AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
Northern Ireland Housing Executive has concluded and signed a multi-supplier framework for the supply and delivery of electrical materials. Nine suppliers are appointed under one award and one lot; the published £1.525m net contract value is shared and not allocated between them.
Published outcomeActive framework contract, signed 19 October 2026, running from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029.
Market significanceThe framework combines large and SME suppliers and uses reopening competition for call-offs, creating an ongoing route to compete for electrical-material requirements in Northern Ireland.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
9 supplier records analysed
CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number 02489546.
CITY ELECTRICAL FACTORS LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number 00336408.
ESDECLOM LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number 10013626.
CAE ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number 14812376.
EDMUNDSON ELECTRICAL LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number 02667012.
EASTOWER NI LTD
75% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Unverified source supplier name; appointed
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Award 1 lists EASTOWER NI LTD. The Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
HALDANE FISHER LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number NI024075.
MACNAUGHTON BLAIR LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number NI023032.
YESSS (A) ELECTRICAL LTD
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Shared framework value; no individual allocation published GBP · Verified legal supplier; appointed
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Award 1 lists the supplier; verification matched Companies House number 07656807.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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The tender status is recorded as “complete”.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 is recorded as active.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 is recorded as active.
Contract conclusion
99% confidenceSigned
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 19 October 2026.
VALUES
Published values explained
Published net contract value
99% confidence£1,525,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 1525000 GBP.
Published gross contract value
99% confidence£1,830,000
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 1830000 GBP.
Value allocation
98% confidenceShared across nine appointed suppliers; individual supplier, lot and call-off values are not published
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One award names nine suppliers for lot 1, while the contract supplies one overall value.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence31 July 2026
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Release history records the tender notice on 31 July 2026.
Submission deadline
99% confidence26 August 2026, 15:00 BST
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The process submission deadline is 2026-08-26T15:00:00+01:00.
Award date
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Award 1 records award_date as 6 October 2026.
Award notice published
99% confidence6 October 2026
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Release history records the contract award notice on 6 October 2026.
Contract signed
99% confidence19 October 2026
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Contract 1 records dateSigned as 19 October 2026.
Contract details published
99% confidence19 October 2026
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The contract details notice is dated 19 October 2026.
Contract period
99% confidence20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029
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Contract 1 period records these start and end dates.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceSupply and delivery of electrical materials
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The title and description state that the Housing Executive required a framework for supply and delivery of electrical materials.
Category
99% confidenceGoods
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The process and award main procurement category is goods.
CPV
99% confidence31681410 — Electrical materials
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Award item 1 gives this CPV classification.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot (Lot 1); title and description not published
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The tender, award and contract all relate to lot 1; no lot title or description is supplied.
Delivery area
99% confidenceNorthern Ireland (UKN)
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Award item 1 gives delivery address region UKN.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen; 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 techniques specify a framework agreement with method “withReopeningCompetition” and type “closed”.
Supplier appointments
99% confidenceNine suppliers appointed to the single lot
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Award 1 names nine suppliers and relates to lot 1.
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of tenders and evaluation results not published
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Information not supplied in the published notice data.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Term
99% confidence3 years
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The period runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029.
Options
98% confidenceOptions are stated, but their scope and duration are not published
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Contract 1 hasOptions is true; its option description says “Please see the Tender Documentation.”
Call-off mechanism
99% confidenceReopening competition
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The framework agreement method is recorded as withReopeningCompetition.
Above threshold
99% confidenceYes
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Contract 1 is marked aboveThreshold: true.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Route to work
98% confidenceAppointment does not allocate spend to individual suppliers; framework opportunities are expected to be competed through reopening competition
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Nine suppliers share a single award and the framework method is withReopeningCompetition.
Market structure
92% confidenceThe framework creates a multi-supplier supply route for electrical materials in Northern Ireland, combining national-scale and SME participants
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The award includes nine suppliers, with published party scales covering large and SME businesses; delivery region is UKN.
Value interpretation
98% confidenceThe £1.525m net value is the published framework contract value, not a guaranteed or apportioned amount for any supplier
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One overall contract value is published against a multi-supplier award, with no supplier-level allocations.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Supplier identity limitation
99% confidenceEASTOWER NI LTD is an unverified source supplier name
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The Companies House workflow completed without finding a safe match (checked_unmatched).
Value allocation limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: individual supplier, lot and call-off values
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The record provides one contract value for an award with nine suppliers.
Scope detail limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: lot title, lot description and detailed product specification
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Lot 1 has no title or description in the supplied data.
Competition limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: tender counts, bidder identities beyond appointees, scores and award rationale
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No such fields are present in the supplied notice data.
Options limitation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice: option scope, duration and value
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The only options text is “Please see the Tender Documentation.”
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- EASTOWER NI LTD is a source-listed appointed supplier but its identity is unverified: the Companies House matching workflow completed without a safe match.
- The £1.525m net and £1.83m gross values are shared framework values; no allocation by supplier, lot or call-off is published.
- Lot 1 has no published title or description beyond the overall requirement for supply and delivery of electrical materials.
- Tender counts, scoring, evaluation rationale, pricing and supplier-specific award reasons are not supplied.
- Options are indicated but their terms are not published.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Northern Ireland Housing Executiveelectrical materials frameworkelectrical supplies tenderCity Electrical FactorsEdmundson ElectricalNorthern Ireland procurement
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who was appointed to the Northern Ireland Housing Executive electrical materials framework?
Nine suppliers were appointed: CITY PLUMBING SUPPLIES HOLDINGS LIMITED, CITY ELECTRICAL FACTORS LIMITED, ESDECLOM LIMITED, CAE ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE LTD, EDMUNDSON ELECTRICAL LIMITED, EASTOWER NI LTD, HALDANE FISHER LIMITED, MACNAUGHTON BLAIR LIMITED and YESSS (A) ELECTRICAL LTD.
What is the value and duration of the framework?
The published value is £1.525m net (£1.83m gross). The signed contract runs from 20 October 2026 to 19 October 2029.
How will work be allocated under the framework?
The notice records a closed framework using reopening competition. No supplier-specific spend allocation is published.
ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.