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Published 2 Feb 2026, 16:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T150 - Essential Training for Water Industry Workers

Official notice

Authority: Northern Ireland Water (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdUtilities
Published estimate£1,400,000≈ £467k / year · £1,680,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Aug 2026
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This contract is for Essential Training for Water Industry Workers within the following categories: - Vehicle - Plant and Equipment - Emergency and General Health and Safety Training - Electrical - Misc. Please refer to the tender documents for further information on the requirements.

  • The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 29 Jul 2032, 23:59 BST.
  • How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T150 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.

CPV: First-aid training services · Health and first-aid training services · Health training services · Industrial and technical training services · Industrial training services · Personal development training services · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services · Staff training services · Training services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Renewal 3 yrsPublished value£1,400,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2032 with extensionsValue: £1,400,000 exc. VAT · £1,680,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. · 3 x 1 year extensions

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
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
Closed
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 29 Jul 2032
First published
2 Feb 2026, 16:24 GMT
Last source update
29 Jul 2026, 16:13 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 28 Sept 2026
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071853
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
First-aid training servicesHealth and first-aid training servicesHealth training servicesIndustrial and technical training servicesIndustrial training servicesPersonal development training servicesSewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental servicesStaff training servicesTraining services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0614a2 Find a Tender
How it runs

The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T150 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)
24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline
24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline
20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Submit via EtendersNI at etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

2 Feb 2026 → 1 Oct 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published261 days ago
    2 Feb 2026, 16:24 GMT
  2. Market engagement250 days ago
    12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT

    RFI requested via eTEndersNI:

    etendersni.gov.uk/epps/cft/prepareView… ↗

    Supplier Day: Thursday 5th February - Details provided within RFI documentation.

  3. Tender notice published84 days ago
    29 Jul 2026, 16:13 BST
  4. Clarification questions by62 days ago
    20 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline58 days ago
    24 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by22 days ago
    28 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts20 days ago
    1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST

Notice history

6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Feb 2026, 16:24 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    29 Jul 2026, 16:13 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value published: £1,400,000
    29 Jul 2026, 16:13 BST
  4. Status changed to active
    29 Jul 2026, 16:13 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    29 Jul 2026, 16:13 BST
  6. Buyer details updated
    29 Jul 2026, 16:13 BST

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-COH: NI054463 · GB-PPON: PCZH-7295-JJTZ Westland House, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6TEContact email

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • Northern Ireland Water LtdContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations applyGB-PPON: PCZH-7295-JJTZ Belfast, Northern IrelandContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure