Official UK procurement notice
Water hygiene services (incl. legionella control) for NatureScot offices & buildings
Authority: Scottish Natural Heritage
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNatureScot (Scottish Natural Heritage) seek to appoint a water hygiene contractor under a term contract to provide a programme of monthly visits to our properties across Scotland for monitoring water temperatures, quarterly maintenance checks and annual testing. Full details are contained in the Statement of Requirements attached to this Notice.
CPV: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 40
- Condition of participationno text publishedMinimum: Please refer to Questions 4B5b & 4B5c of the SPD attached to this Notice for details of insurance requirements.
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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 · publisher note attached- 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
- 16 Jan 2025, 16:28 GMT
- Last source update
- 25 Apr 2025, 12:04 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 20 Feb 2025 – …
- Authority reference
PP1390- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-016992- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d3daFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: Please note that the contract figure referenced in Sections II.1.7 & V.2.4 of this Award Notice refers to Year 1 of the contract, and is based on pricing bidders were requested to submit. (SC Ref:797136)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 20 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Feb 2025 → 25 Apr 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Bids opened20 Feb 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published25 Apr 2025, 12:04 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete25 Apr 2025, 12:04 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HCS Water Treatment Ltd | £62,256 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016992-2025-PP1390-1 · HCS Water Treatment Ltd
- Signed
- 24 Apr 2025
- Value
- £62,256
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13bids · 13 electronic · 13 from abroad | 8 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Inverness Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- HCS Water Treatment LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.