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# NI Water - Laboratory Analysis Resilience Services - Request for Information (RFI)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ni-water-laboratory-analysis-resilience-services-request-for-information-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-077439). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED: "NI Water - Laboratory Analysis Resilience Services - Request for Information (RFI)". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £1. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-water-limited-coh-ni054463)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysis services, Bacteriological analysis services, Composition and purity testing and analysis services, Services related to water pollution, Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services (+1 more)
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ni-water-laboratory-analysis-resilience-services-request-for-information-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-077439#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077439`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/ni-water-laboratory-analysis-resilience-services-request-for-information-rfi-ocds-h6vhtk-077439#tl-md)

## Description
NI 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 published a Request for Information (RFI) on eTendersNI, this included a list of the current suites/parameters of sample types in ‘Appendix 2 - List of Analysis Suites and Parameters’.
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 sourcing@niwater.com (FAO Paul Clements) by 2pm on 25th September 2026.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 71600000, 71610000, 71620000, 79723000, 85111820, 90733000

- **Contract Period:** 04/02/2027 to 03/02/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F088138-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-17T10:57:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T17:54:19.776Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077439