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Private Water Supply sampling

Lichfield District Council

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28 Jul 2026 at 11:56

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Lichfield District Council procured private water supply sampling services. The requirement covers scheduling and carrying out sampling at sites on the council’s behalf, at the frequency required for each site. It also includes transporting samples, analysing the complete range of parameters required for each site, and producing reports of the analysis. This is a specialist environmental and water-quality service, with activity delivered at private water supply sites in the West Midlands. The contract is associated with water distribution and related services. The council is the public-sector buyer, based in Lichfield, and the requirement was treated as a services procurement rather than goods or construction works. One completed lot covered the full requirement.

The procurement has been completed and awarded following a below-threshold limited competition. The single lot was awarded to Northumbrian Water Ltd, and the award is active. The contract was signed on 20 July 2026 and runs from 27 July 2026 to 26 July 2029, with one optional 12-month extension available until 26 July 2030. Its value is £35,531.20 excluding VAT and £42,637.44 including VAT. The contract is active. This was a limited procedure rather than an open competition, and the procurement was below the applicable threshold. The published outcome identifies Northumbrian Water Ltd as the selected supplier. The available procurement information does not set out a separate scoring breakdown or stated evaluation weighting.

This outcome indicates demand for a supplier able to manage recurring private water supply monitoring across multiple sites, rather than provide one-off laboratory testing alone. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to coordinate site schedules and sampling frequencies, collect and transport samples reliably, analyse the full parameter range required for each location, and provide clear analytical reports to a council. The work suits an established water-quality, environmental monitoring or laboratory services business with the operational capacity to cover dispersed sites and maintain consistent processes. Northumbrian Water Ltd’s selection also shows that the buyer accepted a large, specialist water-sector supplier for this requirement. Businesses building capability in field sampling, chain-of-custody logistics, laboratory analysis and public-sector reporting would be well placed to compete when a comparable requirement returns.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Private Water Supply sampling

Notice Description

Scheduling and carrying out sampling at sites on behalf of the council at the desired frequency and completing the associated analysis for the complete range of parameters required for each site at the frequency required for each site, to include transportation of samples and reports of analysis.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d51f
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/071154-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

65 - Public utilities

CPV Codes

65100000 - Water distribution and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£35,531 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
28 Jul 20262 months ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
27 Jul 2026 - 26 Jul 2029 3-4 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
Lichfield District Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
LICHFIELD
Postcode
WS13 6YU
Postcode Area
Walsall
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG24 Staffordshire CC
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Lichfield
Electoral Ward
Stowe
Westminster Constituency
Lichfield

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Northumbrian Water Limited

Further Information

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