Official UK procurement notice
T162 - Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Safety Gas Detection Monitors and Draeger Breathing Apparatus
Authority: Northern Ireland Water (Public body)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionNI Water wish to appoint Contractors for the supply, maintenance and support services for gas detection monitors and breathing apparatus. This Contract will be split into three lots; Lot 1 – Supply and Maintenance of Blackline Gas Detection Monitors, Lot 2 – Supply and Maintenance of Draeger Breathing Apparatus and Lot 3 – Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipment. Suppliers are permitted to submit a tender for each lot.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2030, 23:59 BST.
- How the procedure runs: The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T162 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
CPV: Breathing apparatus · Gas-detection apparatus · Gas-detection equipment · Health and safety services · Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value (£2,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lotLot #1Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Gas Detection MonitorsRenewalPublished value£850,000
Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Gas Detection Monitors for NI Water.
Lot #2Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Draeger Breathing ApparatusRenewalPublished value£550,000
Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Draeger Breathing Apparatus for NI Water.
Lot #3Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipmentRenewalPublished value£600,000
Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipment for NI Water.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
- Price carries 80–100 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 80 points.
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
- Goods
- 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 1 Apr 2030
- First published
- 12 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 30 Oct 2026
- Authority reference
T162- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-081432- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066879Find a Tender
- How it runs
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T162 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline
- 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
12 Mar 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published224 days ago12 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
- Market engagement209 days ago26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
NI Water is preparing to go out to market to appoint suppliers for the Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Safety Gas Detection Monitors and Draeger Breathing Apparatus.
Prior to publishing the tender, we would like to invite suppliers to meet with us via MS Teams on 26th March 2026.
The purpose of these meetings is to outline the upcoming tender process and gather valuable market insights that may help shape the final requirements.
If you are interested in meeting with NI Water, please contact us via the following email address:
[email protected] - FAO Neil Elliott
Further information will be issued to suppliers interested in a meeting by getting in touch with the above email address. Meetings are planned to take place on 26th March 2026.
- Tender notice published57 days ago26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Clarification questions by36 days ago15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline30 days ago22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Award decision expected byin 9 days30 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract startsin 10 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
5 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Mar 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £2,000,00026 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Status changed to active26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
- Procurement method changed26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender