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 |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 17 Dec 2025 · Contract period 01 Jan 2026 — 31 Dec 2027
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 17 Dec 2025 · Contract period 01 Jan 2026 — 31 Dec 2027
Award 3· 1 supplier
Awarded 17 Dec 2025 · Contract period 01 Jan 2026 — 31 Dec 2027
Award 4· 1 supplier
Awarded 17 Dec 2025 · Contract period 01 Jan 2026 — 31 Dec 2027
Award 5· 1 supplier
Awarded 17 Dec 2025 · Contract period 01 Jan 2026 — 31 Dec 2027
Award 6· 0 suppliers
Awarded —
Award 7· 0 suppliers
Awarded —
Award 8· 0 suppliers
Awarded —
Award 9· 0 suppliers
Awarded —
Total lots
9
Awarded
9
Estimated total
£434k
Awarded total
£357k
Clean Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£14k
CPV
Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory)
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£14k
CPV
Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£6k
CPV
Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory):
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£5k
CPV
Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£8k
CPV
Cryptosporidium Testing 2 (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£92k
CPV
Cryptosporidium laboratory (Gelvin Grange)
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£5k
CPV
Waste Water Chemistry (Gelvin Grange Laboratory).
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£90k
CPV
Clean Water Chemistry (Westland House Laboratory)
Start
22 Dec 2025
End
21 Dec 2027
Estimated
£200k
CPV
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