Official UK procurement notice
NI Water - Laboratory Analysis Resilience Services
Authority: Northern Ireland Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNI Water’s current contract for provision of contingency sample analysis services will end 3 February 2027. NI Water are seeking to understand the current market capability and gauge interest in participation in a tender process for this requirement.
NI Water have provided a list of the current suites/parameters of sample types in Appendix 2 - List of Analysis Suites and Parameters, this includes the accreditation requirements.
Please note this list may be subject to change, any changes will be notified in the tender documentation.
NI Water would ask interested suppliers to complete both Annex 1 of the Request for Information (RFI) document and the Appendix 2 List of Analysis Suites and Parameters’ and return these via eTenders NI (using the Messaging function) or send to [email protected] (FAO Paul Clements) by 2pm on 23rd September 2026.
CPV: Analysis services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Lot 1PlannedRenewal
- Extensions
- Extension options published
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Planned procurement
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Utilities
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 17 Sept 2026, 08:38 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Sept 2026, 08:38 BST
- Latest notice
- Preliminary market engagement notice (UK2)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0773f5
How it was run
- Submission deadline
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Timeline
4 published dates · Europe/London- Planning notice published2 days ago17 Sept 2026, 08:38 BST
- Market engagementin 26 days15 Oct 2026, 00:59 BST
NI Water are engaging with the market to to assess interest and capability for the provision of Laboratory Resilience Services, as and when required. NI Water request that interested suppliers complete both Annex 1 of the Request for Information (RFI) document and the Appendix 2 List of Analysis more…
Suites and Parameters and return these via eTenders NI (using the Messaging function) or send to [email protected] (FAO Paul Clements) by 2pm on 23rd September 2026. RFI responses will enable Northern Ireland Water to develop a specification of requirements that will cover our needs, but also requirements that can be met and delivered by suppliers. A formal tender opportunity for Laboratory Analysis Resilience Services will be issued early/mid-October 2026. - Tender notice expectedin 39 days27 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 138 days4 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Preliminary market engagement notice published17 Sept 2026, 08:38 BSTUK2
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender