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title: "T26-151ENV Independent Pool Plant Specialist"
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# T26-151ENV Independent Pool Plant Specialist

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t26-151env-independent-pool-plant-specialist-ocds-h6vhtk-07b7fa). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** Derry City and Strabane District Council seeks to appoint an Independent Pool Plant Technical Assurance Consultant to provide specialist technical review, challenge, assurance and advisory services throughout the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, Government Soft Landings (GSL) post occupancy and Defects Liability stages of both developments. The Consultant shall act solely in the interests of the Council and shall remain independent of the Integrated Design Team (ICTs), contractors, specialist suppliers and manufacturers involved in either project. Compliance with statutory requirements, standards, guidance, legislation alone shall not be considered sufficient evidence of suitability.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (open for submissions, 24 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Derry City and Strabane District Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/derry-city-and-strabane-district-council-ons-n09000005)
- **Published Value:** £36,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 December 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Advisory and consultative engineering services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN0A
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t26-151env-independent-pool-plant-specialist-ocds-h6vhtk-07b7fa#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-07b7fa`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** about 2 bids (model forecast), with the distribution from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** £33k, 8% below the buyer's estimate (middle 50%: £29k-£38k), with the comparable awards behind it.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t26-151env-independent-pool-plant-specialist-ocds-h6vhtk-07b7fa#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission method:** www.etendersni.gov.uk

## Description
Derry City and Strabane District Council seeks to appoint an Independent Pool Plant Technical Assurance Consultant to provide specialist technical review, challenge, assurance and advisory services throughout the planning, design, procurement, construction, commissioning, handover, Government Soft Landings (GSL) post occupancy and Defects Liability stages of both developments. The Consultant shall act solely in the interests of the Council and shall remain independent of the Integrated Design Team (ICTs), contractors, specialist suppliers and manufacturers involved in either project. The purpose of this appointment is to provide the Council with independent professional assurance that the proposed aquatic systems are safe and compliant, operationally practical, maintainable throughout their lifecycle, energy efficient, operationally resilient, compatible with Passivhaus objectives, and appropriate for long term ownership and operation by the Council and representative of best whole life value. Compliance with statutory requirements, standards, guidance, legislation alone shall not be considered sufficient evidence of suitability. The Consultant shall provide independent professional challenge regarding operational practicality, maintainability, lifecycle costs, asset replacement strategies, operational resilience and whole life value, health and safety considerations and long-term value for money. 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71318000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £36,000

- **Contract Period:** 21/12/2026 to 18/12/2034

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F106398-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-11-09T16:32:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-09T16:53:20.274Z
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