Contract 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.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
I.6) Main activity
Water
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
C1245 - Full Services Marketing
II.1.2) Main CPV code
79000000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Appointment of a Full Service Marketing Agency to support, maintain and develop specified communications activity in relation to internal, external and stakeholder campaigns.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
3 800 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
79342100
79342000
79340000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Appointment of a Full Service Marketing Agency to support, maintain and develop specified communications activity in relation to internal, external and stakeholder campaigns.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Criteria below:
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Cost criterion: Price
/ Weighting: 40
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
3 800 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 48
This contract is subject to renewal: No
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Negotiated with call for competition
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
25/03/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Tender must be valid until:
23/06/2025
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
October 2025
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Northern Ireland Water
Belfast
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
20/02/2025