Official UK procurement notice
Supply of Metered Electricity
Authority: Northern Ireland Water (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy (09) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Published estimate£534,000,000envelope for 5 lots · £640,800,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 9 Apr 2026awarded 28 May 2026
Awarded to 3TPOWER LTD, LCC POWER LTD5 awards
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026
What is being bought5 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSupply of Metered Electricity to NI Water sites.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Mar 2033, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T138 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
CPV: Electricity · Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy · Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy
Lots and requirements (5)Procurement structure
5 lots · all with a published value (£534,000,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Schedule 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£136,704,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #2Schedule 2AwardedRenewalPublished value£144,180,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #3Schedule 3AwardedRenewalPublished value£192,240,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #4Schedule 4AwardedRenewalPublished value£58,740,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
Lot #5Schedule 5AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,136,000
The source published no individual description for this lot.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored · same split on all 5 lots
Published award criteria (1)
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 100 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 10 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- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Mar 2033
- First published
- 1 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 15:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
T138- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021266- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a5faFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T138 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
1 Oct 2025 → 1 Oct 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published380 days ago1 Oct 2025, 14:12 BST
- Market engagement319 days ago30 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
NI Water is preparing to out to market in early 2026 to appoint suppliers of Metered Electricity. Prior to publishing the tender, we would like to invite electricity providers to meet with us during mid-to-late November 2025.
The purpose of these meetings is to outline the upcoming tender process and gather valuable market insights that may help shape the final requirements.
If you are interested in meeting with NI Water, please contact us at:
[email protected] – FAO Neil Elliott
- Tender notice published220 days ago10 Mar 2026, 11:40 GMT
- Clarification questions by198 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Submission deadline190 days ago9 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent141 days ago28 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends128 days ago9 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by126 days ago11 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published121 days ago17 Jun 2026, 15:52 BST
- Contract starts15 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
12 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 1 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published1 Oct 2025, 14:12 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published10 Mar 2026, 11:40 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £534,000,00010 Mar 2026, 11:40 GMT
- Status changed to active10 Mar 2026, 11:40 GMT
- Procurement method changed10 Mar 2026, 11:40 GMT
- Tender notice published13 Mar 2026, 13:45 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published29 May 2026, 11:38 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete29 May 2026, 11:38 BST
- Procurement method changed29 May 2026, 11:38 BST
- Buyer details updated29 May 2026, 11:38 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published17 Jun 2026, 15:52 BSTUK7
Published amendments (1)
The submission deadline has been extended by one day until Thursday 9th April 2026 at 12pm.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-03: 1 release · 10 Mar 2026
- 2025-10: 1 release · 1 Oct 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 5
Awarded value £534,000,0005 awards exc. VAT
Bids received 127 from SMEs
Named bidders 3published on the award notice
Contracts signed 5latest 10 Jun 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Schedule 11 award | |||
| 3TPOWER LTDSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: Five optional 1-year extensions. | £128,000,000 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Schedule 21 award | |||
| 3TPOWER LTDSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: Five optional 1-year extensions. | £130,500,000 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Schedule 31 award | |||
| LCC POWER LTDSME30 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: Five optional 1-year extensions. | £190,000,000 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · Schedule 41 award | |||
| LCC POWER LTDSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: Five optional 1-year extensions. | £79,000,000 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 5 · Schedule 51 award | |||
| LCC POWER LTDSME1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033Extensions: Five optional 1-year extensions. | £6,500,000 | 28 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Schedule 1 · 3TPOWER LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £128,000,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Five optional 1-year extensions.
1 agreed KPI: Billing
- Billing, Billing information provided is accurate, in the format to the satisfaction of NI Water and does not require re-processing
Schedule 2 · 3TPOWER LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £130,500,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Five optional 1-year extensions.
1 agreed KPI: Billing
- Billing, Billing information provided is accurate, in the format to the satisfaction of NI Water and does not require re-processing
Schedule 3 · LCC POWER LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £190,000,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Five optional 1-year extensions.
1 agreed KPI: Billing
- Billing, Billing information provided is accurate, in the format to the satisfaction of NI Water and does not require re-processing
Schedule 4 · LCC POWER LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £79,000,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Five optional 1-year extensions.
1 agreed KPI: Billing
- Billing, Billing information provided is accurate, in the format to the satisfaction of NI Water and does not require re-processing
Schedule 5 · LCC POWER LTDSME
- Signed
- 10 Jun 2026
- Value
- £6,500,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2033 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Five optional 1-year extensions.
1 agreed KPI: Billing
- Billing, Billing information provided is accurate, in the format to the satisfaction of NI Water and does not require re-processing.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Schedule 1 | 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Schedule 2 | 3final-stage tenders · 5 at stage one | 2 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Schedule 3 | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Schedule 4 | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 5 · Schedule 5 | 2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- won3TPOWER LTDSME · Northern Ireland · 1, 2
- wonLCC POWER LIMITEDSME · Northern Ireland · all lots
- did not winPOWER NI ENERGY LIMITED · Northern Ireland · all lots
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITEDContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- 3TPOWER LTDAwarded supplier
- LCC POWER LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- POWER NI ENERGY LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (13)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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