Notice Information
Notice Title
T123 - NI Water Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes
Notice Description
This contract shall provide a comprehensive External Proficiency Testing Scheme (EPTS) services across a range of specific testing disciplines as outlined within the tender documents, but not limited to, the Altnagelvin (testing lab no: 2148) and Westland House Laboratory (testing lab no: 1835) 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. The testing disciplines are divided into nine (9) Lots, suppliers can bid for any number of Lots but must provide all items within the Lot/s tendered for.
Lot Information
Clean Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Lot 1: Clean Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory): covers drinking/potable and recreational/surface water microbiology testing.
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory)Lot 2: Clean Water Microbiology (Westland House Laboratory): covers drinking/potable and recreational/surface water microbiology testing.
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)Lot 3: Waste Water Microbiology Laboratory (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) covers Recreational & Surface Water Microbiology testing).
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory):Lot 4: Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory): Surface Waste/Bathing Water microbiological testing..
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)Lot 5: Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory) - The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for Cryptosporidium in potable, surface, ground, and raw water at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Cryptosporidium Testing 2 (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)Lot 6: Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)- The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for Cryptosporidium in potable, surface, ground, and raw waters at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Cryptosporidium laboratory (Gelvin Grange)Lot 7: Cryptosporidium laboratory (Gelvin Grange); The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for the detection and enumeration of coliphages and Legionella in drinking/potable water at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Waste Water Chemistry (Gelvin Grange Laboratory).Lot 8: Waste Water Chemistry (Gelvin Grange Laboratory). - The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for chemical analysis of wastewater, surface waters, groundwaters, and industrial effluents at Gelvin Grange Laboratory.
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Clean Water Chemistry (Westland House Laboratory)Lot 9: Clean Water Chemistry (Westland House Laboratory) - The supplier shall provide proficiency testing for chemical analysis of potable, surface, and groundwaters at Westland House Laboratory.
Options: Options to procure additional tests of similar nature
Renewal: Initial period, of two (2) years with three (3) extensions of up to twelve months each
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d884
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070275-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71900000 - Laboratory services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £434,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £434,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 31 Oct 20251 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 25 Nov 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 22 Dec 2025 - 21 Dec 2027 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- 2030-07-22
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NI WATER AND ITS' SUBSIDIARIES
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sourcing@niwater.com
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BELFAST
- Postcode
- BT14 6TE
- Post Town
- Northern Ireland
- Country
- Northern Ireland
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLN Northern Ireland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLN0 Northern Ireland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLN06 Belfast
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Belfast
- Electoral Ward
- Chichester Park
- Westminster Constituency
- Belfast North
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/070275-2025
31st October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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