Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Maintenance Services for Flood Water Facility Water Pumps in LDC Cookstown
Authority: NI Fire and Rescue Service (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionAs part of the £42m construction of the new NIFRS Learning and Development Training College, NIFRS installed a unique Flood Water Facility (FWF). It is a unique firefighting training asset, the second of its kind in the world; it includes a 10m wide x 100m long flood channel fed by an adjoining reservoir via a dedicated pumping station. NIFRS are seeking to appoint a supplier for the maintenance of the flood water pumps for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 12 months.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedProcedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Direct award
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 Nov 2025, 14:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 19 Nov 2025, 14:51 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075294- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e486Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- Single Suppliers Intellectual Property Exclusive Rights; Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
- Published justification
Reactive and planned maintenance and servicing of this equipment must be undertaken by a competent, highly specialised contractor. The systems are complex and have specific supporting software.
The flyte pumps were installed by Xylem. Xylem headquarters are in England, with a regional Belfast Office.
During the construction Phase, NIFRS visited similar facilitates in Pinkston, Glasgow and Lee Valley White Water Recreational Centre. Both facilities have similar pumps installed. The lessons learned from these visits were that when the facilities opted for an alternative maintenance supplier, then there were significant issues with the pumps malfunctioning.
Given the Geographical location, it is proposed that the maintenance services are provided by Xylem Belfast Office who can offer a local response.
Notice history
4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Nov 2025- Transparency notice published19 Nov 2025, 14:29 GMTUK5
- Contract award notice published19 Nov 2025, 14:36 GMTUK6
- Procurement termination notice published19 Nov 2025, 14:51 GMTUK12
- Contract signature expected28 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xylem Water Solutions UK LTD28 Dec 2025 – 27 Dec 2028 · up to 27 Dec 2029Extensions: Opt to extend for 12 months | £71,487 | 18 Nov 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Xylem Water Solutions UK LTD
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Status
- cancelled (19 Nov 2025), Notice Published in error
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- XYLEM WATER SOLUTIONS UK LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Transparency notice Transparency notice on Find a Tender