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Published 10 Sept 2025, 13:15 BST

Official UK procurement notice

T25-117ENV Supply and Installation of Pool Cover Systems

Authority: Derry City and Strabane District Council (Local council)

WorksBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Musical instruments, sport goods, games, toys, handicraft, art materials and accessories (37)Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment (43)Construction & Civil Engineering (45) Delivery: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)

Published estimate£110,000£110,000 inc. VAT23.1% above published estimate

Submissions closed 10 Oct 2025awarded 9 Jun 2026

Awarded to WJM Building Services Ltd

Contract term 6 moends 30 Apr 2026 · starts 3 Nov 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council wish to engage with a competent, fully qualified pool system installer to supply and install pool cover systems within three leisure facilities which are owned and operated by the council. Suppliers are requested to provide prices based on the specifications provided below for 6 pools within the DCSDC Council Area. Your submission must be submitted via etendersNI, via this CFT. No other method of submissions will be accepted. Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

CPV: Equipment for swimming pools · Leisure equipment · Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment · Waterside leisure facilities construction work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 6 moPublished value£110,000

Contract period: 3 Nov 2025 – 30 Apr 2026 (6 mo)Value: £110,000 exc. VAT · £110,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: Northern Ireland

37416000 Leisure equipment 37480000 Machinery or apparatus for leisure equipment 43324100 Equipment for swimming pools 45242000 Waterside leisure facilities construction work

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

Lot awarding rule: Please refer to the CfT documents for further detail.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Works
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Below threshold
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 10 Sept 2025, 13:15 BST
Last source update: 3 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST
Authority reference: T25-117ENV Supply and Installation of Pool Cover Systems
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-055389
Latest notice: Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV): Equipment for swimming poolsLeisure equipmentMachinery or apparatus for leisure equipmentWaterside leisure facilities construction work
Delivery area: Northern Ireland (UKN0A)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05978d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Clarification deadline: 26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Electronic submission: Allowed

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.etendersni.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

10 Sept 2025 → 3 Sept 2026 · 5 dates

Tender notice published
10 Sept 2025, 13:15 BST
Clarification questions by394 days ago
26 Sept 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission deadline380 days ago
10 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Contract starts357 days ago
3 Nov 2025
Latest notice published52 days ago
3 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Sept 2025

Tender notice published
10 Sept 2025, 13:15 BST
UK4
Contract award notice published
3 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST
UK6
Status changed to complete
3 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST
Contract signature expected
3 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value (inc. VAT) £135,4001 award inc. VAT; no net value published

Bids received 11 from SMEs

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
WJM Building Services Ltd4 Sept 2026 – 3 Dec 2026	£135,400 inc. VAT	9 Jun 2026	Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Derry City and Strabane District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentNorthern Irish devolved regulations apply GB-PPON: PGJQ-8275-HLMG 98 Strand Road, Derry, Northern Ireland, BT48 7NNContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

WJM Building Services LtdAwarded supplier 574-576 Ballysillan Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT14 6RNContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender3 Sept 2026, 11:30 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Sept 2025, 13:15 BST