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Integrated Partnerships Framework

NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED(buyer)

Published
Published 3 August 2026
Deadline
Deadline: 18 November 2026 (29 days left)

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Overview

Northern Ireland Water Limited is establishing the IF109 Integrated Partnerships Framework, valued at an estimated £10.5 billion, to support the delivery of its capital investment programme. The framework covers programme and project management, design, engineering, construction, commissioning, and ancillary activities across water and wastewater assets. Work is divided into four lots encompassing minor pipelaying, minor civil works, minor MEICA and process works, and major civil, MEICA, and process works, with submissions due by 18 November 2026.

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Lots (4)

  • Minor Civil Pipelaying

    Lot 1 is intended to support the delivery of pipelaying and network rehabilitation activities associated with below-ground water and wastewater infrastructure assets across Northern Ireland. Activities may include the design, investigation, installation, renewal, repair, rehabilitation, testing and commissioning of water distribution mains, wastewater sewers, rising mains, communication pipes and associated network assets. Typical project values are expected to range from £0 million to £3 million.

    £150,000,000
  • Civil Minor Works

    Lot 2 is intended to support the delivery of civil engineering works across infrastructure and non-infrastructure assets where the principal delivery requirements are civil in nature. Activities may include the design, construction, refurbishment, testing and commissioning of tanks, chambers, reservoirs, pumping station civil works, treatment works civil infrastructure, building works and associated civil engineering activities. Typical project values are expected to range from £0 million to £10 million.

    £1,350,000,000
  • Minor MEICA & Process Works

    Lot 3 is intended to support the delivery of MEICA-driven projects undertaken within operational water and wastewater treatment, pumping and process environments. Activities may include the design, manufacture, installation, integration, testing, commissioning, optimisation and replacement of mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control and automation systems, together with associated process engineering activities. Typical project values are expected to range from £0 million to £10 million.

    £3,550,000,000
  • Major Civil, MEICA & Process Works

    Lot 4 is intended to support the delivery of large-scale, high-value and complex capital investment projects requiring integrated civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, control, automation and process engineering capabilities. Typical projects may include the planning, design, construction, refurbishment, installation, testing, commissioning and handover of major water and wastewater treatment works, pumping stations, service reservoirs, network infrastructure and other strategic capital projects. Typical project values are expected to exceed £1 million. Projects are generally anticipated to exceed £10 million, although projects between £1 million and £10 million may be awarded under this Lot where appropriate due to their scale, complexity or multidisciplinary requirements. Specific arrangements may apply to higher-value and more complex projects within this Lot. Call-off contracts may be awarded either following a competitive selection process between eligible Framework suppliers or, where permitted under the Framework, without further competition in accordance with the objective supplier selection mechanism specified in the Framework. The applicable selection process and allocation arrangements will be as set out in the Framework documentation.

    £5,450,000,000

Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Open for bids
Category
Works
Estimated value
£10,500,000,000
Procedure
Selective
Contract type
Framework agreement
SME suitable
Yes
Published
3 August 2026
Questions by
12 November 2026
Deadline
18 November 2026
Classification (CPV)
Site preparation workSite preparation and clearance workGround-drainage workGeneral construction work for pipelinesPipelaying construction workWorks related to water-distribution pipelinesSewer construction workSewerage work+12 more

Notice history

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  1. Contract Notice

    16 October 2026

  2. Planning Update

    16 September 2026

  3. Prior Information Notice

    9 September 2026

  4. Prior Information Notice

    3 August 2026

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