Official UK procurement notice
T165 Farming for Water, Seagahan Catchment Area
Authority: Northern Ireland Water (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Seagahan Farming for Water scheme aims to develop sustainable, catchment-scale
solutions for the protection of rivers and lakes, which are the main sources of our drinking
water. The project focuses on reducing the amount of the herbicide MCPA, nutrients and
soil getting into rivers, streams and Seagahan reservoir from which drinking water is
extracted. Service requirements are to be provided at farms (as identified by NI Water)
within the Seagahan catchment.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T165 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
CPV: Agricultural services · Agricultural, farming, fishing, forestry and related products · Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services · Forest pest control services · Pest-control services · Pesticides · Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£420,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 40%
- Cost: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Feb 2026, 15:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jul 2026, 10:06 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
T165- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-018037- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065e94Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T165 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
27 Feb 2026 → 2 Jul 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published231 days ago27 Feb 2026, 15:12 GMT
- Submission deadline206 days ago24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by171 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts137 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent123 days ago15 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends112 days ago25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published106 days ago2 Jul 2026, 10:06 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 27 Feb 2026- Tender notice published27 Feb 2026, 15:12 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published15 Jun 2026, 14:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete15 Jun 2026, 14:59 BST
- Contract signature expected25 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Jul 2026, 10:06 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jig Saw Farm Community Interest CompanyFarming for Water, Seagahan Catchment Area29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2027 · up to 28 Jun 2030Extensions: The contract is awarded on the basis of an initial 1 year, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years. · Options: As detailed in Schedule 1 Specification, section 1.7, there is the option to purchase additional services or goods under the T165 contract during the contract period. | £420,000 | 15 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Farming for Water, Seagahan Catchment Area · Jig Saw Farm Community Interest Company
- Signed
- 26 Jun 2026
- Value
- £420,000
- Period
- 29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2027 · up to 28 Jun 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- The contract is awarded on the basis of an initial 1 year with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years.
- Options
- As detailed in Schedule 1 Specification, section 1.7, there is the option to purchase additional services or goods under the T165 contract during the contract period.
No agreed KPIs: Instead of including KPIs a clause has been included in the Specification instead, section 5.6 Performance.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one | 4 | 1 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Jig Saw Farm Community Interest CompanyAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender