DfI Rivers Directorate Framework for Watercourse Maintenance
DfI Transport and Road Asset Management (TRAM) · published 11 Nov 2026
- Deadline
- 10 Dec 2026, 15:00 · questions by 10 Dec 2026, 15:00
- Estimated value
- £13,100,000 excluding VAT where stated
- Procedure
- Open procedure · above threshold · sets up a framework
- Contract dates
- 1 Apr 2027 to 31 Mar 2031
- Where
- Northern Ireland
- Categories (CPV)
- 45200000 Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work
- 45240000 Construction work for water projects
- 45246000 River regulation and flood control works
- Lots
- 5 lots
- WME1 (Lisburn and Greater Belfast) — £3,450,000
- WMW1 (Coleraine) — £2,800,000
- WMW2 (Omagh) — £2,700,000
- WME2 (Armagh) — £2,550,000
- WMW3 (Fermanagh) — £1,600,000
- Small businesses
- The buyer marks this as suitable for SMEs.
- Award criteria
- Quality (quality)
- Price (price)
The Contracting Authority will award contracts on the basis of the Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Tenders will be evaluated in the following stages: 1. Conditions of Participation assessment (Pass/Fail). 2. Quality assessment (Pass/Fail). 3. Price assessment. Only tenders that successfully satisfy all Conditions of Participation requirements and all Quality requirements will proceed to price evaluation. Tenderers will then be ranked in ascending order according to their Tender Assessment Total Price for each Lot. The highest ranked compliant tender for a Lot will be identified as the MAT, su
Description
The Department for Infrastructure Rivers Directorate is establishing a Watercourse Maintenance Framework for the delivery of watercourse maintenance and flood defence related works across Northern Ireland. The Framework is intended to support the management of flood risk, maintenance of designated watercourses and associated drainage infrastructure, and the preservation of hydraulic capacity within the river network. The Framework will operate for a period of four years and will be divided into five geographical Lots; comprising of:
- Lot 1 (WME1) Lisburn and Greater Belfast,
- Lot 2 (WMW1) Coleraine,
- Lot 3 (WMW2) Omagh,
- Lot 4 (WME2) Armagh, and
- Lot 5 (WMW3) Fermanagh. For each Lot, the Authority intends to appoint a Primary Supplier and a Reserve Supplier. Call off contracts will be awarded as Measured Term Contracts (MTCs), with individual Works Orders ranging in value up to £250,000 (excluding VAT). The Framework is structured to promote continuity of service delivery, maintain competition and support supply chain resilience. The scope of works may include, but is not limited to the following principal work activities: A) Maintenance of designated watercourses, B) Riverbank and flood defence maintenance and scrub clearance, C) Tree felling/removal, D) Provision of labour/plant' and E) Treatment of aquatic weed/invasive species.
Deciding whether to bid?
Upload the tender pack and get a brief with every pass/fail requirement quoted from the documents, the scoring model and the questions you must answer. The first brief is free.