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T174 – Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification (includes optional pressure systems requirement – not mandatory)

Northern Ireland Water Limited · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 08:27.

Opportunity overview

This Contract is is for maintenance, repair, supply and certification of Lifting and Fall arrest equipment as per statutory requirements of circa 10,000 items of equipment in each Lot per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 26,000 items across the Client’s estate. This number is subject to change throughout the Contract Period. This contract will principally deal with planned maintenance, re-active repairs, quotation project work, supply of new equipment and materials, testing and certification of lifting equipment and where requested information gathering relating to the Client’s assets. This will inform the Client’s Mechanical and Electrical management strategy to enable fully meet legislative requirements. The main areas of work under the contract. (a) Planned Mechanical and Electrical Maintenance across the range of LEAPS Assets found on the Clients Estate (b) Remedial Repairs (c) Reactive Repairs (d) Testing and Certification (e) Project and Upgrades across the range of LEAPS Assets found on the Clients Estate (f) Supply of new equipment and materials (g) Production of records for all work carried out (h) Production of Management Information Reports (i) Recommendations for equipment improvements and upgrades (j) Asset Condition and Data Capture (k) Competent professional services in relation to duties and tasks required to ensure legislative compliance for all the Client’s Lifting, fall arrest and pressure systems equipment.

Classification

  • CPV42410000 — Lifting and handling equipment
  • CPV50000000 — Repair and maintenance services

Lots

  • Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification – North£7.5m
  • Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification – South£7.5m

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
T174
Status
active
Procurement Method
selective
Procurement Method Details
Competitive flexible procedure
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
How to submit
www.etendersni.gov.uk
Expression Of Interest Deadline
3 Jul 2026, 12:00
Has Recurrence
Yes

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure

Features
The Competitive Flexible Procedure is described in the T174 tender documents which are available on eTendersNI.

Special regime

utilities

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Languages

en

Enquiry period

Ends
26 Jun 2026, 23:59

Expected award period

Ends
30 Sept 2026, 23:59

Lot Details

Maximum Lots Awarded Per Supplier
1

Recurrence

Dates

Entry 1
Starts
1 Apr 2033, 23:59

Amendments

Entry 1
Description
Deadline for tender submission extended to 12 noon 3rd July 2026.
Id
050526-2026

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification – North
Description
Scope of services provided in the North area of Northern Ireland. See Specification for further details.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
9,000,000
Amount
7,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Implementation Plan General Service Delivery – Provision of Services Service Delivery - Scenario Training Policies and Staff Competency Contract and Performance Management Social Value (Points Approach)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
4 Oct 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
5 x up to 12 months optional extension periods at Client’s absolute discretion, subject to agreement

Options

Description
The Client also reserves the right to procure the following requirement under this contract; maintenance, repair, supply and certification of pressure systems equipment of up to 500 items of equipment per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 1250 items. This number is subject to change.
Entry 2
Id
2
Title
Lifting and Fall Arrest Equipment - Supply, Maintenance, Testing and Certification – South
Description
Scope of services provided in the South area of Northern Ireland. See Specification for further details.
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Value

Including VAT
9,000,000
Amount
7,500,000
Currency
GBP

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Type
price
Name
Price

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
30
Weight
percentageExact
Criterion 2
Type
quality
Name
Quality
Description
Implementation Plan General Service Delivery – Provision of Services Service Delivery - Scenario Training Policies and Staff Competency Contract and Performance Management Social Value (Points Approach)

Numbers

Entry 1
Number
70
Weight
percentageExact

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Contract period

Starts
5 Oct 2026, 00:00
Ends
4 Oct 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
4 Oct 2033, 23:59

Renewal

Description
5 x up to 12 months optional extension periods at Client’s absolute discretion, subject to agreement

Options

Description
The Client also reserves the right to procure the following requirement under this contract; maintenance, repair, supply and certification of pressure systems equipment of up to 500 items of equipment per annum out of the Client’s approximate total of 1250 items. This number is subject to change.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
42410000
Description
Lifting and handling equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Item 2
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
50000000
Description
Repair and maintenance services
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
42410000
Description
Lifting and handling equipment

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKN
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published
Entry 2
Id
050526-2026
Document Type
tenderNotice
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Published
28 May 2026, 17:01
Format
text/html

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Northern Ireland Water Limited
Id
GB-COH-NI054463

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
NI054463

Address

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

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

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

Recorded locations

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

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 016450-2026Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 041635-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 050526-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·