Âé¶¹Éç Contract Leads
Northern Ireland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 2
Status Active
Published 6th May 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-065af5 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Lifting and handling equipment |
| Procurement Method | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Value | £15,000,000 |
Northern Ireland
Category Services
Type Tender
No. of Lots 2
Status Active
Published 6th May 2026
| Reference | ocds-h6vhtk-065af5 |
| Common Procurement Vocabulary | Lifting and handling equipment |
| Procurement Method | Competitive 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
