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Published 19 Jul 2022, 12:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

C1126 NI Water Emergency Laboratory Analysis- Other Operationally Significant Sites

Official notice

Authority: NI Water and its subsidiaries

10 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 10 lots to bid
Published estimate£1,309,470total for 10 lots
Submissions closed 19 Aug 2022awarded 27 Feb 2023
Awarded to John McQuillan Contracts Ltd3 awards

What is being bought10 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The contract is for the Provision of Backup Analysis - Other operationally significant suites (including the supply of prepared sample bottles) and if required the collection and delivery of samples, in order to provide contingency measures in the event that there is a failure to supply any or all of the analytical service from one or both of NI Water's laboratories. NI Water are required under the clean and Waste Water Regulations to provide timely and accredited results to our Regulators, for compliance and operational purposes alongside during major incidents. The contract is divided into ten (10) Lots; Economic Operators can tender for any number of Lots.

  • Recurrence: Six months before final contract expiry

CPV: Analysis services · Bacteriological analysis services · Composition and purity testing and analysis services · Services related to water pollution · Waste analysis services

Lots and requirements (10)Procurement structure

10 lots · no lot values published · a supplier may bid for at most 10 of them
Lot #1CleanCancelledRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #2CleanCancelledRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #3CleanCancelledRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #4WasteAwardedRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #5WasteAwardedRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #6WasteAwardedRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #7WasteCancelledRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #8Other MicroCancelledRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #9Cryp Alg ChlCancelledRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
Lot #10CleanCancelledRenewal
Extensions: INITIAL PERIOD OF 1 YEAR WITH 3X12 MONTH EXTENSIONS · Lots 1-3 incl. & Lots 8-10 incl: From the Effective Date up to 03/02/25 (approx.2yrs 4mths), then there are 2 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months each. Lots 4-7 incl; From the Effective Date up to 03/02/23 (approx. 4mths), then there are 4 options to extend the contract for further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Yes · Six months before final contract expiry
First published
19 Jul 2022, 12:30 BST
Last source update
9 Mar 2023, 12:58 GMT
Award evaluation window
19 Aug 2022 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-006897
Classification (CPV)
Analysis servicesBacteriological analysis servicesComposition and purity testing and analysis servicesServices related to water pollutionWaste analysis services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035369 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
19 Aug 2022, 12:30 BST

Timeline

19 Aug 2022 → 9 Mar 2023 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    19 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    19 Aug 2022, 12:30 BST
  3. Bids must remain valid until
    17 Nov 2022, 23:59 GMT
  4. Notice published
    9 Mar 2023, 12:58 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    9 Mar 2023, 12:58 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 10
Awarded value £1,850,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 63 from SMEs
Contracts signed 3latest 27 Feb 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 4 · Waste1 award
John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME£1,003,625 †—Awarded
Lot 5 · Waste1 award
John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME£324,120 †—Awarded
Lot 6 · Waste1 award
John McQuillan Contracts LtdSME£522,255 †—Awarded

7 further award records carry no date or value.

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
4 · Waste2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
5 · Waste2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——
6 · Waste2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NI Water and its subsidiaries

Contracting authorityWater Westland House, Belfast, UK, BT14 6TEContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Northern Ireland WaterReview body Belfast

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria