After a yearlong public procurement competition, NI Water has announced the award of a Professional Services Framework, valued up to £800 million, which will support the planning and delivery of its Capital Works Programme, including the sustainable delivery of key water and wastewater infrastructure projects across Northern Ireland.
The framework will run for an initial four-year term, with options to extend to 2032 and the spend can flex up and down, depending on the capital investment budget available for that period.
The IF182 Professional Services is the final Major Framework to be delivered which forms part of NI Water’s Capital Procurement Strategy to efficiently achieve its Delivery Plan. This framework compliments other Major Capital Frameworks for construction works.
A wide range of professional services will be provided by local companies appointed to the framework, including project management, network modelling, digital innovation and plans to strengthen climate resilience, while reducing carbon emissions and improving the overall efficiency of capital delivery.
Tzvetelina Bogoina, NI Water’s Director of Infrastructure Delivery, said:
“We are delighted to announce the award of this framework, which will support the delivery of numerous major outputs within the Capital Delivery Business Plan, enhancing the capabilities of both local and national companies.
“This framework provides further resilience for NI Water to provide our customers with the best sustainable and environmental outcomes for water and wastewater services. It is the embodiment of our commitment to driving integration, collaboration and continuous improvement across all facets of our operations.
“It is a welcome boost for the local economy and will provide us with access to some of the best innovative providers within the local Construction Supply Chain and we look forward to working with all of our partners on the framework to deliver a sustainable, world-class service to our customers.”
Companies on the IF182 Professional Services framework will facilitate the provision for framework management for projects from inception through to construction stages of the capital works programme including:
- feasibility
- design and climate change
- surveying and modelling
- project management
- site supervision
- programme management office services
- innovation and efficiency services
Contracts have been awarded for the following five Lots:
Lot 1 NEC Site Supervisors (Civil and MEICA)
- Atkins-Realis UK Ltd
- MCADAM DESIGN Ltd
- Tetra Tech Consulting NI Ltd
- WSP UK Ltd
Lot 2 NEC Project Managers
- Atkins-Realis UK Ltd
- Doran Consulting Ltd
- Turner Townsend Coat Management Ltd
- WSP UK Ltd
Lot 3 Feasibility, Design and Climate Change
- Atkins-Realis UK Ltd
- AECOM Ltd
- Jacobs UK Holdings Ltd
- MCADAM DESIGN Ltd
- Mott Macdonald Ltd
- Ove Arup and Partners Ltd
- RPS Ireland Ltd
- Stantec UK Ltd
- WSP UK Ltd
Lot 4 Capital Programme Management Office Services
- Atkins-Realis UK Ltd
- CHANDLER KBS
- Mott Macdonald Ltd
- Tetra Tech Consulting NI Ltd
Lot 5 Innovation and Efficiency
- Atkins-Realis UK Ltd
- Ove Arup and Partners Ltd
- OutForm Consulting Ltd
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