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Published 2 Oct 2025, 17:08 BST

Official UK procurement notice

RFI- Market interest and capability in procuring and processing (wet milling) magnetite Oct 25

Official notice

Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)

GoodsOpen procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Sectors: Mining, basic metals and related products (14)Chemical products (24)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£3,600,000≈ £1.2m / year · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 28 Oct 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 1 Jan 2032 · up to 1 Jan 2035 with extensions · starts 1 Jan 2029

What is being bought

Published requirement description

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.

NI Water would also like to hear from suppliers who would be interested in visiting the current manufacturer, located in Norway, to better understand the current manufacturing process.

These visits would be at the suppliers own cost and interested parties should note that there is no guarantee that this process will result in a procurement exercise.

CPV: Basic metals · Chemical products · Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment · Metal ores and alloys · Mining, basic metals and related products

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£3,600,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2029 – 1 Jan 2032 (3 yrs) · up to 1 Jan 2035 with extensionsValue: £3,600,000 exc. VAT · £3,600,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: Potentially 3 years extensions available.
14000000 Mining, basic metals and related products14600000 Metal ores and alloys14700000 Basic metals24000000 Chemical products43000000 Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

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
  • Yet To be confirmed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Goods
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Utilities
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Oct 2025, 17:08 BST
Last source update
2 Oct 2025, 17:08 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 31 Dec 2028
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-061918
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Basic metalsChemical productsMachinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipmentMetal ores and alloysMining, basic metals and related products
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a755 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: eTendersNI · Who buys & how to bid on eTendersNI
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free Northern Ireland registration
Submission deadline
28 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Oct 2025 → 1 Jan 2029 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published389 days ago
    2 Oct 2025, 17:08 BST
  2. Clarification questions by381 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
  3. Submission deadline363 days ago
    28 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT
  4. Today
    27 Oct 2026
  5. Award decision expected by
    31 Dec 2028, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2029

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    2 Oct 2025, 17:08 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PCZH-7295-JJTZ Westland House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6TEContact email

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender