NIEA Eastern Mournes Wildfire Recovery Project

Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)contractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05d634Procurement Act 2023SME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£605k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

1

0 awarded

Published

29 Oct 2025

Deadline 01 Dec 2025

Description

The Mourne Wildfire Recovery Group and the Department of Agriculture Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) is seeking to appoint an experienced, competent, and suitably qualified wildfire expert or consortium of experts to develop three comprehensive wildfire management plans and other wildfire related work across the Eastern and Western Mournes, the Antrim Hills and Cairn / Glenshane Pass. Please refer to the specification document for full details of requirements.

Scope

Reference
5962612
Total value
£605,000 excluding VAT
£726,000 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
01 Jan 2026 to 31 Dec 2028
Possible extension to 31 Dec 2029

There is an optional extension period, anything up to 12-months contingency to allow for delays.

Main category
services
CPV classifications
90721000
90722000
90720000
90731000
90732000
90733000
90712200
90712500
90712400
90711100
90714500
90714600
90715200
90740000
Contract locations
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Proposed Team ExperienceProposed Team Experiencequality1.00%
Proposed Methodology (Phase One)Proposed Methodology (Phase One)quality2.00%
Proposed Methodology (Phase two)Proposed Methodology (Phase two)quality3.00%
Proposed Methodology (Phase three)Proposed Methodology (Phase three)quality4.00%
Contract ManagementContract Managementquality5.00%
Social Value: Promote Health & WellbeingSocial Value: Promote Health & Wellbeingquality6.00%
Total Contract PriceTotal Contract Pricecost7.00%

Participation

Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.

N/A

As detailed in the Tender Documents

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
20 Nov 2025, 3:00 pm
Submission deadline
01 Dec 2025, 3:00 pm
Submission address
https://etendersni.gov.uk
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure