Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Ltd
120 Malone Road,
Belfast,
BT9 5HT
UK
E-mail: noreen.magowan@nienetworks.co.uk
NUTS: UKN
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.nienetworks.co.uk
I.6) Main activity
Electricity
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
S1186 (2025) Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments and LiDAR
Reference number: S1186 (2025)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79311000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
NIE Networks wishes to award a Framework Agreement for the provision Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments (Lot 1) and LiDAR surveys (Lot 2).
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
6 300 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
Lot 1 – Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
71355000
79311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments -
The Appointed Contractor shall provide a complete service, whereby each individual
structure or bar is surveyed and photographed on site and assessed in terms of its condition. Data shall then be presented in summary for the tower as a whole. It is envisaged that the method of survey will be via helicopter or an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Drone. The tenderer should detail their proposed method. NIE Networks has no preference to which method is selected however, the tenderer should note Section 1.7 Inaccessible Bars within this specification and satisfy themselves that bars which cannot be fully surveyed will be taken into account during the evaluation process of the tender responses
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
70%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement period is 5 (five) years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the Framework Agreements for up to a further 3 (three) years
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
Lot 2 - LiDAR Surveys
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79311000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
LiDAR Surveys
The Appointed Contractor shall provide a complete service, whereby the LiDAR survey will be carried out, the data processed and a PLS-CADD (.bak) file produced. It is envisaged that the method of survey will be by fixed wing aircraft or drone. The tender response should detail their proposed method It is a requirement of this tender that bidders have at least three years’ experience of carrying out similar LiDAR survey and processing work for other EU/UK electricity network operators.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30%
Price
/ Weighting:
70%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
The Framework Agreement period is 5 (five) years with the option, exercisable exclusively by NIE Networks, to extend the Framework Agreements for up to a further 3 (three) years.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement with a single operator.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-033751
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: S1186 (2025) Lot 1 Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments
Title: Tower Steelwork & Substation Gantry Condition Assessments
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Cyberhawk Innovations Ltd
Edinburgh
UK
NUTS: UKM
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 1 200 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: S1186 (2025) Lot 2 LiDAR Surveys
Title: LiDAR Surveys
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
21/07/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Fugro GB Ltd
Wallingford
UK
NUTS: UKJ
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 100 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
UK
VI.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures
High Court in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JY
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
30/07/2025