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Northern Ireland Electricity Networks Limited

C008 (2027) Preliminary Market Engagement for the Supply of Tapes

Clothing & TextilesCPV 19513200
Value£1.5m
Deadline
Published16 Jun 2026
RegionNationwide
Who to contact
procurement@nienetworks.co.uk

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Contract value in context
£1.5mtotal contract value
median £200k
this tender£0£6.8m

This is a large award for Leather, Textile & Plastic Materials — above three-quarters of comparable contracts. Based on 282 valued Leather, Textile & Plastic Materials tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

NIE Networks intends to establish a Framework Arrangement and appoint suppliers to enter into separate Framework Agreements for the Supply of General Tapes.

The requirement is for general purpose tapes, jointing specific tapes and safety tapes, for application on materials and equipment used within the NIE Networks’ electricity network and associated work practices and procedures at various voltage levels (240V to 33kV).

Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

NIE Networks estimates that the total spend under framework agreements could be up to £1.5 million over the total potential eight-year duration.

Therefore, NIE Networks is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) supplier questionnaire to gather insights from the market before initiating a procurement process for Contract C008 (2027) Supply of Tapes.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

NIE Networks intends to establish a Framework

NIE Networks intends to establish a Framework Arrangement and appoint suppliers to enter into separate Framework Agreements for the Supply of General Tapes.

02

Therefore, NIE Networks is conducting a Preliminary

Therefore, NIE Networks is conducting a Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) supplier questionnaire to gather insights from the market before initiating a procurement process for Contract C008 (2027) Supply of Tapes.

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The gates

What this notice demands of you

1 named, none in explicit obligation language. Each one is quoted from the notice.

Framework agreement (any)Frameworks & routes to market
Each Framework Agreement will be for a period of five (5) years with an option, exercisable entirely at the discretion of NIE Networks and subject to the terms of the Framework Agreement, to extend by a further optional period of up to three (3) years, with a total potential duration of eight (8) years.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b631
Stage
planning · Planning
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
056758-2026
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