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Published 18 Feb 2026, 12:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

T26-037CAP Mechanical and Electrical Consultant for Mute Meadows Remedial Works Lighting

Official notice

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

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£9,000£9,000 inc. VAT20% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Mar 2026awarded 23 Mar 2026
Awarded to DMAC Consulting Engineers Ltd
Contract term 2 moends 29 May 2026 · starts 27 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) is tendering for a Mechanical and Electrical Consultant (M and E) for the Mute Meadows Lighting Design project to design and advise. To accompany this team a Quantity Surveyor (QS) and Principle Designer (PD) will be tendered separately to this tender. The developments generally comprise the installation of new lighting columns and associated resurfacing works to existing paths. The Mute Meadows Sculpture is an artist designed lighting and steel installation commissioned as part of the 2013 City of Culture Celebrations. The installation comprises 40Nr pairs of steel columns located within the Historic Ebrington Site. The installation extends along the edge of the refurbished parade ground, through public open space down to the River Foyle. As part of the ongoing design process, Derry City and Strabane District Council (DCSDC) require a Mechanical and Electrical (M and E) Consultant to produce ideas to solve the current issues and prepare detailed design drawings, specifications, and tender documentation, as well as providing technical support to the Council during the construction stage. 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: Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 2 moPublished value£9,000
Contract period: 27 Mar 2026 – 29 May 2026 (2 mo)Value: £9,000 exc. VAT · £9,000 inc. VAT

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 details.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
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
18 Feb 2026, 12:12 GMT
Last source update
25 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-014709
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Engineering design services for mechanical and electrical installations for buildings
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0656f0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Feb 2026 → 27 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published253 days ago
    18 Feb 2026, 12:12 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by237 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Submission deadline230 days ago
    13 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Latest notice published218 days ago
    25 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT
  5. Contract starts216 days ago
    27 Mar 2026

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 18 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    18 Feb 2026, 12:12 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    25 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    25 Mar 2026, 10:24 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    25 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £10,8001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DMAC Consulting Engineers Ltd26 Mar 2026 – 31 May 2026£10,800 inc. VAT23 Mar 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4final-stage tenders40—

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

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 Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender