T123 - NI Water Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes

NI Water and its subsidiariescontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05d884Procurement Act 2023Utilities regimeSME suitableclosed for bids
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Estimated value

£434k

services

Awarded value

Suppliers

0

Lots

9

0 awarded

Published

31 Oct 2025

Deadline 25 Nov 2025

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.

Scope

Reference
T123
Total value
£434,000 excluding VAT
£520,800 including VAT
Above the relevant threshold
Commercial tool
Standalone contract
Contract dates
22 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2027
Possible extension to 21 Dec 2030

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

Main category
services
CPV classifications
71900000
Particular suitability
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)

Award criteria

Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Mandatory CriteriaConfirmation of Compliance with Specificationquality
Social ValueSocial Value Themesquality

Submission & procedure

Enquiry deadline
17 Nov 2025, 4:00 pm
Submission deadline
25 Nov 2025, 12:00 pm
Submission address
https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Electronic submission
Yes
Procedure
Open procedure

Lots · 9 total

Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.

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LotTitleEst. valueStatus
1Clean Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)£14kactive
2Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory)£14kactive
3Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)£6kactive
4Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory):£5kactive
5Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)£8kactive