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T130 - Disposal and/or Recycling of Water Treatment Works Residuals
services
Competitive flexible procedure
Sludge disposal services
Sludge removal services
Sludge transport services
+1 more
Published value
£8,640,000
Submission deadline 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Northern Ireland Water Limited: "T130 - Disposal and/or Recycling of Water Treatment Works Residuals". Published status: active. Published value: £8,640,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.
| Contracting Authority | Northern Ireland Water Limited | Scope & Categories | SERVICES (2 lots) | Submission Window | 7d 3h left 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Legal Basis & Regime | 2023/54 · Competitive flexible procedure · Above threshold | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £8,640,000 |
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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 methodCompetitive flexible procedure | Procurement categoryservices |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdYes | Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54 | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadline9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST | Electronic submissionallowed | Submission languagesen |
Published18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST | Last source update18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationSludge disposal services, Sludge removal services, Sludge transport services, Sludge treatment services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-055b1f | ||
How to participate
Submission methodNot published | Electronic submissionallowed | Clarification deadline9 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST |
Submission languagesen | Expression of interest deadlineNot published | E-Sourcing Portal |
Submission instructions Tenders should be submitted via eTendersNI.
https://etendersni.gov.uk/ | ||
What is being bought
This Contract is for the following Services:
• Collection, transportation/haulage and final disposal and/or recycling of approximately 25,200 tonnes per annum of residuals/sludge cake from NI Water and NI Water Alpha Water Treatment Works (WTW), as detailed at section 2 of this Specification.
• Recycling of residuals/sludge cake, where possible, via a fully compliant environmentally certified recycling route(s) or disposal at a Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) approved and certified Disposal Site.
Please refer to Schedule 1 Specification for further information.
What changed
From the official release history
- tender value changed
18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST - Status changed to active
18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST - Official notice release published
18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST - Submission deadline changed to 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST - Status changed to planning
8 Jul 2025, 13:40 BST - Official notice release published
8 Jul 2025, 13:40 BST - Buyer information updated
8 Jul 2025, 13:40 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Lot 1 – Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water SitesactiveOptionsRenewalPublished value£6,480,000This Contract is for the following Services: • Collection, transportation/haulage and final disposal and/or recycling of approximately 15,000 tonnes per annum of residuals/sludge cake from NI Water Water Treatment Works (WTW). • Recycling of residuals/sludge cake, where possible, via a fully compliant environmentally certified recycling route(s) or disposal at a Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) approved and certified Disposal Site.Contract period7 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT — 6 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMTEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalThe Client reserves the right to purchase additional services or goods under the T130 contract. See section 1.6 of Schedule 1 Specification for further information. · The T130 contract has an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for a total of 3 years (2+1+1+1 years).
- Lot 2 · #2Lot 2 - Disposal and/or Recycling of WTW Residuals from NI Water Alpha SitesactiveOptionsRenewalPublished value£2,160,000This Contract is for the following Services: • Collection, transportation/haulage and final disposal and/or recycling of approximately 10,200 tonnes per annum of residuals/sludge cake from NI Water Alpha Water Treatment Works (WTW). • Recycling of residuals/sludge cake, where possible, via a fully compliant environmentally certified recycling route(s) or disposal at a Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) approved and certified Disposal Site.Contract period7 Feb 2027, 00:00 GMT — 6 Feb 2029, 23:59 GMTEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalThe Client reserves the right to purchase additional services or goods under the T130 contract. See section 1.6 of Schedule 1 Specification for further information. · The T130 contract has an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for a total of 3 years (2+1+1+1 years).
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
8 Jul 2025, 13:40 BST - Procedure published
18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST - engagement
23 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST · scheduledThis market engagement exercise is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with suppliers who have the potential to collect, transport and dispose of and/or recycle water treatment works residuals (i.e. waste from potable water treatment, not wastewater). NI Water and NI Water Alpha are seeking to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of service. NI Water and NI Water Alpha are also interested in receiving feedback from the market on the different experiences, approaches and models used in other sectors / utilities for the provision of this service or a similar service. . NI Water and NI Water Alpha also plan to hold one-to-one supplier engagement meetings w/c 4th August 2025 and an expression of interest for attending a meeting can be made by completing and returning the “Supplier Questionnaire” provided in the “Information Pack”. Further details about the meetings will be issued in due course. . The “Information Pack” contains additional information about NI Water and NI Water Alpha’s requirements for this service. Suppliers can request a copy of the “Information Pack” via email at sourcing@niwater.com FAO Lisa Lindsay. The “Supplier Questionnaire” is to be completed and returned no later than 5pm on Wednesday 23rd July 2025. . Please note that all suppliers wishing to attend a one-to-one supplier engagement meeting must complete and return the “Supplier Questionnaire”. - Submission deadline
14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
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 (3)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 18 Aug 2026, 12:55 BST
- 8 Jul 2025, 13:40 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |