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Published 29 Oct 2025, 12:57 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

ID 5962612 - NIEA Eastern Mournes Wildfire Recovery Project

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Environment Agency (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£605,000≈ £202k / year · £726,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 1 Dec 2025awarded 6 Jan 2026
Awarded to FUNDACIO PAU COSTA
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2028 · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Mourne Wildfire Recovery Group and the Department of Agriculture Environment and

Rural Affairs (DAERA) have now appointed a qualified wildfire expert to develop three comprehensive wildfire management plans and other wildfire related work across the Eastern and Western Mournes, the Antrim Hills and Cairn / Glenshane Pass.

CPV: Environmental institution building or planning · Environmental protection · Environmental quality control services · Environmental rehabilitation · Environmental safety services · Environmental security control services · Forest conservation strategy planning · Natural resources management or conservation strategy planning services · Other pollution investigation services · Pollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services · Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction · Services related to air pollution · +2 more

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£605,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026 – 31 Dec 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 31 Dec 2029 with extensionsValue: £605,000 exc. VAT · £726,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Northern IrelandEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: There is an optional extension period, anything up to 12-months contingency to allow for delays.
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2
  • Economic & financial standing

    N/A

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed in the Tender Documents

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
  • Proposed Team Experience
  • Proposed Methodology (Phase One)
  • Proposed Methodology (Phase two)
  • Proposed Methodology (Phase three)
  • Contract Management
  • Social Value: Promote Health & Wellbeing
  • Total Contract Price
Conditions of participation2
  • Economic & financial standing

    N/A

  • Technical & professional ability

    As detailed in the Tender Documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
29 Oct 2025, 12:57 GMT
Last source update
19 Jan 2026, 16:51 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 22 Dec 2025
Authority reference
ID 5962612
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069358
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Environmental institution building or planningEnvironmental protectionEnvironmental quality control servicesEnvironmental rehabilitationEnvironmental safety servicesEnvironmental security control servicesForest conservation strategy planningNatural resources management or conservation strategy planning servicesOther pollution investigation servicesPollutants tracking and monitoring and rehabilitation services
+4 moreRisk or hazard assessment other than for constructionServices related to air pollution
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d634 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary

As detailed in the Tender Documents

Review and risk notes
Risks

As detailed in the Tender Documents

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
1 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
20 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

29 Oct 2025 → 19 Jan 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published358 days ago
    29 Oct 2025, 12:57 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by336 days ago
    20 Nov 2025, 15:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline325 days ago
    1 Dec 2025, 15:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by303 days ago
    22 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts294 days ago
    1 Jan 2026
  6. Assessment summaries sent289 days ago
    6 Jan 2026
  7. Standstill ends279 days ago
    15 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  8. Latest notice published276 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 16:51 GMT

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    29 Oct 2025, 12:57 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    6 Jan 2026, 10:47 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    6 Jan 2026, 10:47 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    16 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    19 Jan 2026, 16:51 GMT
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £605,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jan 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
FUNDACIO PAU COSTASME19 Jan 2026 – 18 Jan 2028 · up to 18 Jan 2029Extensions: There is an optional extension period, anything up to 12-months contingency to allow for delays.£605,0006 Jan 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • ID 5962612 - NIEA Eastern Mournes Wildfire Recovery Project · FUNDACIO PAU COSTASME

    Signed
    16 Jan 2026
    Value
    £605,000
    Period
    17 Jan 2026 – 15 Jan 2029 · up to 15 Jan 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    There is an optional extension period, anything up to 12-months contingency to allow for delays.

    No agreed KPIs: Contract value below £5 million so not applicable

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA)

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PWCP-2929-NDNR Clare House, 303 Airport Road West, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT3 9EDContact email

Other 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.GB-PPON: PVWG-8426-YWXV Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FUNDACIO PAU COSTAAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PNJM-1954-ZHNN AV. MOSSEN CINTO VERDAGUER, 42 - ESC A. BXS. 2, TARADELL, ES, 08552, ESContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender