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Data management service for water quality

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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05 Oct 2026 at 11:13

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust procured a water-quality testing and data-management service. The work is for the Trust and is delivered in Somerset. The published service description identifies both water-quality testing and the management of the resulting data; the associated service classification is for maintenance of mechanical building installations, although the stated requirement is water quality. The contract is a single service requirement rather than a set of separately described work packages. The selected supplier is Hydrop Environmental Consultancy Services Limited, a Manchester-based small business. This procurement shows the Trust’s need for specialist support to test water quality and manage related information at its Somerset operations.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust used a direct award below the applicable threshold, without competition. One contract was signed on 9 March 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £12,299 excluding VAT and £14,758.80 including VAT. Hydrop Environmental Consultancy Services Limited was selected as the supplier. The award covers the single lot and is recorded as active. The published information does not set out a comparative evaluation or award-scoring basis; the stated route was a direct award without competition. The requirement is categorised as a service, with the award item classified under repair and maintenance services for mechanical building installations, alongside the description of water-quality testing and data management.

For suppliers that did not win, this award is evidence that Somerset NHS Foundation Trust buys a defined, specialist service combining water-quality testing with data management. A credible competitor for a future requirement would need to demonstrate the technical ability to carry out water-quality testing and reliably handle the associated data, with a service offer suited to the Trust’s Somerset operations. The award went to a small environmental consultancy, showing that a specialist SME was able to meet the buyer’s requirement at this scale. The route used was a below-threshold direct award without competition, so this outcome does not establish an open competitive process or a published scoring model. Suppliers seeking comparable work should focus on relevant technical capability, dependable delivery and experience supporting an NHS trust’s water-quality monitoring and information needs.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Data management service for water quality

Notice Description

Testing and Data management service for water quality

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-078083
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/093702-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

50 - Repair and maintenance services

CPV Codes

50712000 - Repair and maintenance services of mechanical building installations

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£12,299 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
5 Oct 2026Yesterday
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 5DA
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

HYDROP ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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