Official UK procurement notice
Tender for Laboratory analysis of samples taken from Private Water Supplies in Herefordshire
Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTender for providing routine accredited laboratory analysis of samples taken from Private Water Supplies in Herefordshire Council in accordance with statutory duties under the Private Wate Supplies Regulations 2016 and the Water Industry Act.
This tender does not include the taking of samples from the sample points, but does include the courier service from Hereford to the laboratory.
CPV: Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£100,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (3)
- Quality: 50%
- Cost: 38%
- Social Value: 12%
Published award criteria (3)
- Cost
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 38 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.8 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Apr 2025, 12:26 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Apr 2025, 12:26 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-013065- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04fd47Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Requests to participate (first stage)
- 25 Apr 2025, 11:30 BST
- Submission deadline
- 25 Apr 2025, 11:30 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To access the tender documents please visit the electronic portal www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk ↗ and register your interest.
For audit purposes please use the electronic portal for all communication, clarifications, and tender submissions.
Timeline
4 Apr 2025 → 22 May 2025 · 3 dates- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 12:26 BST
- Submission deadline25 Apr 2025, 11:30 BST
- Contract starts22 May 2025
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Apr 2025, 12:26 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender