DFE - MAPB - Energy Group - Strategic Environmental Assessment & Habitats Regulations Assessment of Mineral Development in Northern Ireland

Department for the EconomycontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-0548a8Procurement Act 2023SME suitablepending
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£220k

Awarded 10 Sept 2025

Suppliers

1

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

11 Sept 2025

Description

The Department needs to understand the impact of mineral development policy on the local environment. The minerals policy will set the framework for mineral exploration and development, therefore the Department requires a Supplier to carry out a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) that fully meets the requirements of The Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2004, and a Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) that fully meets the requirements of Regulation 43 of the Conservation (Natural Habitats, etc.) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1995 (as amended). Suppliers should refer to the Specification Schedule for full detail on the deliverables of this contract.

Scope

Reference
ID 5827098
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
17 Aug 2025 to 17 Feb 2027
Possible extension to 17 Feb 2028

There will be an option to extend the contract for 2 further periods of up to 6 months each for contingency purposes, in order to address unforeseen delays. During the course of the contract, should additional work within the core scope of this tender specification be identified, having previously not been identified, contract extensions may also be used to allow for such work to be conducted, however extra funding will not be available.

CPV classifications
90700000
90720000
73000000
73200000
73210000
73220000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Proposed Methodologyquality24.00%
Proposed Team Experiencequality40.00%
Contract Management and Contingencyquality16.00%
Total Contract Price price20.00%

Submission & procedure

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.

Awarded value

£220k

Award date

10 Sept 2025

Contract start

22 Sept 2025

Contract end

18 Mar 2027

Awarded to
RI