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Request for Information (RFI) - Market interest and capability to procure and process (“Wet Milling”) magnetite to NIW’s required specification for Potable Water Treatment Process
Iron ores
Machinery for mining
quarrying
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Location not published
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Northern Ireland Water Limited: "Request for Information (RFI) - Market interest and capability to procure and process (“Wet Milling”) magnetite to NIW’s required specification for Potable Water Treatment Process". Published status: planning. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Northern Ireland Water Limited | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planning No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | Not published |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Northern Ireland Water Limited
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Northern Ireland Water Limited. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
2.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
NIMMS LtdTop vendor: 100% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 15 active published awards; 2 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| NIMMS Ltd | 1 win | £100,000 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorthern Ireland Water Limited | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanning | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST | Last source update2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationIron ores, Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment, Metal ores, Metal ores and alloys, Mining equipment, Mining, basic metals and related products, Miscellaneous ores | ||
Delivery areaLocation not published | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05a6a4 | ||
What is being bought
Northern Ireland Water requires the information sought in this document to assess interest and capability of the market to support NI Water in procuring and processing (wet milling) magnetite to NIW’s required specifications.
What changed
From the official release history
- Status changed to planning
2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST - Official notice release published
2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST - Buyer information updated
2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplanningPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST - Procedure published
2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST - engagement
10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledPlease contact sourcing@niwater.com FAO Maria Bunting-Mcgeown for a copy of the RFI document or if you have any queries or thoughts.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Northern Ireland Water Limited
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCZH-7295-JJTZDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 2 Oct 2025, 12:15 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |