Official UK procurement notice
Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 1
Authority: Department for Infrastructure - Water and Departmental Delivery - Rivers Directorate (Central government)·On behalf of: Department of Finance Northern Ireland, Construction and Procurement Delivery
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe intention is to initially invite Economic Operators to apply in an NEC Participation Stage process for Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme.
It is anticipated that up to 8 Suppliers that: satisfy the completeness and compliance checks; satisfy the requirements as to legal and financial capacity; have not been excluded and who achieve the highest overall scores in the Participation Stage evaluation, may be shortlisted for the Tender Stage for Phase 1 Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Where there is a tie for 8th place, then all Suppliers in 8th place will be invited to tender for Phase 1. For the purposes of this exercise a tie for 8th place is deemed to occur where two or more Suppliers have identical scores or a score within 1 mark (out of a score of 100) of the 8th place score.
The eight shortlisted suppliers (and ties) from Participation Stage will be invited to tender for Phase 1. One supplier, the MAT, will be awarded the construction of Phase 1 of Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Framework Agreement
The assessment of the tenders for Phase 1, will result in Tenders being Scored and Ranked. The top 6 ranked Tenderers (including the MAT for Phase 1) will be appointed to the Framework Agreement and subsequently invited to tender for Phase 2 and Phase 3, as Secondary Competitions under the Framework Agreement. These later Phases will be awarded on the basis of quality/social value/price ratio.
- How the procedure runs: The intention is to initially invite Economic Operators to apply in an NEC Participation Stage process for Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme. It is anticipated that up to 8 Suppliers that: satisfy the completeness and compliance checks; satisfy the requirements as to legal and financial capacity; have not been excluded and who achieve the highest overall scores in the Participation Stage evaluation, may be shortlisted for the Tender Stage for Phase 1 Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme. Where there is a tie for 8th place, then all Suppliers in 8th place will be invited to tender for Phase 1. For the purposes of this exercise a tie for 8th place is deemed to occur where two or more Suppliers have identical scores or a score within 1 mark (out of a score of 100) of the 8th place score. The eight shortlisted suppliers (and ties) from Participation Stage will be invited to tender for Phase 1. One supplier, the MAT, will be awarded the construction of Phase 1 of Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme. Framework Agreement The assessment of the tenders for Phase 1, will result in Tenders being Scored and Ranked. The top 6 ranked Tenderers (including the MAT for Phase 1) will be appointed to the Framework Agreement and subsequently invited to tender for Phase 2 and Phase 3, as Secondary Competitions under the Framework Agreement. These later Phases will be awarded on the basis of quality/social value/price ratio.
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How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- every call-off is a further competition among the appointed suppliers
- Places
- up to 6 suppliers
- Framework period
- 6 yrs from 1 Nov 2026
Published description of the framework
Refer to Draft Framework Agreement
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
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme Phase 1” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract: each call-off is a further competition, so the pricing contest starts after appointment.
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
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 5 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2026, 14:08 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Aug 2026
- Authority reference
Reference No 106982 Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-080781- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0594f5Find a Tender
- How it runs
The intention is to initially invite Economic Operators to apply in an NEC Participation Stage process for Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme.
It is anticipated that up to 8 Suppliers that: satisfy the completeness and compliance checks; satisfy the requirements as to legal and financial capacity; have not been excluded and who achieve the highest overall scores in the Participation Stage evaluation, may be shortlisted for the Tender Stage for Phase 1 Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Where there is a tie for 8th place, then all Suppliers in 8th place will be invited to tender for Phase 1. For the purposes of this exercise a tie for 8th place is deemed to occur where two or more Suppliers have identical scores or a score within 1 mark (out of a score of 100) of the 8th place score.
The eight shortlisted suppliers (and ties) from Participation Stage will be invited to tender for Phase 1. One supplier, the MAT, will be awarded the construction of Phase 1 of Portadown Flood Alleviation Scheme.
Framework Agreement
The assessment of the tenders for Phase 1, will result in Tenders being Scored and Ranked. The top 6 ranked Tenderers (including the MAT for Phase 1) will be appointed to the Framework Agreement and subsequently invited to tender for Phase 2 and Phase 3, as Secondary Competitions under the Framework Agreement. These later Phases will be awarded on the basis of quality/social value/price ratio.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Appointment period ends
- 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 1 Nov 2026 · 8 dates- Planning notice published5 Sept 2025, 13:38 BST
- Next notice expected355 days ago1 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published318 days ago8 Dec 2025, 16:30 GMT
- Latest notice published268 days ago27 Jan 2026, 14:08 GMT
- Clarification questions by255 days ago9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Admission / appointment period ends255 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown9 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by52 days ago31 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 9 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025- Planned procurement notice published5 Sept 2025, 13:38 BSTUK3
- Tender notice published8 Dec 2025, 16:30 GMTUK4
- Published value updated to £48,000,0008 Dec 2025, 16:30 GMTwas £60,000,000
- Status changed to active8 Dec 2025, 16:30 GMT
- Tender notice published18 Dec 2025, 12:18 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published27 Jan 2026, 14:08 GMTUK4
Published amendments (2)
The Tender Submission Date has now been extended from 19/01/2026 to the revised Tender Submission Date of 02/02/2026
The Tender Submission Date has now been extended from 02/02/2026 to the revised Tender Submission Date of 09/02/2026
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-09: 1 release · 5 Sept 2025
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 entityContracting Authority
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender