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Northern Ireland Water Limited tenders and contracts

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Official name on notices: Northern Ireland Water Ltd

Tenders published
40
About one every 9 days
Contracts awarded
31
To 72 different suppliers
Value awarded
£598m
33 contracts, frameworks excluded
Typical contract
£1.42m
Median value awarded
Open now
0
10 coming up

Figures cover in the last 12 months, from notices on Find a Tender and Contracts Finder.

Open tenders

Northern Ireland Water Limited has no tenders open right now.

Coming up

Pipeline, market engagement and planned procurement notices: early warning of tenders to come.

  1. NI Water - Laboratory Analysis Resilience Services - Request for Information (RFI)

    Northern IrelandEnvironmental services, Healthcare services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEsSmall contract

    £1estimated
  2. NI Water - Laboratory Analysis Resilience Services

    Northern IrelandArchitecture and engineering

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    £10estimated
  3. Value not stated
  4. Instrumentation, Control & Automation (ICA)

    Northern Ireland

    UpcomingSmall contract

    Value not stated
  5. NI Water - Fleet Maintenance and Management Services

    Northern IrelandVehicles and fleet

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  6. Integrated Partnerships Framework

    Northern IrelandConstruction, Electrical

    UpcomingExpress interest4 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £10.5bnframework ceiling
  7. T120 Leakage Management System

    Northern IrelandIT services and software, Energy and utilities

    UpcomingSmall contract

    £14mestimated
  8. T188 NI Water Alpha – Concrete Repairs

    Northern IrelandArchitecture and engineering, Construction

    Upcoming

    Value not stated
  9. Lifting Equipment and Pressure Systems (LEAPS) Compliance Management System

    Northern IrelandIT services and software, Legal services

    UpcomingSuitable for SMEs

    Value not stated
  10. T189 - Corporate Healthcare

    Northern IrelandFinancial services and insurance

    Upcoming

    Value not stated

When it goes to market

Tender notices published each month. Active in 11 of 12 months.

What it buys

Procurements in the last 12 months, by trade.

What its tenders ask for

Accreditations and conditions its notices mention in the last 12 months. Always check the tender documents.

  1. Cyber Essentials Plus2%
    In 1 of 55 notices
  2. ISO 270012%
    In 1 of 55 notices
  3. ISO 90012%
    In 1 of 55 notices
  4. Site visit2%
    In 1 of 55 notices

Who it buys from

Suppliers awarded contracts in the last 12 months, by value awarded (frameworks excluded).

  1. 1 contract
  2. 3 contracts
  3. 2 contracts
  4. Laboratory Supplies Ltd. T/A LennoxSME£190k
    2 contracts
  5. 2 contracts
  6. 2 contracts
  7. Jacopa LimitedSMENot stated
    2 contracts
  8. 2 contracts

How it buys

How much of its work was open to any supplier.

  • Advertised openly (any supplier could bid)92%
  • Invited quotes (the buyer chose whom to ask)2%
  • Direct award (no competition)6%
Based on 53 procurements.

Scorecard

How we score

How Northern Ireland Water Limited has bought over the last 12 months, compared with similar buyers.

Time to bid
27 days
Shorter than 81% of other public bodies
Based on 25 advertised tenders
Advertised openly
92%
Higher than 70% of other public bodies
Based on 53 procurements
Won by small firms
69%
Higher than 65% of other public bodies
Based on 80 winning suppliers
Bids per contract
3
Fewer than 75% of other public bodies
Based on 84 awards
Split into lots
35%
Higher than 76% of other public bodies
Based on 40 advertised tenders
Direct awards
6%
Lower than 62% of other public bodies
Based on 53 procurements
Cancelled
5%
Higher than 66% of other public bodies
Based on 40 tenders

Compared with other other public bodies

Time to bid, 145 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–5 days1
5–10 days0
10–15 days1
15–20 days4
20–25 days12
25–30 days48
30–35 days51
35–40 days16
40–45 days8
45–50 days2
50–55 days1
55–60 days0
60+ days1
Bids per contract, 156 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–2 bids6
2–4 bids39
4–6 bids38
6–8 bids19
8–10 bids23
10–12 bids9
12–14 bids3
14–16 bids5
16–18 bids3
18–20 bids2
20+ bids9
Advertised openly, 311 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%24
10–20%27
20–30%20
30–40%18
40–50%14
50–60%35
60–70%25
70–80%16
80–90%29
90–100%103
Won by small firms, 286 other public bodies
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RangeBuyers
0–10%9
10–20%10
20–30%22
30–40%26
40–50%34
50–60%50
60–70%43
70–80%35
80–90%28
90–100%29

Each column is a group of other public bodies with similar figures. The coloured column holds Northern Ireland Water Limited.See the full scoreboard

Contracts ending in the next 90 days

Contracts like these are often re-tendered. Knowing early gives you time to prepare.

No contracts we hold from Northern Ireland Water Limited end in the next 90 days.

2 more contracts end in the next 12 months.

Recent contract awards