Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
NI Water and its subsidiaries
Westland House
Belfast
BT14 6TE
UK
Contact person: sourcingniwater.com
E-mail: sourcing@niwater.com
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Address of the buyer profile: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
C1247 – Electrical Inspection, Testing and Repair Services (EITR)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
71314100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This Contract is for the provision of Electrical Inspection, Testing , Repair / Safe Isolation of C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects within Northern Ireland Water sites. Services required under this Contract are to enable Northern Ireland Water “the Client” to comply with current legislative requirements relating to the Electrical Inspection, Testing and Repair/making safe C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects to ensure that the Client meets its statutory duties specifically but not limited to complying with the Electricity at Work Regulations NI 1991. The Contract shall include, but is not limited to: • Electrical Inspection, Testing and Repair / Safe Isolation of C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects as per the current edition of BS 7671, • Provision of all statutory documentation associated with the Services. • Provision of Management Information reports. • Provision of competent professional services in relation to duties and tasks required to ensure legislative compliance for the Client’s sites.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
10 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
EITR services - North West
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50116100
50532400
71730000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract is for the provision of Electrical Inspection, Testing , Repair / Safe Isolation of C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects within Northern Ireland Water sites. Services required under this Contract are to enable Northern Ireland Water “the Client” to comply with current legislative requirements relating to the Electrical Inspection, Testing and Repair/making safe C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects to ensure that the Client meets its statutory duties specifically but not limited to complying with the Electricity at Work Regulations NI 1991. The Contract shall include, but is not limited to: • Electrical Inspection, Testing and Repair / Safe Isolation of C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects as per the current edition of BS 7671, • Provision of all statutory documentation associated with the Services. • Provision of Management Information reports. • Provision of competent professional services in relation to duties and tasks required to ensure legislative compliance for the Client’s sites.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Contract is for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for 6x up to 12 month periods.
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
EITR services - South East
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
50116100
50532400
71730000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
This Contract is for the provision of Electrical Inspection, Testing , Repair / Safe Isolation of C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects within Northern Ireland Water sites. Services required under this Contract are to enable Northern Ireland Water “the Client” to comply with current legislative requirements relating to the Electrical Inspection, Testing and Repair/making safe C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects to ensure that the Client meets its statutory duties specifically but not limited to complying with the Electricity at Work Regulations NI 1991. The Contract shall include, but is not limited to: • Electrical Inspection, Testing and Repair / Safe Isolation of C1 faults and repair of C2 and C3 defects as per the current edition of BS 7671, • Provision of all statutory documentation associated with the Services. • Provision of Management Information reports. • Provision of competent professional services in relation to duties and tasks required to ensure legislative compliance for the Client’s sites.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
II.2.14) Additional information
Contract is for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for 6x up to 12 month periods.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2024/S 000-041374
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Contract No: 1
Title: EITR services - North West
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GRAHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LTD
5 BALLYGOWAN ROAD
HILLSBOROUGH
BT26 6HX
UK
Telephone: +44 8456006300
E-mail: carla.montgomery@graham.co.uk
Fax: +44 2890684595
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Contract No: 2
Title: EITR services - South East
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27/05/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 4
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 3
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 4
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 4
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
GR WHITE SON LTD
43 MAIN STREET
ENNISKILLEN
BT94 3LU
UK
Telephone: +44 2889541359
E-mail: lloyd@grwhiteelectrical.co.uk
NUTS: UK
Internet address(es)
URL: https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 5 000 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Contract is for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend for 6x up to 12 month periods. . Note that the award value in section II is the total upper limit for all contracts. The anticipated total contract value is £8m, this sits in the range of £8m-£10m. . Note that the award values listed in Section V are the upper limits for each contract. Lot 1; The anticipated contract value is £4m, this sits in the range of £4m-£5m. Lot 2; The anticipated contract value is £4m, this sits in the range of £4m-£5m. . The range of contract value is to allow for (but not limited to) increased/decreased usage of the contracts which may result from future operational requirements, and to allow for potentially higher than anticipated inflation.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/05/2025