Award

Water Quality Services Contract

LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON

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Award

19 Jan 2023 at 13:55

Tender

11 May 2022 at 13:40

Summary of the contracting process

The London Borough of Hillingdon has completed the award process for the "Water Quality Services Contract" within the Technical inspection and testing services category. The contract covers servicing for water quality ensuring industry compliance and safety standards for up to three years with a possible extension of two years. The contract is valued at £1,300,000 and has been awarded to Life Environmental Services Ltd.

This opportunity presents a chance for service providers in technical inspection and testing services, water treatment chemicals, and plumbing consultancy to compete. The procurement process has now moved into the award stage. The London Borough of Hillingdon is the buying organisation, located in Uxbridge. The contract was undertaken through an open procedure with options for renewal, attracting twelve bids. Key dates include the tender period ending on June 13, 2022, and the award period starting on the same day.

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Notice Title

Water Quality Services Contract

Notice Description

The London Borough of Hillingdon wishes to appoint an experienced service provider for the water quality servicing contract ensuring compliance with all relevant industry, manufacturers and safety standards. The contract is to include Hillingdon Council's housing stock and Corporate (non-housing) sites as indicated within the Pricing Schedule. The proposed contract will be based upon the pricing schedule as shown in the tender pack and includes for the following. 1) Non-Housing Properties Full Service 2) Housing Properties Full Service. 3) Other Services rates completed in worksheet 3 within the Pricing Schedule to show the pricing of extra or additional works. The rates are for additional works only. There is no guarantee of any extra works being issued to the Contractor during this Contract, therefore any claim arising from additional works not being awarded shall not be considered. The term 'all in' includes all incidental costs (i.e. abortive calls travelling and exceptional condition costs) only recorded time on site will be accepted when calculating payments. N/B The cost of servicing shall include for all sundries required to enable execution of the servicing and no claim for these items shall be accepted. (i.e. nuts, bolts, screws, raw plugs, all cleaning and de-scaling materials, distilled water, greases & fuses etc.) The Contractor shall establish and maintain a system to ensure regular servicing as required by HSG274 Part 2 - The control of legionella bacteria in hot and cold-water systems and the actions outlined in Table 2.1 of the specification. The Contractor shall: a) Provide regular servicing of Cold-Water Service Tanks, Blenders/Mixers, Stop Valves, Showers and maintain a system to ensure the work is carried out at the specified intervals. b) Provide a reactive breakdown service hot and cold-water systems c) Provide monitoring of water quality in hot and cold-water systems as outlined in this Specification for all sites listed in the Pricing Schedule (and any sites subsequently added during the contract term) and maintain a system to ensure the work is carried out at the specified. d) Establish and maintain a system to ensure that all buildings have an up-to-date water risk assessment and reviews in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice for the control of Legionella L8 and this Specification. f) Detail in the Pricing Schedule the cost of each Water Risk Assessment, the Annual Monitoring Costs, and the costs of Microbiological Testing. The cost of servicing shall include for all sundries required to enable execution of the servicing and no claim for these items shall be accepted. (dip- slides, all cleaning and de-scaling materials, distilled water, pH Test Strips etc.) The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance.

Lot Information

Lot 1

The London Borough of Hillingdon wishes to appoint an experienced service provider for the water quality servicing contract ensuring compliance with all relevant industry, manufacturers and safety standards. The contract is to include Hillingdon Council's housing stock and Corporate (non-housing) sites as indicated within the Pricing Schedule. The proposed contract will be based upon the pricing schedule as shown in the tender pack and includes for the following. 1) Non-Housing Properties Full Service 2) Housing Properties Full Service. 3) Other Services rates completed in worksheet 3 within the Pricing Schedule to show the pricing of extra or additional works. The rates are for additional works only. There is no guarantee of any extra works being issued to the Contractor during this Contract, therefore any claim arising from additional works not being awarded shall not be considered. The term 'all in' includes all incidental costs (i.e. abortive calls travelling and exceptional condition costs) only recorded time on site will be accepted when calculating payments. N/B The cost of servicing shall include for all sundries required to enable execution of the servicing and no claim for these items shall be accepted. (i.e. nuts, bolts, screws, raw plugs, all cleaning and de-scaling materials, distilled water, greases & fuses etc.) The Contractor shall establish and maintain a system to ensure regular servicing as required by HSG274 Part 2 - The control of legionella bacteria in hot and cold-water systems and the actions outlined in Table 2.1 of the specification. The Contractor shall: a) Provide regular servicing of Cold-Water Service Tanks, Blenders/Mixers, Stop Valves, Showers and maintain a system to ensure the work is carried out at the specified intervals. b) Provide a reactive breakdown service hot and cold-water systems c) Provide monitoring of water quality in hot and cold-water systems as outlined in this Specification for all sites listed in the Pricing Schedule (and any sites subsequently added during the contract term) and maintain a system to ensure the work is carried out at the specified. d) Establish and maintain a system to ensure that all buildings have an up-to-date water risk assessment and reviews in accordance with the requirements of the code of practice for the control of Legionella L8 and this Specification. f) Detail in the Pricing Schedule the cost of each Water Risk Assessment, the Annual Monitoring Costs, and the costs of Microbiological Testing. The cost of servicing shall include for all sundries required to enable execution of the servicing and no claim for these items shall be accepted. (dip- slides, all cleaning and de-scaling materials, distilled water, pH Test Strips etc.) The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance.

Options: The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance

Renewal: The Council intends to award a contract for these services for a period of up to three (3) years with an option to extend for up to a further two (2) years subject to agreement and satisfactory performance

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-033689
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001690-2023
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

24 - Chemical products

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

24962000 - Water-treatment chemicals

71321300 - Plumbing consultancy services

71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services

71620000 - Analysis services

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£900,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£1,300,000 £1M-£10M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
19 Jan 20233 years ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
1 Dec 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
3-5 Years

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON
Contact Name
Not specified
Contact Email
mbreen@hillingdon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
UXBRIDGE
Postcode
UB8 1UW
Post Town
Southall
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLI London
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLI7 Outer London - West and North West
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon
Delivery Location
TLI74 Harrow and Hillingdon

Local Authority
Hillingdon
Electoral Ward
Uxbridge
Westminster Constituency
Uxbridge and South Ruislip

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

LIFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES

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