Official UK procurement notice
Water Testing Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust (NHS & healthcare)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionTo provide a comprehensive service for water testing. The key objectives are:
- Water microbiological analysis service
- Sample collection service
CPV: Repair and maintenance services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1To provide a comprehensive service for water testingAwarded
To provide a comprehensive service for water testing. The service will include various types of analysis in varying quantities, including but not limited to
(a) Legionella Pneumophila serogroup 1, serogroup 2-15 & Species
(b) Legionella PCR (rapid 48 hour testing)
(c) TVC @22 & 37
(d) Total Coliforms and E. Coli
(e) Pseudomonas Aeruginosa & Species
(f) Enterococci
(g) Staphylococcus aureus
(h) Clostridium Perfringens
(i) Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia
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 (2)
- Quality: 30%
- Whole life cost: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Whole life cost: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 8 Jan 2021, 12:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 18 Aug 2021, 09:20 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Feb 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN506337- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020166- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0288aaFind a Tender
Publisher note: The contract is for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 1 year period
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Feb 2021, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
12 Feb 2021 → 18 Aug 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Feb 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened12 Feb 2021, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published18 Aug 2021, 09:20 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete18 Aug 2021, 09:20 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aqua ProtecSME | — | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020166-2021-1240/NHS/T/C-THQ20-82-1 · Aqua ProtecSME
- Signed
- 6 Aug 2021
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| To provide a comprehensive service for water testing | 6bids · 6 electronic | 5 | — | £100,000 – £200,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £100,000 – £200,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS TrustContracting authority
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust and United Lincolnshire Hospitals NHS Trust,Review body
- United Lincolnshire Hospital NHS Trust, Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS TrustReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Aqua ProtecAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.