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DFE – The Provision of Expert Mine Engineering Advice

Architectural
construction
engineering and inspection services
+2 more
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department for the Economy: "DFE – The Provision of Expert Mine Engineering Advice". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for the EconomyScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department for the Economy
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Published history for Department for the Economy. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
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Competition Density
3Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 1 active published awards; 1 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment for the Economy
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
Last source update4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationArchitectural, construction, engineering and inspection services, Consultative engineering and construction services, Geotechnical engineering services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-04b448
What is being bought
The Department for the Economy (DfE), the Department’s Agencies and dependent bodies require a Contractor to provide advice and expertise in all aspects of mine engineering. The Contractor will provide advice on the safety and remediation options for abandoned mines throughout Northern Ireland, thereby assisting the Department to carry out its functions under the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. In addition, the Contractor will be required to review operational and planned underground mining activities including the Kilroot Salt Mine, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim (owned and operated by the Irish Salt Mining and Exploration Co Ltd (“ISME”).
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
  5. Buyer information updated
    4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £170,000
    6 Nov 2024, 12:26 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    6 Nov 2024, 12:26 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    6 Nov 2024, 12:26 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 2 Dec 2024, 15:00 GMT
    6 Nov 2024, 12:26 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    6 Nov 2024, 12:26 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Department for the Economy (DfE), the Department’s Agencies and dependent bodies require a Contractor to provide advice and expertise in all aspects of mine engineering. The Contractor will provide advice on the safety and remediation options for abandoned mines throughout Northern Ireland, thereby assisting the Department to carry out its functions under the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. In addition, the Contractor will be required to review operational and planned underground mining activities including the Kilroot Salt Mine, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim (owned and operated by the Irish Salt Mining and Exploration Co Ltd (“ISME”).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Mar 2025, 11:58 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 28 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · £170,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
WARDELL ARMSTRONG LLP
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
DFE – The Provision of Expert Mine Engineering Advice
£170,000 · signed 28 Feb 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Bid statistics
bids: 3 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 3 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromEU: 0 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
smeBids: 0 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department for the Economy

Contracting authority GB-FTS-139746
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  • Department for the Economy
    buyer
    centralPurchasingBody

    39/49 Adelaide Street, BELFAST, UK, BT2 8FD
    ssdadmin.cpd@finance-ni.gov.uk

  • The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Any challenges are dealt with by the High Court Commercial Division to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the Public Contracts Regulation
    reviewBody

    uk

  • WARDELL ARMSTRONG LLP
    supplier

    SIR HENRY DOULTON HOUSE FORGE LANE, STOKE-ON-TRENT, UK, ST1 5BD
    jdavies@wardell-armstrong.com
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