T123 - NI Water Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes

A Tender Notice
by NI WATER AND ITS' SUBSIDIARIES

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
2 year
Value
£434K
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
31 Oct 2025
Delivery
22 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2027
Deadline
25 Nov 2025 12:00

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Location

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

This contract shall provide a comprehensive External Proficiency Testing Scheme (EPTS) services across a range of specific testing disciplines as outlined within the tender documents, but not limited to, the Altnagelvin (testing lab no: 2148) and Westland House Laboratory (testing lab no: 1835) UKAS schedules of accreditation and including the onboarding of new laboratory methodologies. This will include the design, coordination, and delivery of interlaboratory comparisons, as well as the provision of detailed statistical analysis and reporting on the outcomes. The testing disciplines are divided into nine (9) Lots, suppliers can bid for any number of Lots but must provide all items within the Lot/s tendered for.

Lot Division

1 Clean Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
  • Value: £14K

Lot 1: Clean Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory): covers drinking/potable and recreational/surface water microbiology testing.
2 Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory)
  • Value: £14K

Lot 2: Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory): covers drinking/potable and recreational/surface water microbiology testing.
3 Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
  • Value: £6K

Lot 3: Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) covers Recreational & Surface Water Microbiology testing).
4 Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory):
  • Value: £5K

Lot 4: Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory): Surface Waste/Bathing Water microbiological testing..
5 Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
  • Value: £8K

Lot 5: Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) – The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for Cryptosporidium in potable, surface, ground, and raw water at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
6 Cryptosporidium Testing 2 (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
  • Value: £92K

Lot 6: Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)– The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for Cryptosporidium in potable, surface, ground, and raw waters at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
7 Cryptosporidium laboratory (Gelvin Grange)
  • Value: £5K

Lot 7: Cryptosporidium laboratory (Gelvin Grange); The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for the detection and enumeration of coliphages and Legionella in drinking/potable water at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
8 Waste Water Chemistry (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
  • Value: £90K

Lot 8: Waste Water Chemistry (Gelvin Grange Laboratory). - The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for chemical analysis of wastewater, surface waters, groundwaters, and industrial effluents at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
9 Clean Water Chemistry (Westland House Laboratory)
  • Value: £200K

Lot 9: Clean Water Chemistry (Westland House Laboratory) - The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for chemical analysis of potable, surface, and groundwaters at Westland House Laboratory.

Renewal Options

Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each

Award Criteria

Mandatory Criteria Confirmation of Compliance with Specification
Social Value Social Value Themes

CPV Codes

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • This is a recurring contract.
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

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Reference

  • ocds-h6vhtk-05d884
  • FTS 070275-2025

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