T123 - NI Water Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes
Estimated value
£434k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
9
Published
31 Oct 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 VATAbove the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 22 Dec 2025 to 21 Dec 2027Possible 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.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory Criteria | Confirmation of Compliance with Specification | quality | — |
| Social Value | Social Value Themes | quality | — |
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.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clean Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) | £14k | active |
| 2 | Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory) | £14k | active |
| 3 | Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) | £6k | active |
| 4 | Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory): | £5k | active |
| 5 | Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) | £8k | active |