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Market Engagement - Wastewater Sludge & Screenings Disposal Service
Northern Ireland Water Limited · Local or regional public body
In brief
Northern Ireland Water Limited has announced plans to buy waste and construction work. This is an early notice: there is nothing to bid on yet, but it tells you a tender may follow.
The notice does not state a value.
The contract runs for 1 day, starting 1 January 2032.
Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.
Can I win this?
Competition
Typical: a median of 3 bids per contract for this buyer (from 84 awards in the last 12 months).
What the notice says
This market engagement exercise is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with suppliers who have the potential to receive and dispose of caked wastewater sludge by trailer. While the principal focus is the disposal of caked sludge, the enquiry is extended to include disposal of wastewater screenings (rags & grit) which would be received by skip. NI Water are seeking to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of reception and disposal service. NI Water are also interested in receiving feedback from the market on the different experiences, approaches and models used in other sectors / utilities for the provision of this service. Suppliers…Read the full description
This market engagement exercise is a general market enquiry to identify and engage with suppliers who have the potential to receive and dispose of caked wastewater sludge by trailer. While the principal focus is the disposal of caked sludge, the enquiry is extended to include disposal of wastewater screenings (rags & grit) which would be received by skip. NI Water are seeking to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of reception and disposal service. NI Water are also interested in receiving feedback from the market on the different experiences, approaches and models used in other sectors / utilities for the provision of this service.
Suppliers can participate in this market engagement by completing and returning the Supplier Questionnaire provided in the Information Pack. NI Water may subsequently engage with suppliers by invitation to in-person presentations of their respective proposals.
NI Water will seek to use the market intelligence gained through this engagement to select the best procurement strategy to deliver a future wastewater sludge and screenings disposal service. Should the in-person presentations proceed, further details will be issued in due course.
The Information Pack contains additional information about NI Water's requirements for this service. Suppliers can request a copy of the Information Pack via email at sourcing@niwater.com FAO Lisa Lindsay. The Supplier Questionnaire should be completed and emailed to sourcing@niwater.com FAO Lisa Lindsay, by 5pm on Friday 19th June 2026.
All suppliers wishing to attend any subsequent in-person supplier engagement MUST complete and return the Supplier Questionnaire.
How to bid
- Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
- Register your organisation on the Central Digital Platform (through Find a Tender) if you have not already. Suppliers need to be registered to take part in procurements under the Procurement Act 2023.
- Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
Timeline
- Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 048450-2026
About the buyer
Northern Ireland Water LimitedLast 12 months
Procurements
76Awards
31Suppliers it has used most for waste
- Drilling & Pumping Supplies Ltd1 contract
- R. Heatrick Limited1 contract
- Saltworks Ltd1 contract
Similar open tenders
All open waste tenders- £3.44mestimated
- £95.9mestimated
- £970mestimated
From notice 048450-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 26 May 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.