Tender

Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring Services

SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Tender

08 Jan 2026 at 17:04

Planning

30 Jun 2025 at 09:10

Summary of the contracting process

Swindon Borough Council has initiated a tender for Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring Services with a focus on water hygiene quality monitoring, remedial works, and Legionella risk assessments across various sites including residential, commercial, and civic properties within Swindon and an outdoor education centre in Brecon, Wales. The procurement is at the 'Tender' stage, under an open procedure, and suppliers are required to submit tender clarifications by 2nd February 2026, with the final response due by 9th February 2026. The project is divided into three lots: Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring and Planned Cyclical Maintenance, Water Hygiene Remedial Works, and Legionella Risk Assessments. Contracts are set to begin on 1st June 2026, lasting three years, with extensions possible up to 2033.

This tender represents significant business growth opportunities for companies specialising in water hygiene services and health and safety testing. Companies with expertise in managing large-scale water systems, conducting risk assessments, and performing remedial works would be well-positioned to compete for these contracts. Given the sizeable estimated spend across the lots, businesses can strengthen their portfolio by securing a long-term, potentially lucrative engagement with Swindon Borough Council. Participation requires registration on the ProContract portal, enabling fair access and competition.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring Services

Notice Description

The appointment of contractors for Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring, Hygiene Remedial Works and Legionella Risk Assessments Swindon Borough Council are looking to engage with experienced contractors to provide Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring, Remedial Works and Legionella Risk Assessments Swindon Borough Council are looking to engage with suitably qualified contractors to carry out Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring on Council owned residential and corporate properties inline with legislation and governance. This contract shall comprise of the periodic inspection/testing and verification of the safety of water systems within council buildings, i.e. Civic Buildings, Sheltered Accommodations, Community Centres, Social Services Sites, Public Car Parks & Toilets and Multi-storey Flats, Domestic dwellings and Commercial Premises and legionella risk assessments and water hygiene remedial works. The contract will be split into three lots - Lot 1 - Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring and Planned Cyclical Maintenance Lot 2 - Water Hygiene Remedial Works Lot 3 - Legionella Risk Assessments All three lots can be bid for but a maximum of two lots can be won of the following combinations - Lot 1 Monitoring and Lot 3 Legionella Risk Assessments OR Lot 1 Monitoring and Lot 2 Remedial Works. This is due to the Legionella risk assessments identifying the remedial works which are required to be undertaken and would therefore be a conflict of interest. The contracts will be for a period of 3 Years with optional 2 year + 2 year extension periods and is estimated to commence 1st June 2026. Lot 1 Estimated contract spend is between PS500,000.00 - PS505,852.50 ex vat across the initial 3 year term and PS1,166,666.00 - PS1,180,322.50 across the full 7 year term. Lot 2 Estimated contract spend is between PS890,000.00 - PS895,077.00 ex vat across the initial 3 year term and PS2,076,666.00 - PS2,088,513.00 across the full 7 year term. Lot 3 Estimated contract spend is between PS287,000.00 - PS292,503.00 ex vat across the initial 3 year term and PS669,666.00 - PS682,507.00 across the full 7 year term. Full details relating to the services are provided in the tender documents. To participate, Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the tender documents. In the event of difficulties registering as a supplier, please refer to the System Administrator Proactis support team ProContractSuppliers@proactis.com Tender clarifications to be submitted in writing via Messaging in ProContract tender portal by 2nd February 2026 15:00 hrs UK Local time. The Council's responses to these clarification questions will be issued periodically on the ProContract tender portal. Tender Responses are required to be submitted no later than 9th February 2026, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ Supplying the South West Portal, https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ is the only portal that includes all the relevant documents required to respond to this opportunity, bearing Project Id: DN802380 No Tender submissions will be considered without completing the tender documents in full including attachments and returning them in alignment with the instructions within the tender documents.

Lot Information

Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring and Planned Cyclical Maintenance

Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring and Planned Cyclical Maintenance by the periodic inspection/testing and verification of the safety of water systems within council buildings

Renewal: Option to extend contract for 2 x 24 months

Water Hygiene Remedial Works

Water Hygiene Remedial Works following a Legionella Risk Assessment (LRA) carried out by another party (and observations found during planned preventive maintenance - carried out by another party)

Renewal: Option to extend the contract for 2 x 24 months

Legionella Risk Assessments

Legionella Risk Assessments to be carried out as per the agreed frequency

Renewal: Option to extend the contract for 2 x 24 months

Planning Information

Swindon Borough Council invites you to contribute to preliminary market engagement in relation to Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring and would therefore welcome the views of suppliers on the questions set out below. Responses to this questionnaire will be used solely for this pre-tender exercise and any responses will not be referred to during the tender evaluation. To this end, tender-style responses to this questionnaire are not necessary - the intention is to invite supplier feedback on the options, to help shape the final specification and commercial model to ensure the tender delivers the optimum outcomes for the Council. The Council intends on tendering a package of works in relation to Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring for monitoring, remedial works and for legionella risk assessments this will be across around 200 sites across the borough of Swindon and Plas Pencelli which is an outdoor education centre in Brecon, Wales. The purpose of this preliminary market engagement is to gain market insight into the following aspects of the project: -  Market Interest  Contract/Project Length.  Route to Market  Timescales.  Specialist knowledge To participate in the Preliminary Market Engagement Suppliers will need to Register as a Supplier with ProContract, www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk, then Register an Interest before obtaining access to the PME documents. Responses are required to be submitted no later than 28th July 2025, 15:00 hrs UK Local time via ProContract tender portal - https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-055596
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/001630-2026
Current Stage
Tender
All Stages
Planning, Tender

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK4 - Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

09 - Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy

31 - Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

41 - Collected and purified water

44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus)

65 - Public utilities

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

09321000 - Hot water

31161400 - Primary water systems

38910000 - Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment

41110000 - Drinking water

44611500 - Water tanks

65100000 - Water distribution and related services

71317200 - Health and safety services

71610000 - Composition and purity testing and analysis services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£3,951,342 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£3,951,342 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Jan 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
2 Feb 20262 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
28 Jul 2025Expired
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
31 May 2026 - 31 May 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Active
Lots Status
Active
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
SWINDON BOROUGH COUNCIL
Contact Name
Ms Jodie Wakefield
Contact Email
jwakefield@swindon.gov.uk
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
SWINDON
Postcode
SN1 2JH
Post Town
Swindon
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK71 Swindon
Delivery Location
TLK14 Swindon

Local Authority
Swindon
Electoral Ward
Eastcott
Westminster Constituency
Swindon South

Further Information

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