Water Hygiene Legionella Management and LTHW Testing

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        "description": "Norfolk County Council (NCC) is seeking a qualified provider to deliver comprehensive legonella and water hygiene management services The successful provider will be responsible for the testing, certification, and reporting in line with regulations and NCC Policy Procedure & Schemes of Control. This includes routine examinations of water quality such as monitoring inhibitor and Biocide levels in hot water systems and other associated plant as well as the implementation and review of legionella risk assessments, sampling, and control measures. Please note that the values in this notice are an indication for the full 5 year term of the contract including extension Options. Please note that Norfolk County Council has joined the government's Devolution Priority Programme. This process has the potential to lead to the establishment of a county combined authority for Norfolk and Suffolk, with strategic powers, headed by an elected mayor. A Government has also invited participation by Norfolk in Local Government Review. This process has the potential to lead to unitary local government in Norfolk, being either one unitary or more than one. One of these changes could happen without the other. The contract may be assigned or novated to any successor authority(ies) to Norfolk County Council or to any joint body incorporating or formed by any such successor. The contract may be used by any current or future local authority serving all or part of the area currently served by Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council.",
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        "riskDetails": "The right to additional purchases during the contract life above that of the value stated as an approximate forecasted value. 10 Known Risks - In accordance with the Procurement Act Norfolk County Council has published within the Tender Notice and ITT Documentation the presence of a Known Risk. This known risk relates to the non availability of all asset information associated with the portfolio which may impact and require revisions and updated information to be gathered during the contract life. This may also result in modifications to the contract and or pricing schedules that may be required when the asset information becomes known. 11 Known Risk - NCC from time to time acquire and or dispose of properties which are no longer needed by services. New acquisitions will be added to contracts via a formal change control and will be subject to rates as part of this tender, while any properties which are removed will also be subject to formal change control. This may result in modifications to the contract and or pricing schedules but with no financial penalties accepted by Norfolk County Council."
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