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Published 18 Dec 2024, 16:18 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Procurement of Laboratory Testing Services for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority

Official notice

Authority: East Suffolk Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure

Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: East of England (UKH14)

Published estimate£4,000,000≈ £800k / year38.2% above published estimate

Submissions closed 5 Mar 2025awarded 25 Jun 2025

Awarded to Hampshire County Council

Contract term 5 yrsends 2 Mar 2030 · starts 3 Mar 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

East Suffolk Council (ESC) is steadfastly committed to upholding the highest standards of public safety and regulatory compliance through the implementation of robust food safety and environmental health measures. To ensure adherence to relevant legislation, we necessitate a dependable testing service capable of providing a thorough and accurate analysis of various samples.As such ESC is seeking to procure comprehensive analytical testing services for a broad spectrum of products, encompassing food safety, environmental health, and public health samples. Further detail in the specification in Appendix A outlines the essential requirements and considerations for selecting an official laboratory partner.

CPV: Laboratory services · Technical inspection and testing services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsPublished value£4,000,000

Contract period: 3 Mar 2025 – 2 Mar 2030 (5 yrs)

Delivery: East of England

Variant bids: not allowed

71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services 71630000 Technical inspection and testing services 71900000 Laboratory services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Price

Conditions of participation1

Suitability
Selection criteria as stated in the Procurement documents

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/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: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: No (one-off requirement)
First published: 18 Dec 2024, 16:18 GMT
Last source update: 26 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST
Award evaluation window: 5 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference: 2552-PPT-O
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-035345
Classification (CPV): Laboratory servicesTechnical inspection and testing servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area: East of England (UKH14)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04c950 Find a Tender

Review and risk notes

Review procedure: As stated in the tender documents

How it was run

Official notice

Submission deadline: 5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: {"written"}
Accepted languages: en
Bids opened: 5 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT

Timeline

5 Feb 2025 → 26 Jun 2025 · 4 dates

Bids opened
5 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Contract starts
3 Mar 2025
Submission deadline
5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
Notice published
26 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST

Notice history

3 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2025

Deadline moved to 19 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
28 Jan 2025, 15:05 GMT
+14 days · was 5 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Deadline moved to 5 Mar 2025, 17:00 GMT
5 Feb 2025, 16:46 GMT
+14 days · was 19 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
Status changed to complete
26 Jun 2025, 11:38 BST

Published amendments (2 · 2 deadline changes)

When	What	Before	After	Shift
—	DeadlineIV.2.2	5 Feb 2025	19 Feb 2025	+14 d
—	DeadlineIV.2.2	19 Feb 2025	5 Mar 2025	+14 d

2 amendments published without a description.

Routine re-releases (4)

2024-12: 1 release · 18 Dec 2024

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £5,527,1221 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 3

Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jun 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Hampshire County Council	£5,527,122 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 035345-2025-2552-PPT-O-1 · Hampshire County Council
Signed
25 Jun 2025
Value
£5,527,122
Period
… – 2 Mar 2030
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
3bids · 0 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

East Suffolk Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, East of EnglandContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

East Suffolk Council Procurement TeamReview body Lowestoft

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Hampshire County CouncilAwarded supplier The Castle, Winchester, South East, SO23 8UJ

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