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Legionella and Water Monitoring Services 2026

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority

This public procurement record has 6 releases in its history.

Award

28 Aug 2026 at 15:44

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

12 Aug 2026 at 16:24

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
TenderUpdate

24 Jun 2026 at 16:00

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

04 Jun 2026 at 14:46

UK4 - Tender Notice
TenderUpdate

03 Jun 2026 at 14:47

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Tender

03 Jun 2026 at 13:50

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Summary of the contracting process

West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority procured legionella and water monitoring services for its estate. The requirement covers environmental safety and services related to water pollution, including monitoring for legionella and associated water risks. The work is a service contract delivered across the Authority’s West Midlands estate. The buyer is a public emergency-service authority based in Birmingham. This opportunity is relevant to environmental health consultancies, water safety specialists and contractors able to provide legionella monitoring and related water-pollution services for operational public-sector sites. The requirement concerns one service package rather than separate lots, with the selected supplier responsible for delivering the complete monitoring service to the Authority.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded following a below-threshold open competition. The tender closed on 17 July 2026, and the award was made on 12 August 2026 to Life Environmental Services Limited. The contract was signed on 27 August 2026 and is active from 1 September 2026 to 31 August 2028, with an optional two-year extension at the Authority’s discretion, potentially extending performance to 30 August 2030. The awarded and contracted value is £108,000 gross in GBP. Thirteen bids were received, including eleven from SMEs. Evaluation was based on 75% price, 20% quality and 5% social value.

This award confirms recurring demand from West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority for specialist legionella and water monitoring across a public emergency-service estate. A credible future competitor would need practical capability in legionella control, water sampling, monitoring and environmental safety, together with the systems and trained personnel needed to service multiple operational sites consistently. Experience of managing compliance-led monitoring programmes for public bodies or other complex estates would strengthen a supplier’s position. Bidders would also need to demonstrate a competitive pricing model while maintaining service quality and delivering measurable social value. The successful supplier is an SME, indicating that the requirement can be delivered by a suitably capable specialist rather than only a large national contractor.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Legionella and Water Monitoring Services 2026

Notice Description

A service contract for legionella monitoring services on the WMFRA estate.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: Two-year extension option at the Authority's discretion.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ac7c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082301-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90721000 - Environmental safety services

90733000 - Services related to water pollution

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£110,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
£108,000 £100K-£500K
Contracts Value
£108,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Aug 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
17 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Aug 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
1 Sep 2026 - 31 Aug 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
West Midlands Fire and Rescue Authority
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BIRMINGHAM
Postcode
B7 4HW
Postcode Area
Birmingham
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG31 Birmingham
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Birmingham
Electoral Ward
Nechells
Westminster Constituency
Birmingham Ladywood

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Life Environmental Services Ltd

Further Information

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