Notice Information
Notice Title
AP25022 - Legionella Monitoring Contract
Notice Description
Scape Group Ltd, acting on behalf of Arc Property Services Limited (the "Client"), is procuring a single supplier to provide comprehensive legionella monitoring, water sampling and fixtures cleaning (including water tanks) across various operational sites primarily within Nottinghamshire, with potential coverage extending into Derbyshire, South Yorkshire and Leicestershire. The contract will include the provision of: *monthly temperature monitoring of identified fixtures, sentinel outlets, Water Heaters and Calorifiers. *quarterly cleaning and descaling of identified showers, hoses and spray outlets. *annual inspection and/or cleaning of identified cold water storage tanks and down services. *water sampling and testing on an as and when required basis *annual temperature monitoring of other identified fixtures, Water Heaters and Calorifiers. *fully cleaning (including stripping down where necessary) of fixtures including thermostatic mixing value (TMVs). The successful Contractor will be responsible for delivering all services in accordance with agreed service levels, performance standards and reporting requirements. The overarching contractual arrangement will be an NEC4 Term Service Short Contract. The contract will be awarded for an initial two (2) year term, with options to extend by further periods of two (2) years up to a maximum total duration of six (6) years (2 + 2 + 2), with break clauses at each two-year interval. Only one Contractor will be appointed to deliver the full scope under a single Contract. TUPE regulations may apply to existing members of staff currently engaged in the service provision but we are waiting to confirm this from the incumbent supplier. Arc Property Services Limited undertakes these services on behalf of its customers, including Nottinghamshire County Council and associated public sector partners. The procurement will be conducted in accordance with the Procurement Act 2023 and relevant subordinate legislation. The Contract will be awarded on the basis of Most Advantageous Tender (MAT). Bidders must pass the selection criteria, provide prices within the commercial model and return completed answers to the quality questions asked. Points will be awarded on a price/quality assessment basis (30% price / 70% quality), with the bidder who is award the highest marks being award the Contract. Full details can be found within the tender documents available for free via the Delta eSourcing website. To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1014964163
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: Any extension will be considered upon the following criteria being met: (i)Demonstration by the Contractor of the successful operation of the Contract since the starting date. (ii)The Client wishes to extend the Contract. (iii)The Supplier wishes to extend the Contract.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05cd56
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015521-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £900,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- £1,472,708 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- £1,472,708 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20262 days ago
- Submission Deadline
- 18 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 20 Oct 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 2 Feb 20263 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCAPE GROUP LIMITED (TRADING AS SCAPE)
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Robert Hunter
- Contact Email
- procurement@arc-partnership.co.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1158384844, +44 8006696565
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NOTTINGHAM
- Postcode
- NG1 6BT
- Post Town
- Nottingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF14 Nottingham
- Delivery Location
- TLE3 South Yorkshire, TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire, TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- Nottingham
- Electoral Ward
- Hyson Green & Arboretum
- Westminster Constituency
- Nottingham East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015521-2026
20th February 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/010142-2026
4th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/067691-2025
23rd October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/065605-2025
15th October 2025 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-6545
A summary overview of the proposed contract and tender to give potential bidders an overview of the process without needing to fully commit to registering their interest in the Delta eSourcing procurement platform.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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