Contract award · 12 Mar 2025

C1221 Outsourcing of Standpipe Hire Management

NI Water and its subsidiaries awarded “Outsourcing of Standpipe Hire Management” to Aquam Water Services Limited for £3m on 12 Mar 2025.

Public utilitiesNorthern Ireland

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Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.

Key facts

Value
£3,000,000
Procedure
Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Sector
Public utilities · Water distribution (CPV 65110000)
Timeline
  1. Contract date12 Mar 2025
  2. Published19 Mar 2025Published 7 days after the contract date

Description

Northern Ireland Water wish to procure an end-to-end service to their customers for standpipe hire and provision of NIW licence. This service will require the provision of a Smart standpipe network solution which identifies in real-time 24/7 water abstraction across the network, enabling management of events. This contract will include the overall operational management, control and supervision of the use of hired standpipes throughout the province. Additional information: Although the total value is listed as £3,000,000 the anticipated range is £680,000 to £3,000,000.

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