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NRWAS Water Purification System - Service & Maintenance Contract

NATURAL RESOURCES WALES

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Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the NRWAS Water Purification System service & maintenance contract is managed by Natural Resources Wales. This opportunity falls under the services category and aims to maintain the water purification system used for environmental testing and analysis conducted across Wales. The current contract with Merck Life Science expires on 31st March 2023, requiring a new contract for service and maintenance to be in place by April 2024.

This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies specialised in laboratory equipment, water purification systems, and laboratory services. Interested businesses can provide services related to laboratory pumps, precision equipment, water purification, and installation services. The contract involves delivering consumables and servicing the water purification system essential for high-quality environmental testing in alignment with the European Union’s Water Framework Directive.

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Notice Title

NRWAS Water Purification System - Service & Maintenance Contract

Notice Description

Brief description of the requirement:Natural Resources Wales Analytical Services (NRWAS) at Swansea University is an analytical laboratory testing samples taken from sites across Wales. NRWAS provide high quality environmental testing and analysis by professional and experienced staff operating to the highest industry standard; accredited by UKAS, the national accreditation body for the United Kingdom to ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The analysis conducted at NRWAS is Inorganic chemistry, Metals analysis, Organic chemistry, and Microbiological analysis. The testing is conducted as part of the Welsh Government's statutory obligations set out in the European Union's Water Framework Directive (WFD); specifically achieving prescribed environmental quality standards listed in Directives 2008/105/EC, 2013/39 and 2015/495.De-ionised and ultrapure water is essential in analytical laboratories. Purification removes contaminants that may interfere with testing processes. Purified water is used in many ways in water quality testing laboratories for instance to make analytical reagents, to rinse glassware and to make agar for microbiological applications. NRW Analytical Services requires ultrapure water for testing water quality samples collected by NRW.The specialised water purification system procured by NRWAS in 2020 for their laboratory at Swansea University, was supplied by Merck Life Science and is currently serviced and maintained by the supplier. The service contract was included as part of the procurement of the new system. The contract ends on the 31st of March 2023. We will require a new service and maintenance contract in place for consumables to be delivered and the first service of the new contract to be completed in April 2024.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=136457.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-kuma6s-136457
Publication Source
Sell2Wales
Latest Notice
https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136457
Current Stage
Planning
All Stages
Planning

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Not Specified
Procurement Method Details
Not specified
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Not specified

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

41 - Collected and purified water

42 - Industrial machinery

51 - Installation services (except software)

71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services


CPV Codes

38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

41000000 - Collected and purified water

42122500 - Laboratory pumps and accessories

51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment

71900000 - Laboratory services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Nov 20232 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Not Specified
Lots Status
Not Specified
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
NATURAL RESOURCES WALES
Contact Name
Fiona Roberts
Contact Email
Not specified
Contact Phone
Not specified

Buyer Location

Locality
BANGOR
Postcode
LL57 2DW
Post Town
Llandudno
Country
Wales

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLL Wales
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLL3 North Wales
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLL32 Gwynedd
Delivery Location
Not specified

Local Authority
Gwynedd
Electoral Ward
Y Faenol
Westminster Constituency
Bangor Aberconwy

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