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RFI- Market interest and capability in procuring and processing (wet milling) magnetite Oct 25

NI Water and its subsidiaries · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:17.

Opportunity overview

Northern Ireland Water requires the information sought in this document to assess interest and capability of the market to support NI Water in procuring and processing (wet milling) magnetite to NIW’s required specifications. NI Water would also like to hear from suppliers who would be interested in visiting the current manufacturer, located in Norway, to better understand the current manufacturing process. These visits would be at the suppliers own cost and interested parties should note that there is no guarantee that this process will result in a procurement exercise.

Classification

  • CPV14000000 — Mining, basic metals and related products
  • CPV14600000 — Metal ores and alloys
  • CPV14700000 — Basic metals
  • CPV24000000 — Chemical products
  • CPV43000000 — Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

Lots

  • Lot 1£3.6m · Including VAT

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-05a755
Status
active
Above Threshold
Yes
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
goods
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Expected award period

Ends
31 Dec 2028, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
28 Oct 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
10 Oct 2025, 23:59

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Currency
GBP
Including VAT
3,600,000

Renewal

Description
Potentially 3 years extensions available.

Award criteria

Weighting Description
Yet to be confirmed

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Yet To be confirmed
Type
price

Contract period

Ends
1 Jan 2032, 23:59
Starts
1 Jan 2029, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Jan 2035, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
24000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Chemical products
Entry 2
Id
14000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Mining, basic metals and related products
Entry 3
Id
14600000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Metal ores and alloys
Entry 4
Id
14700000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Basic metals
Entry 5
Id
43000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Machinery for mining, quarrying, construction equipment

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Entry 2
Id
061918-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
2 Oct 2025, 17:08

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCZH-7295-JJTZ
Name
NI Water and its subsidiaries

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKN06
Country
GB
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT14 6TE
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Westland House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Entry 2
Id
GB-NIR
Scheme
UK_CA_DEVOLVED_REGULATIONS
Description
Northern Irish devolved regulations apply

Identifier

Id
PCZH-7295-JJTZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT14 6TE · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a755-2025-10-02T17:08:39+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·