Official UK procurement notice
ID 5928927 - DfE - Purchase of Equipment to Monitor Movement on Abandoned Mines Within Northern Ireland
Authority: Department for the Economy (DfE) - Energy Group (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Buyer requires a Supplier to supply, deliver and install ground motion instrumentation
(GNSS) and provide a Cloud-based monitoring telemetry system.
CPV: Environmental auditing · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental indicators analysis other than for construction · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental management · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Environmental standards other than for construction · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Land reclamation services · Navigational and meteorological instruments · Navigational instruments · Radar apparatus · +2 more
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (3)
- Supply and Quality Control: 50%
- Contract Management: 40%
- Total Contract Price: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Supply and Quality Control: As per Tender documentation The Contracting Authority may during the process refine an award criterion in line with section 24 of the PA 2023. Where this is the case revised tender documentation will be provided to all suppliers clearly indicating any refinements made.
- Contract Management: As per Tender documentation The Contracting Authority may during the process refine an award criterion in line with section 24 of the PA 2023. Where this is the case revised tender documentation will be provided to all suppliers clearly indicating any refinements made.
- Total Contract Price: As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 10 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 1 point. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Jul 2025, 16:03 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Sept 2025, 15:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 18 Aug 2025
- Authority reference
ID 5928927- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-037544- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05596aFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
For further details on invoicing procedures please see : www.finance-ni.gov.uk/ar ↗ ticles/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 and takes into account potential optional extension periods and the uptake of potential optional services as detailed in the tender documents. This figure does not however take into account the application of indexation or increases to charges due to increases in the Real Living Wage. 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 the lowest or 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.
- Risks
Exclusions
If at any time during the procurement, or post award, it comes to the attention of the Contracting Authority (CA) or CPD, by whatever means, that a Supplier has become ‘excluded’ or ‘excludable’ as per Sec 57 of the PA 2023, the CA, after compliance with its obligations under the PA 23, reserves the right to exclude said Supplier from the procurement procedure or terminate any contract they have been awarded.
(I). not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice;
(II). to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering Competition;
(III). to award (a) contract(s) in respect of any part(s) of the [services] covered by this notice; and
(IV). to award contract(s) in stages.
and in no circumstances will the Authority be liable for any costs incurred by candidates.
Suppliers should note that all dates, time periods and figures in relation to values and volumes specified in this notice and the procurement documents are approximate only and the Contracting Authority reserves the right to change any or all of them.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 7 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 31 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
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 etendersni.gov.uk/epps ↗
Timeline
4 Jul 2025 → 30 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 16:03 BST
- Clarification questions by31 Jul 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline7 Aug 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent2 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends12 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published391 days ago24 Sept 2025, 15:25 BST
- Contract starts385 days ago30 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Jul 2025- Tender notice published4 Jul 2025, 16:03 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published3 Sept 2025, 10:33 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete3 Sept 2025, 10:33 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Sept 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published24 Sept 2025, 15:25 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DATUM MONITORING IRELAND LIMITEDSME15 Sept 2025 – 14 Sept 2027 | £124,721 | 2 Sept 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
ID 5928927 - DfE - Purchase of Equipment to Monitor Movement on Abandoned Mines Within Northern Ireland · DATUM MONITORING IRELAND LIMITEDSME
- Signed
- 16 Sept 2025
- Value
- £124,721
- Period
- 30 Sept 2025 – 29 Sept 2027
- Status
- active
No agreed KPIs: Contract value does not exceed the relevant threshold
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- CPDBeneficiary authority
- CPD - Supplies & Services DivisionProcess contact pointProcuring entityConstruction 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
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DATUM MONITORING IRELAND LIMITEDAwarded 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