Notice Information
Notice Title
T106 - NI Water - Fleet Maintenance and Management Services
Notice Description
NI Water requires a 'one-stop-shop' model for the service, maintenance and repair of its fleet - approx 620 no. LCV and HGV vehicles. The Contractor will be responsible for maintenance of NI Water's entire vehicle fleet including both the LCV and HGV fleets (ICE & EV). The Contractor shall be required to provide maintenance, scheduled service and inspection, scheduled repair, unscheduled repair, safety inspection, roadside assistance and breakdown recovery, scheduling of services and repairs, and scheduling and the preparation and presentation of all vehicles for testing by the Driver and Vehicle Agency (DVA). Bodywork, fixed plant attached to a vehicle (such as a jetter, hydraulic crane or tail lift) and any specialist vehicles (such as a pressurised tanker).
Planning Information
A Request for Information (RFI) is being issued, with Economic Operators required to respond to a set of questions. Meetings will then be held with interested parties mid-April.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ed5d
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009464-2025
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
50 - Repair and maintenance services
-
- CPV Codes
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50100000 - Repair, maintenance and associated services of vehicles and related equipment
50110000 - Repair and maintenance services of motor vehicles and associated equipment
50111000 - Fleet management, repair and maintenance services
50111100 - Vehicle-fleet management services
50111110 - Vehicle-fleet-support services
50112000 - Repair and maintenance services of cars
50112100 - Car repair services
50112110 - Body-repair services for vehicles
50112200 - Car maintenance services
50113000 - Repair and maintenance services of buses
50114000 - Repair and maintenance services of trucks
50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles
50118000 - Automobile emergency road services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 14 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 22 Sep 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planning
- Lots Status
- Planning
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN IRELAND WATER
- Contact Name
- sourcing@niwater.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
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Chichester Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009464-2025
14th March 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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