Official UK procurement notice
Maintenance of Boilers, Boiler Water Treatment, Plate Heat Exchangers and Energy Centres Management and Maintenance
Authority: Northern Health and Social Care Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 5 public authorities·Procurement run by: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks. to provide a Contract for Maintenance of Boilers, Boiler Water Treatment, Plate Heat Exchangers and Energy Centres Management and Maintenance to meet the requirements of the. Published lot titles: Lot 1 – Steam Boilers and Associated Plant; Lot 2 – Steam Boiler Water Level Controls; Lot 3 – Low Temperature Hot Water Boilers and Associated Plant (including Specialist Boilers); Lot 4 – Biomass Boilers and Associated Plant; Lot 5 – Plate Heat Exchangers; Lot 6 – Energy Centres Management and Maintenance.
What is being bought6 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionBusiness Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks
to provide a Contract for Maintenance of Boilers, Boiler Water Treatment, Plate Heat Exchangers and Energy Centres Management and Maintenance to meet the requirements of the
Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Dec 2036, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: Preliminary Market Engagement has been carried out. Please note that the linking could not be completed correctly due to system restrictions within eTendersNI. Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-068134 Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05d33e Published 24 October 2025, 11:38am
CPV: District heating · Hot water · Long-distance heating · Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services · Steam · Steam generators · Steam, hot water and associated products · Steam-generating boilers
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Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure
6 lots · all with a published value (£13,516,630 together)Lot #1Steam Boilers and Associated PlantRenewalPublished value£5,547,083
Lot #2Steam Boiler Water Level ControlsRenewalPublished value£281,817
Lot #3Low Temperature Hot Water Boilers and Associated Plant (including Specialist Boilers)RenewalPublished value£2,430,427
Maintenance of Low Temperature Hot Water Boilers and Associated Plant
(including Specialist Boilers)
Lot #4Biomass Boilers and Associated PlantRenewalPublished value£149,675
Maintenance of Biomass Boilers and Associated Plant
Lot #5Plate Heat ExchangersRenewalPublished value£1,365,776
Lot #6Energy Centres Management and MaintenanceRenewalPublished value£3,741,852
Maintenance of Energy Centres Management and Maintenance
What it takes to wini
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
- Turnover usually expected: about £59,804 – ~£2,216,404 per lot (twice each lot's annual value).
Turnover is an indicative market norm (≈2× annual value), not a published condition.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service buys Steam, hot water and associated products (CPV 0932), and who usually turns up
Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service’s published record next to the market for the same work. Frameworks and DPS are left out: they draw different bid counts. Whole-market view: Steam, hot water and associated products (CPV 0932) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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Local means the winner is registered in the region where that award was delivered.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners were registered in the region where that award was delivered.
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Half of these awards have an award date within 46 days of the bid deadline.
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Both shares are minimums: some awards have no bid count.
