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title: "Lifting Equipment and Pressure Systems (LEAPS) Compliance Management System"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06d73e"
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current_stage: "Planning"
buyer: "NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED"
published: "2026-07-30"
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# Lifting Equipment and Pressure Systems (LEAPS) Compliance Management System

Buyer: NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06d73e

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## Summary

Northern Ireland Water Limited, a public authority operating at the sub-central government level, has initiated the planning stage for procuring a Lifting Equipment and Pressure Systems Compliance Management System. This procurement process is intended to solicit feedback from the market regarding a software solution capable of managing statutory compliance, maintenance, and contractor collaboration for lifting and pressure equipment. The proposed system should be modular, cloud-hosted, and scaleable for both internal and contractor use. The engagement phase is currently scheduled, with key dates including a deadline on 7th August 2026 for suppliers to express interest by contacting sourcing@niwater.com. The procurement is classified under services, with the location being the United Kingdom, specifically the UKN region. The timeline envisions contract commencement on 1st April 2027, lasting until 1st April 2028, linking this project to the utilities sector where regulation compliance is critical.

This preliminary market engagement presents a significant opportunity for businesses specialising in industry-specific software, compliance packages, certification services, and lifting and handling equipment. Firms that offer modular, cloud-based software solutions—particularly those well-suited to scaling and collaboration—are likely to find this tender particularly promising. The participation and feedback during this planning stage can help shape the procurement strategy and specific requirements, thus offering a valuable opportunity for innovative software firms, especially small and medium enterprises (SMEs), to demonstrate their capabilities and potentially secure a foothold in a critical utilities market sector led by Northern Ireland Water.

## Notice

Northern Ireland Water (NIW) seeks market feedback on the availability of a Lifting Equipment and Pressure systems Compliance Management System capable of supporting maintenance, statutory compliance, contractor collaboration, structured document handling, and full auditability for lifting and pressure equipment. The system must be modular, cloud-hosted, and support both internal and contractor users at scale. If you believe you have a software system capable of the above, please email sourcing@niwater.com FAO Dean Campbell by 7th August to request further information, including a more detailed technical functional and non-functional specification. Further meetings including demonstrations may then be arranged with interest suppliers.

### Planning Information

See procurement description for details. This engagement is designed to help NIW understand market capability for this software before a procurement strategy is decided.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072033-2026 |
| 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 | 30 Jul 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 1 Oct 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2027 - 1 Apr 2028 |
| 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 | TLN Northern Ireland |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 42 - Industrial machinery
- 48 - Software package and information systems
- 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security

### Codes

- 42410000 - Lifting and handling equipment
- 48100000 - Industry specific software package
- 48170000 - Compliance software package
- 79132000 - Certification services

## Release History

- 30 Jul 2026 at 09:13 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072033-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/072033-2026
  30th July 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

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

## Provenance

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