ID 5962612 - NIEA Eastern Mournes Wildfire Recovery Project

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

Awarded value

£605k

Awarded 06 Jan 2026

Suppliers

1

1 SME

Lots

1

1 awarded

Published

06 Jan 2026

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
ID 5962612
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.

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

Procedure
Open procedure

Award details

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

Awarded value

£605k

Award date

06 Jan 2026

Contract start

19 Jan 2026

Contract end

18 Jan 2028

Awarded to