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Water Hygiene Safety & Maintenance Services

University of Exeter

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27 Aug 2026 at 16:32

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

The University of Exeter is seeking water hygiene safety and maintenance services across its estate. The work covers monitoring, testing, inspection and maintenance of water systems to control legionella bacteria, following the requirements of current legionella risk assessments. Suppliers will need to deliver the parameters and performance requirements set by those assessments and comply with HSG 274 Part 2 where applicable. This is a specialist water hygiene and legionella control service, with related mechanical engineering and technical inspection and testing activities. The buyer is the University of Exeter, a public authority. The requirement is for services rather than construction works or the supply of standalone goods, and is presented as a single service requirement.

The process has reached tender: the buyer invited offers using an open procedure. It is a single-lot procurement with an estimated value of £1,000,000 excluding VAT and £1,200,000 including VAT. Enquiries were due by 17 September 2026 at 1:00 pm, and offers were due by 25 September 2026 at 11:00 am. The anticipated award decision date was 12 October 2026. The contract period is 26 October 2026 to 25 October 2029, with two optional 12-month extensions available, giving a maximum end date of 25 October 2031. Evaluation is weighted 60% to quality and 40% to price. The opportunity is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises.

This opportunity suits specialist water hygiene contractors with practical experience of legionella risk control across an estate. Relevant capability includes planned and reactive monitoring, sampling and testing, inspection of water systems, maintenance activity, record keeping and responding to requirements arising from legionella risk assessments. Suppliers should be able to work to the performance requirements set for each system and apply HSG 274 Part 2 where relevant. The scale and multi-year nature of the service favour businesses able to provide dependable technical resource, inspection and testing expertise, maintenance capacity and consistent service management. Small and medium-sized enterprises are expressly considered suitable, so the requirement is not limited to large national providers. No specific accreditation is stated in the procurement information.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Water Hygiene Safety & Maintenance Services

Notice Description

The University of Exeter requires the monitoring, testing, inspection and maintenance of water systems for the control of legionella bacteria across the estate in accordance with the recommendations of the current legionella risk assessments. The parameters and performance requirements for this will be detailed in the legionella risk assessments and will be in accordance with HSG 274 Part 2 where applicable.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ee00
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/081938-2026
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

71333000 - Mechanical engineering services

71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Lots Value
£1,000,000 £1M-£10M
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
27 Aug 20265 days ago
Submission Deadline
25 Sep 20264 weeks to go
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
26 Oct 2026 - 25 Oct 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
University of Exeter
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
EXETER
Postcode
EX4 4QH
Postcode Area
Exeter
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK4 Devon
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK43 Devon CC
Delivery Location
TLK South West (England)
Local Authority
Exeter
Electoral Ward
Duryard and St James
Westminster Constituency
Exeter

Further Information

Notice Documents

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