---
title: "Plant and Agriculture Machinery - Service, Maintenance and Repair"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca"
canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca"
markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca.md"
json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca.json"
source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED"
published: "2026-03-05"
---

# Plant and Agriculture Machinery - Service, Maintenance and Repair

Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca

[View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca)  
[Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca.json)

## Summary

Northern Ireland Water Limited is currently in the planning stage of a tender process to procure services for the "Plant and Agriculture Machinery – Service, Maintenance and Repair". This opportunity is within the services industry category, specifically focusing on repair, maintenance, and associated services for plant and agricultural machinery. The procurement is aimed at ensuring the safety and reliability of NI Water's equipment, with the buying organisation located in Belfast, United Kingdom. Important deadlines include the submission of a Request for Information (RFI) by 4pm on 11th March 2026. The contracting process will potentially start on 1st October 2026 and could extend to as late as 2033, covering ongoing service needs.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for businesses in the maintenance and repair sector, particularly those who specialise in machinery and vehicle services. The procurement method allows small and medium-sized enterprises to engage, with suitability criteria favouring their involvement. Businesses offering technical inspection and testing services, as well as those with expertise in fleet management or agricultural equipment maintenance, stand to benefit from participating in this procurement process, thus enabling growth through substantial contract work with a high-profile public authority.

## Notice

The Contract is for the maintenance, scheduled service and inspection, scheduled repair, unscheduled repair and safety inspection of NI Water's Plant and agricultural machinery. The Client will be responsible for scheduling of services and repairs in consultation and liaison with the Contractor. The scope of the service, maintenance and repairs will include all works necessary to ensure the Client's plant and machinery is maintained so that it remains safe to use, and that the maintenance operation is carried out safely.

### Planning Information

This RFI is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with suppliers who can provide Plant and Agricultural Machinery Service, Maintenance and Repairs to NI Water equipment. The purpose of this pre-tender market engagement exercise is to scope the capability and capacity of the market.
As part of the pre-market engagement exercise, NI Water is inviting suppliers to respond to a Request for Information. This will assist NI Water in considering options for this requirement/service and developing our specification, if applicable. 
The RFI Questionnaire is currently available and you can request a copy via email at sourcing@niwater.com FAO Paul Clements. The RFI Questionnaire is to be completed and returned no later than 4pm Wednesday 11th March 2026.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019805-2026 |
| Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 11 Mar 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 30 Sep 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planning |
| Lots status | Planning |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED |
| Locality | BELFAST |
| Post town | Northern Ireland |
| Postcode | BT14 6TE |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
| ITL 1 | TLN Northern Ireland |
| ITL 2 | TLN0 Northern Ireland |
| ITL 3 | TLN06 Belfast |
| Local authority | Belfast |
| Electoral ward | Chichester Park |
| Westminster constituency | Belfast North |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 50 - Repair and maintenance services
- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
- 77 - Agricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services

### Codes

- 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
- 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
- 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

## Release History

- 5 Mar 2026 at 11:02 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019805-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019805-2026
  5th March 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0662ca.json.