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T152 Plant and Machinery - Service, Maintenance and Repair

NI Water and its subsidiaries

This public procurement record has 3 releases in its history.

Award

25 Sep 2026 at 16:07

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

20 Aug 2026 at 16:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

28 May 2026 at 15:16

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Northern Ireland Water bought servicing, maintenance, repair and certification of its plant and machinery across Northern Ireland, together with management information covering the work carried out. The requirement concerns approximately 410 assets and includes machinery and equipment used in the organisation’s operations. Servicing and repairs were to take place at the contractor’s or nominated subcontractors’ premises, unless Northern Ireland Water agreed another arrangement, such as mobile servicing. This is a plant and machinery maintenance and repair service, including agricultural, construction and related equipment (CPV 50000000). The buyer is Northern Ireland Water, and delivery covers Northern Ireland.

The procurement is complete: A.J. Armstrong & Sons Ltd was selected and the contract was signed. One lot was awarded through a competitive flexible procedure using a selective process. The award was made on 20 August 2026, and the contract was signed on 2 September 2026. The awarded value is £900,000 excluding VAT (£1,080,000 including VAT). The contract runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029, with two extension options of two years and one year, allowing it to continue until 30 September 2032. Bids were assessed on quality, weighted at 40%, and cost, weighted at 60%. Four bids were received and two reached the final stage.

This award shows Northern Ireland Water buys a managed service covering a sizeable, varied plant and machinery asset base across Northern Ireland. A credible competitor would need the capacity to service, maintain, repair and certify equipment, and to provide reliable management information across the assets covered. The delivery model must support work at the supplier’s or nominated subcontractors’ premises, with the ability to arrange mobile servicing where agreed. Suppliers able to cover agricultural and construction machinery as well as associated equipment would be well placed for this requirement. The evaluation favoured cost over quality, while still assigning quality a substantial share of the assessment. The contract also included scope for additional related services and exceptional plant hire for major incidents or other business needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

T152 Plant and Machinery - Service, Maintenance and Repair

Notice Description

This Contract is for the provision of Plant and Machinery - Maintenance, Service and Repair services associated with the Client's Plant and Machinery across Northern Ireland- approximately 410 assets. The main areas of work under the Contract are the provision and management of the servicing, maintenance and repair (SMR), certification of the Client's Plant and Machinery, which must be carried out on the Contractors or nominated Sub-contractors premises unless specified and agreed otherwise (e.g. mobile servicing) by the Client Service or Contract Manager, and the provision of associated management information relating to all services provided on the Client's Plant & Machinery.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Options: The Client reserves the right to add additional services that are not included on the asset list throughout the duration of the contract. The Client also reserves the right to request plant and machinery hire as part of the Contract, this will be on an exceptional basis to support Major Incidents or other business needs.

Renewal: There is the option to avail of extensions for 2+1years

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06a7e5
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091152-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

16 - Agricultural machinery

43 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

50 - Repair and maintenance services

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

CPV Codes

16000000 - Agricultural machinery

43000000 - Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

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

50112110 - Body-repair services for vehicles

50116000 - Maintenance and repair services related to specific parts of vehicles

50500000 - Repair and maintenance services for pumps, valves, taps and metal containers and machinery

50800000 - Miscellaneous repair and maintenance services

71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

71631000 - Technical inspection services

71631100 - Machinery-inspection services

77000000 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

77100000 - Agricultural services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£700,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
25 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
20 Aug 20261 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
2032-05-28

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BELFAST
Postcode
BT14 6TE
Postcode Area
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

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

A.J. Armstrong & Sons Ltd

Further Information

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