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Northern Ireland

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 2

Status Active

Published 6th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-065af5
Common Procurement VocabularyLifting and handling equipment
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£15,000,000
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Northern Ireland

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 2

Status Active

Published 6th May 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-065af5
Common Procurement VocabularyLifting and handling equipment
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£15,000,000

Scope

Reference

T174

Description

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.

Total value (estimated)

  • £15,000,000 excluding VAT
  • £18,000,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 5 October 2026 to 4 October 2028
  • Possible extension to 4 October 2033
  • 7 years

Description of possible extension:

5 x up to 12 months optional extension periods at Client’s absolute discretion, subject to agreement

Options

The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid.

The Client also reserves the right to procure the following requirement under this contract; maintenance, repair, supply and certification of pressure systems equipment of up to 500 items of equipment per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 1250 items. This number is subject to change.

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
  • 42410000 - Lifting and handling equipment

Contract locations

  • UKN - Northern Ireland

Lot constraints

Maximum number of lots a supplier can be awarded: 1


Lot 1. Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification - North

Description

Scope of services provided in the North area of Northern Ireland. See Specification for further details.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £7,500,000 excluding VAT
  • £9,000,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification - South

Description

Scope of services provided in the South area of Northern Ireland. See Specification for further details.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £7,500,000 excluding VAT
  • £9,000,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations, contract dates and options are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Participation

Particular suitability

Lot 1. Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification - North

Lot 2. Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification - South

Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)


Submission

Enquiry deadline

27 May 2026, 11:59pm

Submission type

Requests to participate

Deadline for requests to participate

2 June 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

31 July 2026

Recurring procurement

Publication date of next tender notice (estimated): 1 April 2033


Award criteria

Name Description Type Weighting
Quality

Implementation Plan General

Service Delivery – Provision of Services

Service Delivery - Scenario

Training Policies and Staff Competency

Contract and Performance Management

Social Value (Points Approach)

Quality 70%
Price Price 30%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Special regime

Utilities

Competitive flexible procedure description

The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T174 tender documents which are

available on eTendersNI.


Contracting authority

Northern Ireland Water Limited

  • Companies House: NI054463

40 Old Westland Road

Belfast

BT14 6TE

United Kingdom

Email: sourcing [at] niwater.com

Region: UKN06 - Belfast

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government

Devolved regulations that apply: Northern Ireland