Official UK procurement notice
T133 – High Voltage and Associated Low Voltage Equipment
Authority: Northern Ireland Water (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNI Water are appointing a contractor to provide M and E Services with a maintenance, repair, replacement equipment, spare parts and associated support service for the full range of manufacturer’s high voltage and associated low voltage equipment currently within NI Water’s asset base. The contractor will be responsible for providing the necessary skilled and unskilled labour together with the materials to carry out the work in accordance with the Specification, statutory regulations and to the satisfaction of NI Water.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Oct 2033, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T133 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
CPV: Electrical services · High voltage installation work · Repair and maintenance services · Repair and maintenance services of electrical machinery, apparatus and associated equipment
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 70%
- Cost: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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 10 Oct 2033
- First published
- 4 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
T133- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-066258- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056beeFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T133 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 21 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
4 Aug 2025 → 19 Jul 2026 · 10 dates- Planning notice published4 Aug 2025, 09:16 BST
- Market engagement4 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
NI Water anticipate to hold meetings with interested suppliers between 27th August - 4th September 2025. These meeting will cover NI Water requirements in regards to HV maintenance and will either be in person (at NI Water - Westland) or via Teams. If interested please advise via [email protected]
Address
NI Water
Westland House
40 Old Westland Road
Belfast, BT14 6TE
- Tender notice published369 days ago17 Oct 2025, 11:55 BST
- Clarification questions by341 days ago14 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Submission deadline334 days ago21 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by235 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent203 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends189 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published177 days ago27 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
- Contract starts94 days ago19 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 4 Aug 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published4 Aug 2025, 09:16 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published17 Oct 2025, 11:55 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £3,950,00017 Oct 2025, 11:55 BST
- Status changed to active17 Oct 2025, 11:55 BST
- Procurement method changed17 Oct 2025, 11:55 BST
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 12:09 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 12:09 BST
- Contract signature expected14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 Apr 2026, 16:27 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-08: 1 release · 4 Aug 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCOTTS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTDT133 – High Voltage and Associated Low Voltage Equipment (Supply, Design and Maintenance)19 Jul 2026 – 18 Jul 2030 · up to 18 Jul 2034Extensions: +1+1+1+1 (final date - 2034) | £2,500,000 | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
T133 – High Voltage and Associated Low Voltage Equipment (Supply, Design and Maintenance) · SCOTTS ELECTRICAL SERVICES LTD
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £4,500,000
- Period
- 19 Jul 2026 – 18 Jul 2030 · up to 18 Jul 2034 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Four periods of up to 12 months optional extension periods at Client's discretion, subject to agreement.
5 agreed KPIs: Reactive Response · Planned Maintenance · Completion of Remedial Work …
- Reactive Response, Service Level Meeting Reactive Response times. Response times met in accordance with clause 3.10 of this Specification.
- Planned Maintenance, Service Level Completion of Planned Maintenance program on time to agreed plan. Completion times met in accordance with clause 2.2 of this Specification
- Completion of Remedial Work, Service Level Completion of Remedial Work Maintenance program on time to agreed plan. Completion times met in accordance with clause 2.3 of this Specification
- Quality, Service Level Quality of Service. No significant issues identified as part of QA checks and CM01 proformas completions by Client
- Reporting, Service Level Reporting. High quality reports provided on time and including detail requested
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Scotts Electrical Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender