Notice Information
Notice Title
S1155 (2027) Facilities Management Services
Notice Description
NIE Networks Limited is conducting Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) to gather insights from the market before initiating a procurement process for Contract S1155 (2027) Facilities Management Services. NIE Networks Limited would greatly appreciate your feedback in the form of a completed Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which is available upon request and which should be submitted via PQQ_4691 on e-sourcing NI. The primary focus of this Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) is to invite interested parties to provide information to assist with NIE Networks Limited consideration of the options available and preparation of the tender process including, without limitation, in relation to market appetite, capacity, capability and perceived risks and opportunities. The procurement route, tender approach, scope of services and Contract terms required will be further considered by NIE Networks following this PME exercise and engagement with interested parties. This PME is open to all suppliers and is intended to be a collaborative effort to ensure a robust and successful procurement process. Suppliers may be appointed to any and all Lots. Estimated total contract spend for all lots over the 8-year period (including optional 3 year extension) is estimated to be between PS4m - PS6m. Lot 1 - PS2.18m - PS2.67m Lot 2 - PS1.34m - PS1.61m Lot 3 - PS147k - PS176k Lot 4 - PS345k - PS414k It is anticipated that the Lot structure and the scope of services will include: Lot 1 - Facilities Management Maintenance Services The Works and Services in this Contract Lot will consist of planned and reactive facilities management maintenance services in respect of all NIE Networks' office locations across Northern Ireland encompassing the following key activities: * Minor building repairs and general works and services (inclusive of, but not limited to, fence repairs, minor groundworks, repairs to roofs and guttering, general accommodation moves, repairs to suspended ceilings, small plastering jobs, painting works and internal partitioning works). * Maintenance of roller shutter doors. * General joinery services (inclusive of, but not limited to, fire door replacement; replacement of ironmongery; repairs to kitchen units, office furniture etc.). * General mechanical services and maintenance (inclusive of, but not limited to, maintenance of hydroboilers and above counter hot water tap systems; repairs to sinks, toilets, water pipes, replacement joints etc.). * General electrical services and maintenance (inclusive of, but not limited to, electrical maintenance; fixed wire testing and PAT testing within offices). * Minor Building Repairs and General Maintenance Services (Electricity Substations and Radio Telecommunications Sites) Lot 2 - Facilities Management Capital Expenditure Projects The Works and Services in this Contract Lot will consist of planned facilities management services projects in respect of capital expenditure works at NIE Networks' office locations across Northern Ireland encompassing the following key activities: * Participation in competitive selections procedures (formerly known as mini competitions) in accordance with NIE Networks' facilities management capital project requirements. * Management and delivery of projects inclusive of all electrical, mechanical, joinery and small-scale general building works, and associated services, in respect of: a) Office refurbishments inclusive of complete office relocations. b) Refurbishment of existing and/or installation of new kitchen facilities. c) Refurbishment of existing and/or installation of new toilets facilities. d) Installing of new furniture and/or removal of existing furniture. e) Toilet refurbishments in substations. * Installing of new furniture and/or removal of existing furniture If applicable, the Supplier appointed shall ensure any sub-Contractor(s) they require for the delivery of the works have adequate insurances, certifications, accreditations and experience. * The Supplier will prepare a pricing schedule based on the scope of works/specifications provided by the Facilities Management team. The full terms of the technical requirements such as quality, timescales etc. will be provided. * The Supplier who submits the successful bid will be issued a work instruction awarded the call off contract for such works then manage the works, in coordination with along the Facilities Management team. * Preparing pricing schedules and scopes of works * Managing and coordinating all trades ensuring compliance with CDM regulations as applicable Lot 3 - Legionella and Water Treatment Services The Works and Services in this Contract Lot will consist of Planned Preventative Maintenance in respect of Legionella and Water Treatment Services encompassing the following key activities: 1. Hot Water Systems inclusive of: a) Monthly temperature checks. b) Temperature adjustments as required to be carried out at the time of testing. c) Annual water samples from calorifiers. d) Annual visual inspection of calorifiers. 2. Cold water Systems inclusive of: a) Monthly temperature checks at sentinel taps. b) Six monthly temperature checks on tanks. c) Annual inspection of tanks. 3. Shower Heads inclusive of: a) Dismantle, clean and disinfect shower heads quarterly. 4. Provision of Risk Assessments inclusive of: a) Annual update of risk assessment per site. b) Initial risk assessment of new sites. 5. Provision of a web-based management system to facilitate water treatment system management and the control of Legionella with appropriate access provided to NIE Networks of maintenance and testing records. Lot 4 - Minor Building Repairs and General Maintenance Services (Electricity Substations and Radio Telecommunications Sites) The Works and Services in this Contract Lot will consist of Minor Building Repairs and General Maintenance Services in respect of all NIE Networks' Electricity Substations and Radio Telecommunication (RT) Sites across Northern Ireland encompassing the following key activities: 1. Minor building repairs and associated general works and services and maintenance (inclusive of, but not limited to, repairs of wooden or palisade fences/gates; repairs, replace or clean out sub-station guttering; fitting anti-climbing guards/paint; painting out, or cleaning of, graffiti; painting substations and RT site buildings; and repairing ground damage and minor grounds maintenance). 2. General joinery services (inclusive of, but not limited to, door repairs, replacement of ironmongery etc.). Roof repairs (flat and pitched) 3. General mechanical services and maintenance (inclusive of, but not limited to maintenance and cleaning of sinks, toilets, water pipes, replacement joints etc.). 4. General electrical services and maintenance (inclusive of, but not limited to, fixed wire and PAT testing, replacement of internal and external lights and fittings etc.). Substation wiring is excluded from this contract. 5. Works within NIE Networks Radio Telecommunications Sites (RT's) are as above.
