Contract award notice – utilities
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited
120 Malone Road
Belfast
BT9 5HT
UK
Contact person: Andrew Hegan
E-mail: andrew.hegan@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
C156 (2024) Supply of Fluid Immersed 33/11.5kV and 33/6.9 kV Power Transformers
Reference number: C156 (2024)
II.1.2) Main CPV code
31170000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
II.1.4) Short description
The Contracting Entity intends to establish a Framework Arrangement under which it shall appoint Economic Operators to enter into separate Framework Agreements for the Supply of Fluid Immersed 33/11.5 kV and 33/6.9 kV Power Transformers. The Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.
The Contracting Entity estimates that the total spend under the Framework, based on current requirements, is anticipated to be between £30 million and £36 million.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
36 000 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
31213200
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKN
Main site or place of performance:
Northern Ireland
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The design, manufacture, testing and delivery of Fluid Immersed 33/11.5 kV and 33/6.9 kV Power Transformers.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 30
Cost criterion: Legal
/ Weighting: 5
Cost criterion: Commercial
/ Weighting: 65
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of the Contracting Entity and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) 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:
2021/S 000-000005
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: C156 (2024)
Title: C156 (2024) Supply of Fluid Immersed 33/11.5kV and 33/6.9 kV Power Transformers
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
08/09/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Emirates Transformer and Switchgear Ltd.
Jebel Ali Free Zone
Dubai
PO Box 16842
AE
NUTS: AE
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Winder Power Ltd
Grangefield House, Richardshaw Road,
Leeds
LS28 6QS
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 36 000 000.00
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
UK
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland
Royal Courts of Justice, Chichester Street
Belfast
BT1 3JF
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
15/09/2025