Official UK procurement notice
T140 - Mechanical Installation, Repair and Maintenance
Authority: Northern Ireland Water (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionMechanical Installation, Repair and Maintenance services for the full range of manufacturer’s 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 2 Mar 2033, 23:59 GMT.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T140 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
CPV: Installation services of mechanical equipment · Mechanical engineering services · Mechanical installations · Mechanical spare parts except engines and engine parts · Repair and maintenance services of compressors · Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£66,500,000 together) · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1MIRM services – North WestAwardedRenewalPublished value£33,250,000
Mechanical Installation, Repair and Maintenance Service for the North West area.
Lot #2MIRM services – South EastAwardedRenewalPublished value£33,250,000
Mechanical Installation, Repair and Maintenance Service for the South East area.
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 50%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Cost
- 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
- Cancelled
- 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 2 Mar 2033
- First published
- 5 Sept 2025, 18:56 BST
- Last source update
- 2 Oct 2026, 17:51 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
T140- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-020402- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05955aFind a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T140 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Apr 2026, 09:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
5 Sept 2025 → 20 Jan 2027 · 11 dates- Planning notice published5 Sept 2025, 18:56 BST
- Market engagement385 days ago30 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
NI Water plans to hold a Supplier Presentation Session in October 2025 (date and time TBC).
Suppliers can register their interest in attending this Session and confirm two (2) attendees by submitting an email to [email protected] FAO Keith Watson and Dean Campbell with contact names, company position and accompanying email address.
- Next notice expected263 days ago30 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published229 days ago6 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Clarification questions by195 days ago8 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline184 days ago20 Apr 2026, 09:00 BST
- Award decision expected by104 days ago8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent77 days ago5 Aug 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends67 days ago14 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published19 days ago2 Oct 2026, 17:51 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 91 days20 Jan 2027
Notice history
16 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 5 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published5 Sept 2025, 18:56 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published6 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £66,500,0006 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Status changed to active6 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Procurement method changed6 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Deadline published: 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST6 Mar 2026, 13:31 GMT
- Tender notice published20 Mar 2026, 19:07 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST20 Mar 2026, 19:07 GMT+16 days · was 1 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 12:11 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 20 Apr 2026, 09:00 BST15 Apr 2026, 12:11 BST+3 days · was 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published5 Aug 2026, 19:15 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete5 Aug 2026, 19:15 BST
- Buyer details updated5 Aug 2026, 19:15 BST
- Contract award notice published11 Aug 2026, 15:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Procurement termination notice published2 Oct 2026, 17:51 BSTUK12
Published amendments (2)
The tender submission deadline has been extended to 17th April 2026 at 12 noon.
The tender submission deadline has been extended to 20th April 2026 at 9am.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2026
- 2026-03: 2 releases · 6 Mar 2026, 20 Mar 2026
- 2025-09: 1 release · 5 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · MIRM services – North West1 award | |||
| Water Solutions Ireland LtdSMELot 1 MIRM Services - North West20 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2030 · up to 19 Jan 2034Extensions: 4 x up to 12 months optional extension periods at Client’s absolute discretion, subject to agreement · Amended: Due to a technical issue in the published notice which has now been corrected, Date the contract will be signed (estimated) has been amended to 21st August 2026 to allow 8 working days from this correction. | £33,250,000 | 5 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · MIRM services – South East1 award | |||
| FIN MAINTENANCE LTDSMELot 2 MIRM Services - South East20 Jan 2027 – 19 Jan 2030 · up to 19 Jan 2034Extensions: 4 x up to 12 months optional extension periods at Client’s absolute discretion, subject to agreement · Amended: Due to a technical issue in the published notice which has now been corrected, Date the contract will be signed (estimated) has been amended to 21st August 2026 to allow 8 working days from this correction. | £33,250,000 | 5 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Water Solutions Ireland LtdSME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 19 Jan 2030
- Status
- cancelled (29 Sept 2026)
Contract 2 · FIN MAINTENANCE LTDSME
- Signed
- date not published
- Value
- —
- Period
- … – 19 Jan 2030
- Status
- cancelled (29 Sept 2026)
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · MIRM services – North West | 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
| 2 · MIRM services – South East | 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonWater Solutions Ireland LtdSME · Northern Ireland · all lots
- wonFin Maintenance LtdSME · Northern Ireland · all lots
- did not winTES Water LtdSME · Northern Ireland · all lots
- did not winLowry Building & Civil Engineering LtdSME · Northern Ireland · all lots
- did not winDrilling & Pumping Supplies LtdSME · 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
5 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- Drilling & Pumping Supplies LtdBidder / tenderer
- Fin Maintenance LtdAwarded supplier
- Lowry Building & Civil Engineering LtdBidder / tenderer
- TES Water LtdBidder / tenderer
- Water Solutions Ireland LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (9)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender 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