Notice Information
Notice Title
Water Sampling Service
Notice Description
Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is seeking Bidder responses to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to provide a water sampling service comprising the collection of samples from various locations, laboratory testing and reporting, to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory obligations.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is seeking Bidder responses to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to provide a water sampling service comprising the collection of samples from various locations, laboratory testing and reporting, to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory obligations.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000822911
- Publication Source
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Latest Notice
- https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAR551292
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- OJEU - F14 - Corrigendum
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services
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- CPV Codes
90733000 - Services related to water pollution
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £250,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 9 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 11 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Next tender to be published in February 2031
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWTOWN ST BOSWELLS
- Postcode
- TD6 0SA
- Post Town
- Galashiels
- Country
- Scotland
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- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLM Scotland
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLM9 Southern Scotland
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLM91 Scottish Borders
- Delivery Location
- TLM91 Scottish Borders
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- Local Authority
- Scottish Borders
- Electoral Ward
- Selkirkshire
- Westminster Constituency
- Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk
Further Information
Notice Documents
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https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=FEB549194
Water Sampling Service - Scottish Borders Council (the Council) is seeking Bidder responses to this Invitation to Tender (ITT) to provide a water sampling service comprising the collection of samples from various locations, laboratory testing and reporting, to ensure that the Council fulfils its statutory obligations.
Notice URLs
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