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Published 20 Nov 2023, 09:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

C1170 - Water and Wastewater Networks Maintenance and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

8 lotsServicesNegotiated procedure with prior call for competitionMax 4 lots to bidMax 1 lot per supplier
Sectors: Construction & Civil Engineering (45)Repair & Maintenance (50)Public utilities (65)
+1 moreCleaning & Environmental Services (90)
 Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£400,000,000total for 8 lots
Submissions closed 26 Feb 2024awarded 15 Jan 2025
Lots 8max 1 won per supplier · max 4 to bid

What is being bought8 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Network Maintenance Programme to deliver Water and Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their water and wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.

This contract will be split into the following 4 lots:

Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services,

Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services,

Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks and

Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance).

CPV: Cesspool or septic tank emptying services · Construction work · Engineering design services for the construction of civil engineering works · Engineering works and construction works · Environmental services · Hire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operator · Meters · Public utilities · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of water meters · Road-repair works · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · +6 more

Lots and requirements (8)Procurement structure

8 lots · 4 with a published value (£1,600,000,000 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 4 and win at most 1 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£400,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 years. · Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed
45232150 Works related to water-distribution pipelines45233142 Road-repair works50000000 Repair and maintenance services90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Lot #2Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated ServicesCancelledRenewalPublished value£400,000,000

Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for its Wastewater Network Maintenance and Associated Services. This programme will deliver improvements, repairs and maintenance services across their wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.

Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services.

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 years. · Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed
90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Lot #3Desludging of Septic TanksCancelledRenewalPublished value£400,000,000

Northern Ireland Water and its subsidiaries are procuring a Contract for the Desludging of Septic Tanks and Associated Services. This programme will deliver the service across their wastewater network for the PC21 and PC27 Price Control periods.

Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks

Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 years. · Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed
90460000 Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
Lot #4New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance)CancelledRenewalPublished value£400,000,000
Delivery: Northern Ireland
Extensions: There is a 9 month implementation period followed by a Service Period of 3 years with the option to extend for 3+1 years. Therefore contract renewal is expected in 3-7 years. · Initial contract period of 4 years with the option to extend for an additional 3+1 years.Variant bids: not allowed
45232150 Works related to water-distribution pipelines50411100 Repair and maintenance services of water meters90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Lot #5Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance ServicesPlannedLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
45000000 Construction work45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work45220000 Engineering works and construction works45232150 Works related to water-distribution pipelines45232400 Sewer construction work45232410 Sewerage work
Lot #6Wastewater Network Cleaning, Maintenance and Associated ServicesPlannedLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
45000000 Construction work45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work45220000 Engineering works and construction works45232150 Works related to water-distribution pipelines45232400 Sewer construction work45233142 Road-repair works
Lot #7Desludging of Septic TanksPlannedLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
45000000 Construction work45232400 Sewer construction work50000000 Repair and maintenance services65000000 Public utilities90000000 Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services90460000 Cesspool or septic tank emptying services
Lot #8Water and Sewerage Service Provision, Meter Maintenance and InstallationPlannedLot estimate not published
Delivery: Northern Ireland
38550000 Meters45000000 Construction work45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work45220000 Engineering works and construction works45232150 Works related to water-distribution pipelines45232400 Sewer construction work

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored · same split on all 3 lots
Quality: 50%Price: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 50
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
20 Nov 2023, 09:35 GMT
Last source update
14 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005101
Classification (CPV)
Cesspool or septic tank emptying servicesConstruction workEngineering design services for the construction of civil engineering worksEngineering works and construction worksEnvironmental servicesHire of construction and civil engineering machinery and equipment with operatorMetersPublic utilitiesRepair and maintenance servicesRepair and maintenance services of water meters
+8 moreRoad-repair worksSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041b19 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Note that the award value in section II is the total upper limit for all 4 contracts. The anticipated total contract value is £355m, this sits in the range of £323m - £550m. Note that the award values listed in Section V are the upper limits for each contract. Lot 1; The anticipated contract value is £210m, this sits in the range of £200m - £320m. Lot 2; The anticipated contract value is £33m, this sits in the range of £25m - £50m. Lot 3; The anticipated contract value is £22m, this sits in the range of £18m - £30m. Lot 4; The anticipated contract value is £90m, this sits in the range of £80m - £150m. The range of contract value is to allow for (but not limited to) increased/decreased usage of the contracts (demand from both internal and external customers), use of innovative processes and to allow for potentially higher than anticipated inflation.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
26 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗

Timeline

19 Jan 2024 → 14 Feb 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Next notice expected
    19 Jan 2024
  2. Submission deadline
    26 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    24 Aug 2024, 23:59 BST
  4. Notice published
    14 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2024
  1. Status changed to active
    26 Jan 2024, 16:47 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    26 Jan 2024, 16:47 GMT
  3. Deadline moved to 26 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
    26 Jan 2024, 16:47 GMT
    +42 days · was 15 Jan 2024, 10:00 GMT
  4. Status changed to complete
    14 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT
  5. Buyer details updated
    14 Feb 2025, 11:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £550,000,0004 contracts exc. VAT
Contracts signed 4latest 15 Jan 2025

4 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

  • Lot 1 - Water and Wastewater Networks Improvements Repairs and Maintenance Services · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jan 2025
    Value
    £320,000,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 2 - Wastewater Network Cleaning and Maintenance and Associated Services · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jan 2025
    Value
    £50,000,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 3 - Desludging of Septic Tanks · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jan 2025
    Value
    £30,000,000
    Status
    active

  • Lot 4 - New Development and Metering Infrastructure (Installation and Maintenance) · supplier not published

    Signed
    15 Jan 2025
    Value
    £150,000,000
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentWater GB-COH: NI050432 BELFAST, Northern IrelandContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • NI WaterReview body BELFAST
  • Northern Ireland WaterReview body Belfast

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.