T123 - Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes

Northern Ireland Water LimitedcontractFind a TenderRef ocds-h6vhtk-05d884Procurement Act 2023Utilities regimeSME suitableactive
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Estimated value

Awarded value

£357k

Awarded 17 Dec 2025

Suppliers

5

Lots

9

9 awarded

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 2027
Possible 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.

NameDescriptionTypeWeighting
Mandatory CriteriaConfirmation of Compliance with Specificationquality
Social ValueSocial Value Themesquality

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.

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