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Provision of Maintenance Services for Flood Water Facility Water Treatment Plant in LDC Cookstown

NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE

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19 Nov 2025 at 16:05

UK5 - Transparency Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service has completed an award process for the 'Provision of Maintenance Services for Flood Water Facility Water Treatment Plant in LDC Cookstown'. This procurement belongs to the public authority sector under central government regulations applicable to Northern Ireland. The award was completed as of 19th November 2025, with the contract commencing on 28th December 2025, and extending potentially until 28th December 2028. This direct award was necessary due to the specialised nature of the maintenance work required for this unique flood water facility, which supports advanced firefighting training. The contract location is in Cookstown, Northern Ireland, and the relevant industry category covers repair and maintenance services connected with sports facilities and plant repairs.

This contract presents business growth opportunities, primarily for experts in the field of water treatment and maintenance services. Companies with experience in handling complex and integrated water systems, especially those with prior knowledge of bespoke systems and exclusive technologies, would be particularly well-suited to participate. Businesses, like CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGY LIMITED, capable of delivering high-quality planned and reactive maintenance practices, will find this an opportunity to solidify their foothold within government contracts, especially if they can offer both the local presence and necessary expertise as required by the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Service. This contract assumes a direct procurement method due to intellectual property and exclusive rights associated with the maintenance systems.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Maintenance Services for Flood Water Facility Water Treatment Plant in LDC Cookstown

Notice Description

As part of the PS42m construction of the new NIFRS Learning and Development Training College, NIFRS installed a unique Flood Water Facility (FWF). It is a unique firefighting training asset, the second of its kind in the world; it includes a 10m wide x 100m long flood channel fed by an adjoining reservoir via a dedicated pumping station. The flood channel includes a vehicle access gate, mock residential property, footbridge and various access points to provide realistic scenarios for Water Rescue training. This area of the site also incorporates an extended area of hard-standing and water access design features to facilitate a range of HVP training scenarios. The water volume of the facility is approximately 6,700m3. The water is treated to 'recreational standards', following European Union (EU) inland bathing standards and World Health Organization (WHO) recreational water quality guidelines. To enable this, there is a bespoke water treatment system installed. These bespoke water treatment systems will require a stringent and specific planned preventative maintenance (PPM) regime to ensure the pool is maintained to swimming pool standards. In addition to PPM, Reactive maintenance is required to identify, isolate and rectify a fault so that the failed equipment, prop or system can be restored to an operational and safe condition within the tolerances or limits established for in-service operations.

Procurement Information

Reactive and planned maintenance and servicing of this equipment must be undertaken by a competent, highly specialised contractor. The systems are complex and have specific supporting software. Total Pools are 'exclusive UK distributors of the new Ceramiflo microfiltration system' with permissions to work on the system (http://totalpool.co.uk). The neutralisation system was a bespoke design for this facility to discharge excess water to the local environment (no sewerage network). The design is novel and given the external environment, the system is subject to seasonal changes e.g. higher disinfection rates required in summer as opposed to winter. Three Contractors are required to maintain this equipment (Totalpools, Sterling and Prominent). Sterling Hydrotech are primary contractor who have coordinated and subcontracted to the other parties). The three systems are interlinked and affect the functionality of each other. Sterling Hydrotech are based in the UK mainland. They are part of the WCS Engineering Group. WCS are based in Belfast and have a team that assisted Sterling with the installation and maintenance to date. Given the Geographical location, it is proposed that the maintenance services are provided by WCS who can offer a local response. WCS can call upon Sterling for additional assistance when required. As the systems are intrinsically linked and for ease of management, it is proposed that WCS manage the other two smaller contractors are subcontractors.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e4bb
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075378-2025
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK5 - Transparency Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Works
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

45 - Construction work

CPV Codes

45212290 - Repair and maintenance work in connection with sports facilities

45259000 - Repair and maintenance of plant

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
£87,387 Under £100K
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Nov 20253 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Nov 20253 months ago
Contract Period
28 Dec 2025 - 28 Dec 2027 2-3 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NORTHERN IRELAND FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE
Contact Name
Dawn Bradley
Contact Email
nifrsprocurement@nifrs.org
Contact Phone
02892664221

Buyer Location

Locality
LISBURN
Postcode
BT27 4SX
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)
TLN0E Lisburn and Castlereagh
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Electoral Ward
Wallace Park
Westminster Constituency
Lagan Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CLEARWAY TECHNOLOGY

Further Information

Notice Documents

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