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Framework for Watercourse Maintenance

DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

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Opportunity overview

The Framework for Watercourse Maintenance will encompass five Measured Term Contracts to deliver watercourse maintenance in the following Contract Areas: A. WME1 (Armagh); B. WME2 (Lisburn and Greater Belfast); C. WMW1 (Coleraine); D. WMW2 (Omagh); and E. WMW3 (Fermanagh). Within each Contract Area, the works to be undertaken under this Contract may include, but not be limited to, the following Principal Work Activities which are provided by way of example: A. Maintenance of Watercourses; B. Riverbank & Flood Defence maintenance and scrub clearance; C. Tree felling/removal; and D. Provision of labour/plant. Further ancillary works may be asked of the successful Supplier such as: A. Treatment of aquatic weed/invasive species. Within each Contract Area, the successful Supplier will be required to carry out any such works instructed by a Works Order, issued under the provisions of the Contract. Such works will require a standard of works delivery consistent with that defined in the Procurement Documents. Reimbursement to the successful Supplier for such works will be paid generally on the basis of an applicable Schedule of Rates and Prices (SoRP), adjusted in line with permitted price-fluctuation-factor provisions. For each Contract Area, it is likely that the successful Supplier will be required to work at more than one location at any one time in order to meet the requirements of the programme of work for each Contract Area. Successful Suppliers will be expected to have sufficiently skilled and available resources necessary to meet the requirements of such a programme and will be required to include in its rates and prices for the inevitable peaks and troughs that will be inherent in any such programme. Such peaks and troughs may result from a variety of circumstances, not all within the control of the Department. The financial limits for individual Works Orders under this Contract shall generally be between £1 – £250,000 GBP.

Classification

  • CPV45240000 — Construction work for water projects
  • CPV45246000 — River regulation and flood control works

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
T-1162
Main Procurement Category
works
Above Threshold
No
Status
planning

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planning

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
1 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
30 Sept 2030, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
45240000
Description
Construction work for water projects
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
45246000
Description
River regulation and flood control works

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKN0
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Planning and budget

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Description
As part of this Pre Market Engagement (PME) exercise, interested suppliers are invited to complete a short online questionnaire hosted on the Citizen Space platform. The purpose of this questionnaire is to gather early insight from the market to help inform the development of our proposed requirements and future procurement approach. To participate, please access the PME questionnaire via the following link: https://consultations2.nidirect.gov.uk/dfi-1/t-1162-watercourse-maintenance-framework/ Suppliers should provide their responses through the Citizen Space portal no later than 23:59 on Friday 6 March 2026. All responses will be treated confidentially and used solely to support the planning and design of any potential future procurement. Completion of the questionnaire does not constitute a commitment to participate in any subsequent tender process and does not guarantee inclusion in future procurement opportunities. Any requests for clarification relating to this exercise must be communicated via email to TRAMprocurement@infrastructure-ni.gov.uk
Due
6 Mar 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Documents

Entry 1
Id
015784-2026
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 Feb 2026, 15:34
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM)
Id
GB-PPON-PYQH-8789-DZPG

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYQH-8789-DZPG

Address

Street Address
James House, 2-4 Cromac Avenue
Locality
Belfast
Postal Code
BT7 2JA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKN06

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Belfast · UKN06 · BT7 2JA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN0 · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKN · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

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