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

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-market-interest-and-capability-in-procuring-and-processing-wet-milling-magnetite-oct-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a755). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED: "RFI- Market interest and capability in procuring and processing (wet milling) magnetite Oct 25". Published status: active. Published Value: £3,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Oct 2025, 11:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-water-limited-coh-ni054463)
- **Published Value:** £3,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 October 2025 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Basic metals, Chemical products, Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment, Metal ores and alloys, Mining, basic metals and related products
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-market-interest-and-capability-in-procuring-and-processing-wet-milling-magnetite-oct-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a755#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a755`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-market-interest-and-capability-in-procuring-and-processing-wet-milling-magnetite-oct-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a755#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/rfi-market-interest-and-capability-in-procuring-and-processing-wet-milling-magnetite-oct-2-ocds-h6vhtk-05a755#participate

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 14000000, 14600000, 14700000, 24000000, 43000000

- **Estimated Value:** £3,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/01/2029 to 01/01/2032
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F061918-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-02T16:08:39.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:44:43.584Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05a755