Open27 days left · express interest by midday, Friday 11 December 2026

T166 - Design, Installation, Commissioning and Maintenance of a Sludge Logging System

Northern Ireland Water Limited · Local or regional public body

In brief

Northern Ireland Water Limited is looking for suppliers for construction and waste work (Northern Ireland).

The estimated value is £5,270,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 5 years, up to 15 years with extensions, starting 7 April 2027.

This is the first stage: register your interest by midday, Friday 11 December 2026, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid.

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

Can I win this?

Key dates

Questions by: midday, Friday 4 December 2026
Express interest by: midday, Friday 11 December 2026

This is the first stage. You register interest now, and shortlisted suppliers are invited to bid later.

How bids are scored

Quality 40% · Cost 60%

Price matters most. Expect to compete hard on cost.

Competition

Typical: a median of 2.5 bids per contract for this buyer (from 74 awards in the last 12 months).

The buyer expects to buy this again around April 2041.

What the notice says

This contract is for the design, installation, commissioning and maintenance of a sludge logging system for NI Water. The sludge logging system is required to act as a tracking system and audit trail of sludge from source through to treatment locations, as well as movements between locations. The following goods and/or services are also required as part of this contract: a web-based data management and reporting portal to ensure NI Water can meet the regulatory audit requirements as set by Northern Ireland Environment Agency and the Regulator; maintenance of the sludge logging system so that it can operate at optimum levels (this will include planned and reactive maintenance support and the provision of spare parts) and the provision of back-office support to ensure efficient management of site operations, investigations into issues and comprehensive data support services. For further information on the goods and services required under this contract, please refer to the tender documents.

Should I bid?

Tick what applies to you. Nothing is saved.

Can you prepare a good bid in 27 days?Leave time for clarification questions and sign-off.
Is a contract of about £5,270,000 a size you can deliver?Buyers often check that your turnover is comfortably larger than the yearly contract value.
Can you deliver in Northern Ireland?Check the delivery locations in the tender documents.
Are you registered on the Central Digital Platform?You need to be registered to take part under the Procurement Act 2023.

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.
Send clarification questions before midday, Friday 4 December 2026.
Register your interest before midday, Friday 11 December 2026. Shortlisted suppliers are then invited to bid.

Timeline

9 March 2026Preliminary market engagement notice · UK2, notice 020910-2026
13 November 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 108233-2026

Last time this was bought

T140 - Mechanical Installation, Repair and Maintenance

Won by: Water Solutions Ireland Ltd, Fin Maintenance Ltd
Awarded: 5 August 2026
Value: Not stated, or split across lots

Matched on Northern Ireland Water Limited, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

About the buyer

Northern Ireland Water LimitedLast 12 months

Procurements

Awards

Suppliers it has used most for construction

Fin Maintenance Ltd1 contract
Globeweigh UK Ltd1 contract
Hydro International Group Ltd1 contract
Jacopa Limited1 contract
Rotamat Limited1 contract

All tenders and awards from Northern Ireland Water Limited

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From notice 020910-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 9 March 2026, last updated 13 November 2026. We last checked for changes on 13 November 2026.