T123 - Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£357k
Suppliers
5
Lots
9
Published
17 Dec 2025
Description
This contract shall provide a comprehensive External Proficiency Testing Scheme (EPTS) services across a range of specific testing disciplines 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
Scope
- Reference
- T123
- 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
- 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
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 9 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£5k
Award date
17 Dec 2025
Contract start
01 Jan 2026
Contract end
31 Dec 2027
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 | complete |
| 2 | Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory) | £14k | complete |
| 3 | Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) | £6k | complete |
| 4 | Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory): | £5k | complete |
| 5 | Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) | £8k | complete |