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Northern Ireland Housing Executive · Housing

In brief

Northern Ireland Housing Executive has announced plans to buy architecture and engineering 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 15 months, starting 16 March 2026.

Built from the notice's own fields. Always check the official notice before you bid.

Can I win this?

Key dates

Bids by
11:59pm, Monday 26 January 2026

Competition

Usually high: a median of 9 bids per contract for this buyer (from 36 awards in the last 12 months).

What the notice says

The potential competitive process associated with this Notice is supported by the PEACEPLUS programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB). The requirement relates to the potential procurement of a range of professional services to support drilling of geothermal boreholes and the Installation of heat pumps at NIHEs Cloughfern site. This work aims to facilitate a ground source heat pump system and demonstrate how this emerging technology can be used to heat residential properties. Should a competition proceed, full details of the scope will be set out in the procurement documents, which will be made available on eTendersNI. On 5th November 2025 a Prior Information Notice was published in the Official Journal of the European Union relating to this requirement, Notice Publication Number: 733404 - 2025, OJ S Issue Number: 213/2025. Please Note: The views and opinions expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect those of the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) or the Programme funders.

How to bid

  1. Read the full notice on Find a Tender, including any tender documents it links to.
  2. 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.
  3. Follow the submission instructions in the notice; it does not name an e-tendering portal.
  4. Make sure your bid arrives before 11:59pm, Monday 26 January 2026. Late bids are usually rejected.

Timeline

  1. Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 072376-2025

About the buyer

Procurements

62

Awards

34

Suppliers it has used most for architecture and engineering

  1. FW127 - Infrastructure Professional Services

    TranslinkNorthern IrelandArchitecture and engineering

    Closing soon3 days leftExpress interest2 lotsSuitable for SMEs

    £78mestimated
  2. UREGNI - Customer Care Register Project Manager

    Utility Regulator (UREGNI)Northern IrelandArchitecture and engineering, Energy and utilities

    Open7 days leftSuitable for SMEs

    £185kestimated
  3. PRN26138 Dundonald Area Land, Design and Build - Maple and May Ltd

    Choice Housing Ireland LimitedNorthern IrelandConstruction, Architecture and engineering

    Open8 days leftSmall contract

    £3.5mestimated
  4. Department for Communities Strategic Planning Services Framework 2026

    The Department for Communities (DfC)Northern IrelandArchitecture and engineering

    Open9 days leftFramework

    £800kframework ceiling
  5. SCAPE Construction Works and Services Framework

    Scape Procure LimitedNorth East, North West, Yorkshire and the Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales, Northern IrelandEnergy and utilities, Construction

    Open11 days leftExpress interest5 lotsSuitable for SMEsFramework

    £8bnframework ceiling

From notice 072376-2025 on Find a Tender, first published 10 November 2025. We last checked for changes on 27 September 2026.