Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- The Department for the Economy · Body governed by public law
- Supplier
- Wardell Armstrong LLP
- Value
- £170,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Consultative engineering and construction services (CPV 71310000)
- Region
- Northern Ireland
- Official notice
- 007820-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date28 Feb 2025
- Published4 Mar 2025Published 4 days after the contract date
Description
The Department for the Economy (DfE), the Department’s Agencies and dependent bodies require a Contractor to provide advice and expertise in all aspects of mine engineering. The Contractor will provide advice on the safety and remediation options for abandoned mines throughout Northern Ireland, thereby assisting the Department to carry out its functions under the Mineral Development Act (Northern Ireland) 1969. In addition, the Contractor will be required to review operational and planned underground mining activities including the Kilroot Salt Mine, Carrickfergus, Co Antrim (owned and operated by the Irish Salt Mining and Exploration Co Ltd (“ISME”).
About the supplier
Wardell Armstrong LLP: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company OC307138).