Planning Information
NIE Networks Limited would greatly appreciate your feedback in the form of a completed Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) which should be submitted via e-sourcing NI. PQQ_4691 has been created on eSourcing NI where parties can register their interest and access the Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) via the secure messaging function. Interested parties should submit clarification questions via the messaging function within PQQ_4691 S1155 (2026) Facilities Management Services - Pre-Market Engagement on eSourcingNI by 12 noon on Monday 17th August 2026. MSQ responses should be submitted by 5:00pm on Thursday 20th August 2026. All clarifications or queries relating to the MSQ must be submitted via the eSourcingNI portal as a secure message. Clarification requests may be answered in batches rather than one at a time. Each response to a request for clarification may be issued as a broadcast message, suitably anonymised, to all interested parties via eSourcingNI. It shall be the interested parties’ responsibility to monitor clarification responses. If an interested party raises a clarification which it considers is confi dential in nature, this must be stated within the request. In all circumstances, NIE Networks Limited reserves the right to issue clarification responses to all interested parties at any stage when it believes, at its sole discretion, the clarification should be issued to all interested parties. Where any additions or amendments are made to the MSQ documents, these will be issued to all interested parties via eSourcingNI in the form of an addendum. Responses to clarification requests issued by NIE Networks Limited shall be deemed to form part of the documents and must be treated as such by the interested party. Any queries or correspondence during the process must not be directed to any NIE Networks Limited employees or any other address rather than the method outlined above. Any violation of this instruction by the Supplier may render their MSQ Response invalid. No oral conversations or agreements with any representatives of NIE Networks Limited shall affect or modify any terms of this document and/or the MSQ or any submitted response. Any oral communication between NIE Networks Limited and the Supplier shall not be binding on NIE Networks, unless the communication is subsequently issued as a broadcast clarification message in response to a clarification requested submitted via eSourcingNI. MSQ Responses must be submitted in accordance with the following conditions: • eSourcingNI is NIE Networks Limited chosen electronic tendering portal for the Procurement. • Should you have any queries, or if you are having any problems registering on the portal, please contact the Bravo Solution dedicated helpdesk by calling 0800 368 4850 (UK) or 00442033496601 (outside UK). • The MSQ Response must be completed as directed and returned via the eSourcingNI portal. MSQ Responses received after the submission deadline will not be considered • Phoned, faxed or emailed MSQ Responses will not be accepted. • The MSQ Response can be uploaded anytime until the submission deadline within this document. • When uploading your response, please be aware that the speed of your internet connection, your system configuration and general web traffic, may impact on the time required to complete the transaction. Uploading of MSQ Responses must be completed by the final submission time. • NIE Networks Limited cannot accept responsibility for transmission delays. It is the responsibility of the Bidder to ensure that its MSQ Response has been submitted in the prescribed manner and in accordance with the specifi ed deadline. • When uploading your MSQ Response please ensure that: o You have checked that your whole MSQ Response has been uploaded correctly, including supporting attachments; o Once uploaded and saved, a final check of the MSQ Response is carried out to ensure the document/s uploaded contain ALL the answers. Please consider this document in detail and if you feel that your organisation is able to contribute to this PME exercise, please complete the MSQ and return by the deadline.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-06d813
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072381-2026
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
50 - Repair and maintenance services
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security
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- CPV Codes
45210000 - Building construction work
45421000 - Joinery work
50700000 - Repair and maintenance services of building installations
50710000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical and mechanical building installations
50711000 - Repair and maintenance services of electrical building installations
50712000 - Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations
71314100 - Electrical services
71333000 - Mechanical engineering services
71334000 - Mechanical and electrical engineering services
79993000 - Building and facilities management services
79993100 - Facilities management services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 30 Jul 20266 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 19 Oct 20263 months to go
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 24 Oct 2027 - 24 Oct 2032 Over 5 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 ELECTRICITY NETWORKS 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
- BT9 5HT
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- Not specified
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- Not specified
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- Not specified
- Delivery Location
- TLN Northern Ireland
-
- Local Authority
- Electoral Ward
- Westminster Constituency
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072381-2026
30th July 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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