission address and any special instructions
Tenders may be submitted electronically
Yes
Languages that may be used for submission
English
Award decision date (estimated)
31 December 2028
Award criteria
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
| Yet To be confirmed | Price |
Weighting description
Yet to be confirmed
Other information
Conflicts assessment prepared/revised
Yes
Procedure
Procedure type
Open procedure
Special regime
Utilities
Contracting authority
NI Water and its subsidiaries
- 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