AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northern Ireland Housing Executive has signed a three-year framework for plumbing-material supply and delivery with seven verified suppliers. The framework starts on 20 October 2026 and ends on 19 October 2029.
Published outcomeAward 1 covers Lot 1 and appoints BASSETTS (WOLSELEY) LIMITED, BEGGS & PARTNERS LTD, CAE ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE LTD, CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED, GLENHILL MERCHANTS LIMITED, HALDANE FISHER LIMITED and MACNAUGHTON BLAIR LIMITED.
Market significanceThe signed GBP 1,953,000 framework provides a multi-supplier route to market for plumbing materials in Northern Ireland, with reopening competition specified for framework call-offs.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
7 supplier records analysed
BASSETTS (WOLSELEY) LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Award 1 supplier list; verified company number NI685067.
BEGGS & PARTNERS LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Award 1 lists source name BEGGS & PARTNERS TRADING LTD; verified company number NI698446 identifies BEGGS & PARTNERS LTD.
CAE ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Award 1 supplier list; verified company number 14812376.
CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Award 1 supplier list; verified company number 02489546.
GLENHILL MERCHANTS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Award 1 supplier list; verified company number NI044596.
HALDANE FISHER LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Award 1 supplier list; verified company number NI024075.
MACNAUGHTON BLAIR LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually allocated GBP · Awarded supplier
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Award 1 supplier list; verified company number NI023032.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Award decision
98% confidenceAwarded on 6 October 2026
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Award 1 is active; award_date is 2026-10-06.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 19 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 2026-10-19.
Framework term
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2026-10-20 and endDate is 2029-10-19.
Current recorded status
97% confidenceActive
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Award 1 and Contract 1 are both marked active.
VALUES
Published values explained
Framework contract value excluding VAT
99% confidenceGBP 1,953,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1953000 GBP.
Framework contract value including VAT
99% confidenceGBP 2,343,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 2343600 GBP.
Supplier allocation
98% confidenceNo individual supplier or lot values published
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The contract value is held at Contract 1 level while all seven suppliers share Award 1 and Lot 1.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
98% confidence31 July 2026
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Release history records tender notices on 2026-07-31.
Tender deadline
99% confidence26 August 2026, 15:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is 2026-08-26T15:00:00+01:00.
Award notice published
98% confidence6 October 2026
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Release history records Contract award notice 094455-2026 on 2026-10-06.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Document 098336-2026 was published on 2026-10-19.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and delivery of plumbing materials
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Tender title and description state a framework for supply and delivery of plumbing materials.
Procurement category
99% confidenceGoods
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Process and Award 1 main procurement category are goods.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne published lot (Lot 1)
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Tender lots contains Lot 1; Award 1 is related to Lot 1.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 44115210 — Plumbing materials
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
98% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Award item delivery address region is UKN.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen procedure using a competitive flexible procedure
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Tender procurementMethod is open and procurementMethodDetails is Competitive flexible procedure.
Framework arrangement
99% confidenceClosed framework with reopening competition
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Tender frameworkAgreement type is closed and method is withReopeningCompetition.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results unknown
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Contract form
99% confidenceMulti-supplier framework agreement
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Tender hasFrameworkAgreement is true and Award 1 names seven suppliers.
Duration
99% confidenceThree years
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Contract period runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029.
Options
96% confidenceOptions are recorded, but their scope is not published in the supplied data
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Contract 1 hasOptions is true; description says 'Please see the Tender Documentation.'
Call-off mechanism
99% confidenceReopening competition
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Tender frameworkAgreement method is withReopeningCompetition.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Market access
98% confidenceSuppliers appointed to the framework may compete through reopening competitions for call-offs.
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Framework method is withReopeningCompetition.
Value interpretation
99% confidenceThe published GBP 1.953m value applies to the framework contract as a whole, not to any named supplier.
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One contract value is published for Contract 1 and no supplier-level allocations are provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier-name reconciliation
99% confidenceOne source supplier name differs from the verified legal name: source 'BEGGS & PARTNERS TRADING LTD' is matched by company number NI698446 to BEGGS & PARTNERS LTD.
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Supplier verification records nameMismatch true and verifiedCompanyName BEGGS & PARTNERS LTD.
Allocation transparency
99% confidenceThe notice does not allocate the shared framework value among suppliers or provide individual Lot 1 values.
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Contract 1 has a single value; Award 1 contains seven suppliers; Lot 1 has no value.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Information not supplied in the published notice: tenderer count, bid prices, evaluation scores, award rationale, call-off pricing, individual supplier allocations and individual lot value.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description beyond the overall framework requirement.
- The scope and exercise conditions of contract options are not included in the supplied data.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Northern Ireland Housing Executiveplumbing materials frameworkBASSETTS (WOLSELEY) LIMITEDBEGGS & PARTNERS LTDpublic procurementNorthern Ireland
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was appointed to the plumbing materials framework?
Seven suppliers were appointed: BASSETTS (WOLSELEY) LIMITED, BEGGS & PARTNERS LTD, CAE ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE LTD, CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED, GLENHILL MERCHANTS LIMITED, HALDANE FISHER LIMITED and MACNAUGHTON BLAIR LIMITED.
What is the value and term of the framework?
The framework value is GBP 1,953,000 excluding VAT (GBP 2,343,600 including VAT) and its recorded term is 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029.
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