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T162 - Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Safety Gas Detection Monitors and Draeger Breathing Apparatus

goods
Competitive flexible procedure
Breathing apparatus
Gas-detection apparatus
Gas-detection equipment
+2 more
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£2,000,000
Submission deadline 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: NI Water: "T162 - Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Safety Gas Detection Monitors and Draeger Breathing Apparatus". Published status: active. Published value: £2,000,000. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNI WaterScope & CategoriesGOODS (3 lots)Submission Window
15d 11h left
22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & Regime2023/54 · Competitive flexible procedure · Above thresholdEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£2,000,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NI Water
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for NI Water. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
5.2Bids / Report
48.6% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Ernst & Young LLPTop vendor: 39.8% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 75 active published awards; 37 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Ernst & Young LLP1 win£2,000,000
HISCOX INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED14 wins£1,860,815
AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITED3 wins£398,746
Aviva Insurance Limited3 wins£398,746
BSI Assurance UK Limited5 wins£364,800
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNI Water
Procedure methodCompetitive flexible procedure
Procurement categorygoods
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdYes
Legal basisUKPGA · 2023/54
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadline15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Electronic submissionallowed
Submission languagesen
Published26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
Last source update26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
Recurring procurementYes
ClassificationBreathing apparatus, Gas-detection apparatus, Gas-detection equipment, Health and safety services, Repair and maintenance services of gas-detection equipment
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-066879
How to participate
Submission methodNot published
Electronic submissionallowed
Clarification deadline15 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission languagesen
Expression of interest deadline22 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
E-Sourcing PortalNot published
Submission instructions
www.etendersni.gov.uk
What is being bought
NI 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.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Published value updated to £2,000,000
    26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Status changed to active
    26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
  4. Status changed to planning
    12 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
  5. Official notice release published
    12 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
  6. Buyer information updated
    12 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Lot 1 - Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Gas Detection Monitors
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£850,000
    Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Blackline Gas Detection Monitors for NI Water.
    Contract period1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Oct 2027, 23:59 GMT
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalThe Client reserves the right to purchase additional Goods or Services under this Contract during the Contract Period as described in the Specification. · Four up to 12-month optional extension periods.
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Lot 2 – Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Draeger Breathing Apparatus
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£550,000
    Supply, Maintenance and Support Services of Draeger Breathing Apparatus for NI Water.
    Contract period1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Oct 2027, 23:59 GMT
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalThe Client reserves the right to purchase additional Goods or Services under this Contract during the Contract Period as described in the Specification. · Four up to 12-month optional extension periods.
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Lot 3 – Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipment
    active
    Options
    Renewal
    Published value£600,000
    Hire of a Health and Safety Technician required for maintenance of range of Health and Safety equipment for NI Water.
    Contract period1 Nov 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Oct 2027, 23:59 GMT
    Eligibility
    SME eligible
    Options / renewalThe Client reserves the right to purchase additional Goods or Services under this Contract during the Contract Period as described in the Specification. · Four up to 12-month optional extension periods.
Timeline
  1. Pipeline notice
    12 Mar 2026, 14:24 GMT
  2. Procedure published
    26 Aug 2026, 15:15 BST
  3. engagement
    26 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT · scheduled
    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: sourcing@niwater.com - 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.
  4. Submission deadline
    22 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

NI Water

Contracting authority GB-COH-NI054463
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  • Northern Ireland Water Limited
    buyer

    GB-COH: NI054463
    40 Old Westland Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT14 6TE, GB
    sourcing@niwater.com
Documents (3)
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Related procedures (0)
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Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Procedure rationaleNot published