Missing bid counts may hide more single-bid awards. This share is a minimum.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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1 bid14% / 4%
2–326% / 85%
4–634% / 8%
7+26% / 4%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Below estimate46% / 57%
Within ±2%42% / 26%
Above estimate13% / 17%
Assess each lot i
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Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1Steam Boilers and Associated PlantCPV 0932Published estimate£5.5m
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid20%
2–353%
4–624%
7+3%
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Based on 27 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£5.5m
Estimate£5.5m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Firmus Energy (Supply) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Supply of Natural Gasnotice published Mar 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £202m4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £204m i | 6% below n=4 | |
Learnd UK LtdLarge | £600k4 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £43k i | no comparable pairs |
| £15m20 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | 2 live · £33m i | at estimate n=6 | |
| £1.9m2 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | None on file | 5% above n=2 | |
| £5.4m2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 13% above n=1 |
Lot #2Steam Boiler Water Level ControlsCPV 0932Published estimate£282k
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid21%
2–350%
4–626%
7+3%
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Based on 27 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£277k–£282k
Estimate£282k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firmus Energy (Supply) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Supply of Natural Gasnotice published Mar 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £202m4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £204m i | 6% below n=4 | |
Water Plus LimitedLarge | £4.1m12 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £192k i | at estimate n=1 |
Learnd UK LtdLarge | £600k4 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £43k i | no comparable pairs |
| £21m12 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | None on file | at estimate n=7 | |
| £5.4m2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 13% above n=1 |
Lot #3Low Temperature Hot Water Boilers and Associated Plant (including Specialist Boilers)CPV 0932Published estimate£2.4m
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid14%
2–355%
4–627%
7+4%
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Based on 27 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£2.4m
Estimate£2.4m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Firmus Energy (Supply) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Supply of Natural Gasnotice published Mar 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £202m4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £204m i | 6% below n=4 | |
| £5.4m2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 13% above n=1 | |
| £350k1 award in 36m · last 7 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £3.5m1 award in 36m · last 21 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £114k1 award in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | 29% below n=1 |
Lot #4Biomass Boilers and Associated PlantCPV 0932Published estimate£150k
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid34%
2–346%
4–617%
7+2%
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Based on 27 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£147k–£150k
Estimate£150k
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £9.1m10 awards in 36m · last this month | 3 live · £2.4m i | no comparable pairs | |
| £15m20 awards in 36m · last 13 months ago | 2 live · £33m i | at estimate n=6 | |
| £1.9m2 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | None on file | 5% above n=2 | |
| £5.4m2 awards in 36m · last 12 months ago | None on file | 13% above n=1 | |
| £114k1 award in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | 29% below n=1 |
Lot #5Plate Heat ExchangersCPV 0932Published estimate£1.4m
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid16%
2–353%
4–628%
7+3%
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Based on 27 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£1.4m
Estimate£1.4m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £2.6m7 awards in 36m · last 1 month ago | 1 live · £125k i | 52% below n=2 | |
| £1.2m1 award in 36m · last 9 months ago | 1 live · £1.2m i | at estimate n=1 | |
| £114k1 award in 36m · last 17 months ago | None on file | 29% below n=1 | |
| 1 award in 36m · last 8 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs | |
| £1.3m1 award in 36m · last 36 months ago | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #6Energy Centres Management and MaintenanceCPV 0932Published estimate£3.7m
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Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
1 bid18%
2–346%
4–631%
7+4%
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Based on 27 comparable awards. Each lot reflects its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
Middle 50%£3.7m
Estimate£3.7m
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
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| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Firmus Energy (Supply) LimitedWorked for this buyer | Supply of Natural Gasnotice published Mar 2021 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
Who could compete for this lot? i
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| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £202m4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 2 live · £204m i | 6% below n=4 | |
| £50m49 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 20 live · £32m i | 27% below n=6 | |
| £15m16 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 5 live · £14m i | at estimate n=7 | |
Water Plus LimitedLarge | £4.1m12 awards in 36m · last 3 months ago | 3 live · £192k i | at estimate n=1 |
| £1.1m4 awards in 36m · last 10 months ago | 1 live · £15k i | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Estimates, labelled. The price range, possible competitors and earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards, not published facts, win chances or price advice. The buyer’s own record and the wider market are shown apart, never mixed.
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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
- Open for tender
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Dec 2036
- First published
- 13 Nov 2026, 16:46 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Nov 2026, 16:46 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Mar 2027
- Authority reference
6096454- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-108193- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-07bc1fFind a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Submit via eTendersNI- Requests to participate (first stage)
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- Tender submission deadline
- 14 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
13 Nov 2026 → 1 Apr 2027 · 5 dates- Tender notice published3h ago13 Nov 2026, 16:46 GMT
- Today13 Nov 2026
- Clarification questions byin 23 days7 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission deadlinein 30 days14 Dec 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected byin 108 days1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 138 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published13 Nov 2026, 16:46 GMTUK4
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
6 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Belfast Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics ServiceProcess contact pointProcuring entityTendering service for Health Service NI entities
- South Eastern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Southern Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
- Western Health and Social Care TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender