Notice Information
Notice Title
T159 - Weighbridges - Maintenance, Calibration, Repairs and Associated Spare Parts
Notice Description
This market engagement exercise is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with suppliers who have the potential to provide the following services - the calibration, planned preventative maintenance, reactive repair, associated spare parts and ongoing support of NI Water's weighbridge system. NI Water currently have 25 weighbridges located at 8 Wastewater Treatment Works throughout Northern Ireland. NI Water require interested suppliers to be a member of the UK Weighing Federation (or equivalent) and maintain membership throughout the contract period. . NI Water are seeking to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of service. NI Water are also interested in receiving feedback from the market on the different experiences, approaches and models used in other sectors / utilities for the provision of this service.
Planning Information
If you would like to partake in this market engagement exercise, please request a copy of the “Information Pack” via email at sourcing@niwater.com FAO Dorothy Black. The Information Pack contains additional information about NI Water’s requirements for this service and a “Supplier Questionnaire” which suppliers are to complete and return by 5pm on Wednesday 21st January 2026. . It is anticipated that an analysis of the Supplier Questionnaire responses will be used to select the best procurement strategy to deliver this service in the future.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06013b
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001173-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
34 - Transport equipment and auxiliary products to transportation
45 - Construction work
50 - Repair and maintenance services
63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
-
- CPV Codes
34913000 - Miscellaneous spare parts
45221117 - Weighbridge construction work
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
50433000 - Calibration services
63712500 - Weighbridge services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 7 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 Jan 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 7 Aug 2026 - 7 Aug 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
- Not specified
- 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/001173-2026
7th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
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