Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 11 Jun 2025, 10:26 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T100 Sludge Press Maintenance, Supply and Delivery of Spare Parts and Filter Cloths

Authority: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilities

Sectors: Transport Equipment & Vehicles (34)Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products (39)Industrial machinery (42)

+2 more

Repair & Maintenance (50)Cleaning & Environmental Services (90)

Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN)

Published estimate£8,640,000≈ £4.3m / year · £10,368,000 inc. VAT19.9% below published estimate

Submissions closed 7 Jul 2025awarded 29 Jan 2026

Awarded to Drilling & Pumping Supplies Ltd

Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Nov 2027 · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Dec 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is for the provision of sludge press servicing/maintenance/repair and supply/delivery/fitting of spare parts and filter cloths. Please refer to the Specification for further information on the requirement.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Jan 2030, 23:59 GMT.
How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T100 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
No preliminary market engagement: Market engagement was carried out under the UCRs prior to the go live date of the PA 2023. A PIN was published, reference; 2024/S 000-000408. Suppliers expressed interest in this requirement and meetings were held with each of those suppliers.

CPV: Filter elements of cloth · Miscellaneous spare parts · Parts of filtering machinery · Repair and maintenance services · Sludge treatment services · Sludge-handling equipment · Sludge-processing equipment

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£8,640,000

Contract period: 1 Dec 2025 – 30 Nov 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Nov 2030 with extensionsValue: £8,640,000 exc. VAT · £10,368,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

Extensions: See section 1.6 of the Specification for details. · The initial period of the contract is 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years (2+1+1+1 years).

34913000 Miscellaneous spare parts 34951200 Sludge-handling equipment 39525200 Filter elements of cloth 42955000 Parts of filtering machinery 42996900 Sludge-processing equipment 50000000 Repair and maintenance services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

Condition of participation
As described in the T100 PSQ document.
shortlisting

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

Quality: 50%Price: 50%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Quality: 50%
Cost: 50%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality
Cost

Conditions of participation1

Condition of participation
As described in the T100 PSQ document.
shortlisting

What this means for your bid

Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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: Services
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 Jan 2030
First published: 11 Jun 2025, 10:26 BST
Last source update: 11 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 27 Oct 2025
Authority reference: T100
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-031433
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Filter elements of clothMiscellaneous spare partsParts of filtering machineryRepair and maintenance servicesSludge treatment servicesSludge-handling equipmentSludge-processing equipment
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-054674 Find a Tender

How it runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T100 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.

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

Requests to participate (first stage): 7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline: 7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submissions should be via eTendersNI etendersni.gov.uk/epps/home.do ↗

Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 11 Mar 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published
11 Jun 2025, 10:26 BST
Clarification questions by
30 Jun 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
Award decision expected by363 days ago
27 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts329 days ago
1 Dec 2025
Assessment summaries sent270 days ago
29 Jan 2026
Standstill ends258 days ago
9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published229 days ago
11 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT

Notice history

6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2025

Tender notice published
11 Jun 2025, 10:26 BST
UK4
Tender notice published
12 Jun 2025, 09:48 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
29 Jan 2026, 14:20 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
29 Jan 2026, 14:20 GMT
Contract signature expected
11 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
11 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
UK7

Published amendments (1)

Note change of time for the submission deadline for tenders and enquiry deadline (clarifications) to 12 noon.

Routine re-releases (4)

2025-06: 1 release · 11 Jun 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £6,920,0001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Named bidders 3published on the award notice

Contracts signed 1latest 10 Feb 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Drilling & Pumping Supplies Ltd13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2028 · up to 12 Apr 2031Extensions: T100 Contract has an initial period of 2 years, with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years. · Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. See section 1.6 of the Specification for details.	£6,920,000	29 Jan 2026	Awarded

Contracts

T100 Sludge Press Maintenance, Supply and Delivery of Spare Parts and Filter Cloths · Drilling & Pumping Supplies Ltd
Signed
10 Feb 2026
Value
£6,920,000
Period
13 Apr 2026 – 12 Apr 2028 · up to 12 Apr 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The initial period of this contract is 2 years with the option to extend for 1+1+1 years.
Options
See section 1.6 of the Specification for details.
7 agreed KPIs: KPI 1 - Quality of goods supplied · KPI 2 - Response times · KPI 3 - Delivery times (cloths) …
- KPI 1 - Quality of goods supplied, Goods meet specification requirements in accordance with sections 2.1 & 2.2 of this Specification.
- KPI 2 - Response times, Response times met in accordance with section 2.4 of this Specification.
- KPI 3 - Delivery times (cloths), Cloths delivered in accordance with section 2.1 of this Specification.
- KPI 4 - Delivery times (spares), Spare parts delivered / provided by the initial advised lead time in accordance with sections 2.2 and 2.3 of this Specification.
- KPI 5 - First visit resolution of call out / repair work (emergency call outs), Services provided in accordance with section 2.4 of this Specification.
- KPI 6 - Reporting, High quality reports provided on time and including detail requested in accordance with section 5.5 of this Specification.
- KPI 7 - Social Value, The Supplier has complied with section 3.20 and Appendix 9 Social Clauses of this Specification, including delivering the SV points as per the Supplier's submitted Social Value Delivery Plan.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3final-stage tenders	0	0	—

Who bid

wonDrilling & Pumping Supplies Ltd · Northern Ireland
did not winFIN Maintenance Ltd · Northern Ireland
did not winVeolia Dewatering and Maintenance Solutions UK Ltd · East Midlands

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

Northern Ireland Water

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

Bidders & participating suppliers

3 commercial parties on the notice · 1 awarded

Drilling & Pumping Supplies LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCJP-4251-NWBY 8-10 Balloo Avenue, Bangor, Northern Ireland, BT19 7QTContact email
FIN Maintenance LtdBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PJDD-8939-NRNX 541 Saintfield Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT8 8ES
Veolia Dewatering and Maintenance Solutions UK LtdBidder / tendererGB-PPON: PDLY-7584-YYRD Brettex House, Holmewood, East Midlands, S42 5UY

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender11 Mar 2026, 16:09 GMT
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender29 Jan 2026, 14:20 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender12 Jun 2025, 09:48 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender11 Jun 2025, 10:26 BST