Integrated Partnerships Framework

Buyer
NORTHERN IRELAND WATER LIMITED
Value
£10,500,000,000
Closes
18 November 2026
Where
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Type
Sets up a framework (suppliers apply to join)

In plain English

Northern Ireland Water is setting up a long-term framework to find contractors for water and wastewater infrastructure work across Northern Ireland. The work ranges from small pipe repairs (£0-£3m) to major construction projects (larger value), split into four specialist lots covering pipelaying, civil works, mechanical/electrical/process work, and complex combined projects.

What the buyer wants

• Design, construct, repair and commission water distribution pipes, sewers, tanks, pumping stations and treatment works across NI Water's network • Manage and deliver projects of varying sizes from network rehabilitation through to large multi-disciplinary capital programmes • Provide programme and project management, engineering, construction and commissioning services to support NI Water's investment priorities including regulatory compliance and environmental performance

Lots

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

This is a mega-framework worth £10.5 billion with major lot sizes (£0-£10m+ typical project values): most small one-person or micro businesses will struggle with financial standing, bonding requirements, and the expectation to deliver complex programmes. You will likely need to be part of a consortium or employ 20+ staff to be competitive.

How to bid

This is a framework: the buyer picks a set of suppliers now and awards work to them over several years. If you are not on it when it is awarded, you usually cannot win work from it until it is re-tendered, so this is the window to bid.

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