Notice Information
Notice Title
T148 - Risk Management Advisory Services
Notice Description
The provision of Risk Management Advisory Services including the ongoing development of the Client's energy risk management policy and strategy, and provision of advisory services in respect of energy price hedging through the use of commodity financial derivatives and indices.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: The Client reserves the right to purchase the following additional Services under this Contract during the Contract Period, the cumulative effect of these additional Services will not increase the Contract's value to more than two times the value advertised in the contract notice. * Other risk management services related to the Clients business * Other energy related services
Renewal: An extension of 12 Months, up to 5 times.
Planning Information
NI Water is preparing to go out to market to appoint an external support for Hedging Advisory Services. Prior to publishing the tender, we would like to invite interested parties to meet with us during the first week of May 2026. The purpose of these meetings is to outline the upcoming tender process and gather valuable market insights that may help shape the final requirements. If you are interested in meeting with NI Water, please contact us at: sourcing@niwater.com – FAO Neil Elliott
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-067832
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/062399-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Selective
- Procurement Method Details
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
66 - Financial and insurance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
66000000 - Financial and insurance services
66600000 - Treasury services
71314000 - Energy and related services
71314200 - Energy-management services
71314300 - Energy-efficiency consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £950,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jul 2026Today
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Jul 20263 weeks to go
- Future Notice Date
- 8 May 2026Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- 2033-05-02
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED
- 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
- 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/062399-2026
2nd July 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029273-2026
30th March 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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