Notice Information
Notice Title
C1221 Outsourcing of Standpipe Hire Management
Notice Description
Northern Ireland Water wish to procure an end-to-end service to their customers for standpipe hire and provision of NIW licence. This service will require the provision of a Smart standpipe network solution which identifies in real-time 24/7 water abstraction across the network, enabling management of events. This contract will include the overall operational management, control and supervision of the use of hired standpipes throughout the province.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Northern Ireland Water wish to procure an end-to-end service to their customers for standpipe hire and provision of NIW licence. This service will require the provision of a Smart standpipe network solution which identifies in real-time 24/7 water abstraction across the network, enabling management of events. This contract will include the overall operational management, control and supervision of the use of hired standpipes throughout the province. Additional information: Although the total value is listed as PS3,000,000 the anticipated range is PS680,000 to PS3,000,000.
Options: The initial period of this contract is four years with the option to extend for 2+1+1years
Renewal: The initial period of this contract is four years with the option to extend for 2+1+1 therefore renewal is expected in 4-8years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0355df
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010140-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)
65 - Public utilities
72 - IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
-
- CPV Codes
42131150 - Standpipe valves
44161200 - Water mains
44163160 - Distribution pipes and accessories
65100000 - Water distribution and related services
65110000 - Water distribution
65500000 - Meter reading service
72212700 - Software development services utilities
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £3,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 19 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jul 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jan 2023Expired
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- The initial period of this contract is four years with the option to extend for 2+1+1 therefore renewal is expected in 4-8years.
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NI WATER AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES
- Contact Name
- sourcingniwater.com
- Contact Email
- sourcing@niwater.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT14 6TE
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Chichester Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast North
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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