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Published 31 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Authorising Engineer for Water and Fire Systems (5279046)

Official notice

Authority: Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service·Consortium: 3 public authorities

2 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 2 lots to bid
Published estimate£433,500total for 2 lots
Submissions closed 3 Mar 2025awarded 21 May 2025
Awarded to MPM Professional Engineering Services Ltd

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Provision of Authorising Engineer for Water and Fire Systems (5279046)

CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Engineering services · Health and safety consultancy services · Miscellaneous engineering services · Technical inspection and testing services · Water-treatment work

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · all with a published value (£433,500 together) · a supplier may bid for at most 2 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Water Systems HTM 04-01AwardedRenewalPublished value£229,500

Provision of Authorising Engineer for Water and Fire Systems (5279046) Additional information: The estimated value stated in II1.7 is for 2 years plus provision of 60 months extension period, plus 18 months emergency extension and includes 200 percent contingency for potential increase in demand. It is not a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand.

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Following the initial Contract period of 2 years there is a provision for up to 60 months extension, plus 18 months emergency extension. · This Contract is subject to renewal dependent on the clients requirementsVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Fire Systems HTM 05-01 and HTM 05-03CancelledRenewalPublished value£204,000

Provision of Authorising Engineer for Water and Fire Systems (5279046) Additional information: The estimated value stated in II.1.7 is for 2 years plus provision of 60 months extension period, plus 18 months emergency extension and includes 200 percent contingency for potential increase in demand. It is not a guarantee of uptake or minimum demand

Delivery: UK, Northern Ireland
Extensions: Possible 18 months emergency extension · This Contract is subject to renewal dependent on clients requirementsVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 10%Price: 90%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Non-Price Technical Envelope Social Value: 10%
  • price: 90%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Non-Price Technical Envelope Social Value: 10
  • Price: 90
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 90 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 9 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 · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
31 Jan 2025, 12:07 GMT
Last source update
2 Jun 2025, 17:04 BST
Award evaluation window
3 Mar 2025 – …
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-029306
Classification (CPV)
Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancyEngineering servicesHealth and safety consultancy servicesMiscellaneous engineering servicesTechnical inspection and testing servicesWater-treatment work
Delivery area
UKNorthern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04da85 Find a Tender

Publisher note: In section 1.2, it is stated that this procurement is a joint procedure and contract award is by a Central Purchasing Body. This contract is not a joint contract, it is a Central Purchasing Body Contract operated by Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service on behalf of the participants listed in section 1.1.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
3 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
3 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

3 Mar 2025 → 30 Aug 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    3 Mar 2025, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    3 Mar 2025, 15:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    2 Jun 2025, 17:04 BST
  4. Bids must remain valid until
    30 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    2 Jun 2025, 17:04 BST
  2. Buyer details updated
    2 Jun 2025, 17:04 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £433,5001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 21 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Water Systems HTM 04-011 award
MPM Professional Engineering Services Ltd£433,500 †—Awarded

1 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Water Systems HTM 04-011bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

3 public bodies on the notice

Regional Business Services Organisation Procurement and Logistics Service

Contracting authorityBody governed by public lawHealth Pinewood Villa, Longstone Hospital, 73 Loughgall Road, Armagh, Northern Ireland, BT61 7PRContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Business Services Organisation, Procurement and Logistics ServicesReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.