Official UK procurement notice
LNI - 6151840 - Enniskillen Replacement Library - C000927LAA
Authority: Northern Ireland Library Authority - Libraries NI (Central government)·On behalf of: Department of Finance Northern Ireland, Construction and Procurement Delivery
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLibraries NI wishes to redevelop the public library facilities in Enniskillen to better meet
customer needs and deliver additional and enhanced services. The proposed new library
will replace the existing building, built in 1978 and deemed no longer 'fit for purpose'. The
new library will be in the existing location on Halls Lane, Enniskillen, County Fermanagh,
BT74 7DR. The new library will seek to provide an energy-efficient, two storey building of
c.1600msq which will facilitate independent access and use, comply with all current health
and safety and fire regulations, achieve BREEAM 'Excellent' status and offer an open,
inviting space which will make best use of its position overlooking the river. The project
will include the removal of asbestos, demolition, additional site investigation and site
clearance of the existing Enniskillen Library site prior to the full construction works
required to deliver the new library facility, this will include but is not limited to mechanical
and electrical services, achievement of BREEAM 'Excellent' and external and site
development work. A full description of the Works is available in the ItP-Part B.
- How the procedure runs: This is Participation Stage and is to provide the Authority with sufficient information to allow Suppliers to be shortlisted to proceed to the Tender Stage. Suppliers shortlisted from the Participation Stage process may be invited to the Tender Stage.
CPV: Building construction work · Construction work for buildings relating to education and research · Construction work for buildings relating to exhibitions
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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 award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
- Works
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST
- Last source update
- 11 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 29 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
6151840- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059013- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a074Find a Tender
- How it runs
This is Participation Stage and is to provide the Authority with sufficient information to allow Suppliers to be shortlisted to proceed to the Tender Stage. Suppliers shortlisted from the Participation Stage process may be invited to the Tender Stage.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 24 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 24 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
23 Sept 2025 → 20 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published394 days ago23 Sept 2025, 16:19 BST
- Clarification questions by363 days ago24 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Submission deadline363 days ago24 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
- Contract starts177 days ago29 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected by176 days ago29 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent74 days ago10 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published72 days ago11 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Standstill ends63 days ago20 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Sept 2025- Tender notice published23 Sept 2025, 16:19 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published20 Oct 2025, 10:48 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 15:59 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete11 Aug 2026, 15:59 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
An Extension to the receipt Deadline has been granted and the Tender Return Date has been updated to 24/10/2025.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BELL CONTRACTS AND CO LTDSME30 Sept 2026 – 2 Feb 2028Options: This is an NEC4 ECC contract, and extensions or additional purchases can be processed through a Compensation Event in line with the contract terms. | £6,396,739 inc. VAT | 10 Aug 2026standstill to 20 Aug 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonBELL CONTRACTS AND CO LTDSME · Northern Ireland
- did not winP & K MCKAIGUE LTD · Northern Ireland
- did not winTRACEY BROTHERS LTD · Northern Ireland
- did not winWoodvale Construction Company · Northern Ireland
- did not winLOWRY BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LTD · Northern Ireland
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- Department of Finance Northern Ireland, Construction and Procurement DeliveryBeneficiary authority
- Department of FinanceProcess contact pointProcuring entityThe Authority Libraries NI has appointed Construction Procurement Delivery CPD as the CoPE to provide procurement advice and to administer this procurement competition on its behalf as a buyer.
Bidders & participating suppliers
5 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded- BELL CONTRACTS AND CO LTDAwarded supplier
- LOWRY BUILDING & CIVIL ENGINEERING LTDBidder / tenderer
- P & K MCKAIGUE LTDBidder / tenderer
- TRACEY BROTHERS LTDBidder / tenderer
- Woodvale Construction CompanyBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender