Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Core Cities & National Surveillance Wastewater Sampling Support
Authority: Secretary of State for Health and Social Care acting as part of the Crown through UK Health Security Agency (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide wastewater sampling activities, within the region in which the Supplier operates.
CPV: Water distribution and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1A contractual arrangement in place with Utilities Water Limited to ensure UKHSA can…Awarded
A contractual arrangement in place with Utilities Water Limited to ensure UKHSA can have an immediate presence in critical areas of interest in the supplier regions of operations. This is to ensure UKSA has the ability to quickly responds to hotspots and new variants (including but not limited to COVID, MPX, Polio.<br/>Environmental Monitoring for Health Protection (formerly known as the Wastewater Programme) collects wastewater samples for RNA testing and, in some cases, sequencing across a range of near source, network and treatment Centre locations.<br/>The purpose of collecting these samples is to provide early warning of disease outbreaks, track the emergence of antimicrobial resistance and monitor the effectiveness of preventative measures. By testing wastewater samples, we can detect the presence of human pathogens, viruses, and bacteria in the wastewater. This helps us monitor the population's health and allows us to take action to prevent the spread of disease.<br/>This is a zero-commitment contract with a maximum value of £200,000. Statement of works shall be issued when required to conducting sampling. The authority will raise a PO and payment will be made to United Utilities Water Limited
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 16 Oct 2023, 18:58 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Oct 2023, 18:58 BST
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-030535- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040c83Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
As the water companies are specific to the geographic location and the infrastructure is the<br/>property of the specific water company, it is necessary to contract directly with the relevant<br/>company in each English region, thus precluding a competition as each Water Company has<br/>proprietary rights over and in respect of its own water network infrastructure, plants etc. Thereby<br/>necessitating the need to make Direct |awards to each for it’s own regional under the auspices of<br/>PCR 2015 (as amended) Regulation 32(2)(b) (iii) Exclusive Rights.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Utilities Water Limited | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 030535-2023-1 · United Utilities Water Limited
- Signed
- 28 Mar 2023
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | £200,000 – £200,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The High CourtMediation bodyReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- UNITED UTILITIES WATER LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.