Notice Information
Notice Title
Cleaning of Gullies, Sewers, Drains, Grease Traps and Interceptors and Maintenance of Sewage/Sump Pump Stations
Notice Description
Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks to provide a Contract for the Cleaning of Gullies, Sewers, Drains, Grease Traps and Interceptors and Maintenance of Sewage/Sump Pump Stations to meet the requirements of the Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.
Lot Information
Ad-Hoc Call Outs and Surveys For Above and Below Ground Drainage, Sewage Pits and Environmental Cleans
Lot 1 - Ad-Hoc Call Outs and Surveys For Above and Below Ground Drainage, Sewage Pits and Environmental Cleans
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.
Routine Emptying and Cleaning of Grease Traps and InterceptorsLot 2 - Routine Emptying and Cleaning of Grease Traps and Interceptors
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.
Maintenance of Sewage/Sump Pump StationsLot 3 - Maintenance of Sewage/Sump Pump Stations
Options: The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The right to additional services while the contract is valid. The Buyer reserves the right to increase the service range depending on Service User requirements. The estimated values quoted allow for potential growth and increases to the service.
Planning Information
This is a Pre Market Engagement Notice to seek engagement with the market place to ascertain how suppliers can assist in ensuring that HSCNI can ensure their Cleaning of Gullies, Sewers, Drains, Grease Traps and Interceptors and Maintenance of Sewage/Sump Pump Stations are effectively maintained across all sites. To this end, BSO Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) wish to engage with potential suppliers on Page 3 to 4 behalf of health and social care for Northern Ireland to obtain a market view of the potential requirements through a questionnaire. Any interested suppliers are required to submit their response through the eTendersNI secure messaging area of this CfT. All correspondence in relation to this tender will be communicated via the secure eTendersNI messaging area. Suppliers will be required to return answers to the questionnaire and any comments no later than 15:00 on Friday 6th February 2026. Suppliers should also note that any interest shown does not constitute a commitment to participate in any future tendering exercise.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0609f9
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047105-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
42122220 - Sewage pumps
45232410 - Sewerage work
50000000 - Repair and maintenance services
90470000 - Sewer cleaning services
90491000 - Sewer survey services
90640000 - Gully cleaning and emptying services
90641000 - Gully cleaning services
90642000 - Gully emptying services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £8,034,889 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £8,034,889 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 21 May 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Jun 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Mar 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 1 Nov 2026 - 31 Oct 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2031-10-31
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BELFAST HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Additional Buyers
BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION
NORTHERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS
REGIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES ORGANISATION PROCUREMENT AND LOGISTICS SERVICE
SOUTH EASTERN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUST
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT12 6HU
- 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
- Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast South and Mid Down
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/047105-2026
21st May 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004818-2026
20th January 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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