Official UK procurement notice
ID 5983468 - DfE - Environmental Assessment and Planning Application for Antrim Area Hospital
Authority: Department for the Economy (DfE) - Energy Group (Central government)·On behalf of: CPD
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Department for the Economy wishes to engage a supplier to deliver a determined planning application for a deep geothermal system at Antrim Area Hospital (AAH). Outputs will include site selection, environmental assessments, environmental impact assessment and an application for full planning permission at the selected site. The contract is for an initial period of 24 months. In the event of any unforeseen events or delays to completion of the required works, the initial contract will be followed by two optional extension periods of up to 6 months each. Suppliers should refer to the Specification for full details of the requirements.
CPV: Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security · Energy and related services · Energy-efficiency consultancy services · Energy-management services · Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) services other than for construction · Environmental impact assessment for construction · Environmental impact assessment other than for construction · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental management · Environmental planning · Environmental standards other than for construction
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
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)
- Qualitative Criteria: 80%
- Quantitative Criteria: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
- Qualitative Criteria: As per tender documentation - Instructions to Tenders document
- Quantitative Criteria: As per tender documentation - Instructions to Tenders document
- Technical & professional ability
As per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. 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
- 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
- 4 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Dec 2025, 10:33 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
- Authority reference
ID 5983468- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053975- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059443Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
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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.
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.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 26 Sept 2025, 17:00 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 Sept 2025 → 2 Dec 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 14:56 BST
- Clarification questions by391 days ago26 Sept 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline381 days ago6 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Award decision expected by360 days ago27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts354 days ago3 Nov 2025
- Assessment summaries sent340 days ago17 Nov 2025
- Standstill ends330 days ago26 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Latest notice published324 days ago2 Dec 2025, 10:33 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Sept 2025- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 14:56 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published17 Nov 2025, 10:31 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete17 Nov 2025, 10:31 GMT
- Contract signature expected27 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published2 Dec 2025, 10:33 GMTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tetra Tech Consulting NI Ltd27 Nov 2025 – 26 Nov 2027 · up to 26 Nov 2028Extensions: In the event of any unforeseen events or delays to completion of the required works, the initial contract will be followed by two optional extension periods of up to 6 months each. | £200,000 | 17 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
1 · Tetra Tech Consulting NI Ltd
- Signed
- 27 Nov 2025
- Value
- £200,000
- Period
- 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2028 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- In the event of any unforeseen events or delays to completion of the required works, the initial contract will be followed by two optional extension periods of up to 6 months each.
No agreed KPIs: The value of this contract is below the relevant threshold of £5 million including VAT and as such the reporting and publication of KPIs is not mandated.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 0 | 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
2 commercial parties on the notice- TETRA TECH CONSULTING (NI) LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Tetra Tech Consulting (NI) 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