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T174 – Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification (includes optional pressure systems requirement – not mandatory)
Lifting and handling equipment
Repair and maintenance services
Published value
£15,000,000
Submission deadline 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published2
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: NI Water: "T174 – Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification (includes optional pressure systems requirement – not mandatory)". Published status: active. Published value: £15,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | NI Water | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 3 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £15,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: NI Water
Market Analytics
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
Competition Density
5.2Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Ernst & Young LLPTop vendor: 39.8% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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 Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Ernst & Young LLP | 1 win | £2,000,000 |
| HISCOX INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED | 14 wins | £1,860,815 |
| AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP UK LIMITED | 3 wins | £398,746 |
| Aviva Insurance Limited | 3 wins | £398,746 |
| BSI Assurance UK Limited | 5 wins | £364,800 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNI Water | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published28 May 2026, 17:01 BST | Last source update28 May 2026, 17:01 BST | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationLifting and handling equipment, Repair and maintenance services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-065af5 | ||
What is being bought
This Contract is is for maintenance, repair, supply and certification of Lifting and Fall arrest equipment as per statutory requirements of circa 10,000 items of equipment in each Lot per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 26,000 items across the Client’s estate. This number is subject to change throughout the Contract Period.
This contract will principally deal with planned maintenance, re-active repairs, quotation project work, supply of new equipment and materials, testing and certification of lifting equipment and where requested information gathering relating to the Client’s assets. This will inform the Client’s Mechanical and Electrical management strategy to enable fully meet legislative requirements.
The main areas of work under the contract.
(a) Planned Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance across the range of LEAPS Assets found on the Clients Estate
(b) Remedial Repairs
(c) Reactive Repairs
(d) Testing and Certification
(e) Project and Upgrades across the range of LEAPS Assets found on the Clients Estate
(f) Supply of new equipment and materials
(g) Production of records for all work carried out
(h) Production of Management Information Reports
(i) Recommendations for equipment improvements and upgrades
(j) Asset Condition and Data Capture
(k) Competent professional services in relation to duties and tasks required to ensure legislative compliance for all the Client’s Lifting, fall arrest and pressure systems equipment.
What changed
From the official release history
- Official notice release published
28 May 2026, 17:01 BST - Published value updated to £15,000,000
6 May 2026, 18:34 BST - Status changed to active
6 May 2026, 18:34 BST - Official notice release published
6 May 2026, 18:34 BST - Status changed to planning
24 Feb 2026, 12:28 GMT - Official notice release published
24 Feb 2026, 12:28 GMT - Buyer information updated
24 Feb 2026, 12:28 GMT - Published tender amendment
Not publishedDeadline for tender submission extended to 12 noon 3rd July 2026.
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification – NorthactivePublished value£7,500,000Scope of services provided in the North area of Northern Ireland. See Specification for further details.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
- Lot 2 · #2Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification – SouthactivePublished value£7,500,000Scope of services provided in the South area of Northern Ireland. See Specification for further details.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
28 May 2026, 17:01 BST - Submission deadline
3 Jul 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-NI054463Documents (2)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 28 May 2026, 17:01 BST
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