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T159 - Weighbridges – Maintenance, Calibration, Repairs and Associated Spare Parts

Northern Ireland Water Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Northern Ireland Water Limited has announced plans to buy 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 3 years, up to 5 years with extensions, starting 8 August 2026.

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 provide the following services - the calibration, planned preventative maintenance, reactive repair, associated spare parts and ongoing support of NI Water’s weighbridge system. NI Water currently have 25 weighbridges located at 8 Wastewater Treatment Works throughout Northern Ireland. NI Water require interested suppliers to be a member of the UK Weighing Federation (or equivalent) and maintain membership throughout the contract period. . NI Water are seeking to assess the interest, capacity and capability of the market in providing this type of 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.

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.

Timeline

  1. Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 001173-2026

About the buyer

Procurements

76

Awards

31

Suppliers it has used most for construction

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From notice 001173-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 7 January 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.