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Negotiated Contract for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination)

South Lanarkshire Council

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14 Oct 2026 at 01:00

OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Summary of the contracting process

South Lanarkshire Council commissioned a comprehensive scientific testing service covering chemical analysis and bacteriological examination. The work supports the Council’s service requirements throughout South Lanarkshire. This is a specialist laboratory testing service rather than a supply of equipment or construction work. The Council is the buyer, and the awarded provider is Edinburgh Scientific Services, based in Edinburgh. The procurement concerns one combined requirement for testing across the South Lanarkshire area.

The procurement is complete and the contract is active. Following an earlier open tender that produced no suitable compliant tender, the Council used a negotiated procedure without a prior competition notice; the stated reason was the failure of that earlier exercise. Price was the stated award criterion. Edinburgh Scientific Services was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 7 August 2026 and runs from 7 August 2026 to 31 July 2030, with an option for the Council to extend by up to 12 months. The signed contract value is £482,409.15. The supplier is permitted to subcontract up to 10% of the work.

For a future requirement from this buyer, credible competitors would need to deliver both chemical analytical testing and bacteriological examination comprehensively across South Lanarkshire. This award demonstrates demand for an ongoing, area-wide scientific testing service, rather than a one-off analysis. Relevant strengths would include suitable scientific and laboratory capability, the capacity to manage a continuing service across the Council’s area, and the ability to offer a competitive price, since price was the stated award criterion. Edinburgh Scientific Services was the incumbent and the sole bidder in the preceding open exercise, but its submission was judged non-compliant; the Council then negotiated with the provider. Suppliers should therefore be able to meet the buyer’s requirements compliantly as well as demonstrate value for money.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Negotiated Contract for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination)

Notice Description

South Lanarkshire Council (SLC) has a requirement for a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of a comprehensive Chemical Analytical and Bacteriological Examination service throughout South Lanarkshire. The contract period will be for a period from 7 August 2026 - 31 July 2030 (4 years) with SLC option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.

Lot Information

Lot 1

Following the closure of an Open tender exercise, the Council received one submission from the incumbent service provider. Upon review of the commercial submission, issues were identified and the bid was deemed non-compliant. A joint decision was made by the Procurement Service and Environmental Services to proceed with a negotiated procedure, following the failure of the previous procurement exercise. The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Standing Order 9.3.1(a) of the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts as follows: Where as a result of the publication of a contract notice no tender, no suitable tenders, no requests to participate or no suitable requests to participate has been received provided that the initial conditions of the contract are not substantially altered. Consequently, this approach represents the most appropriate route to market, ensuring the continued provision of Scientific Testing Services while demonstrating Best Value for the Council.

Procurement Information

The award of this contract under the Negotiated Tendering Procedure can be justified under Standing Order 9.3.1(a) and 9.3.1(a) (ii) of the Council's Standing Orders on Contracts for the following reason: Edinburgh Scientific Services is the incumbent service provider and the sole bidder for the previous Open Tender. Therefore, a Negotiated contract can be justified for the following reason: No suitable tenders have been received.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-r6ebe6-0000842242
Publication Source
Public Contracts Scotland
Latest Notice
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566678
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

CPV Codes

90714500 - Environmental quality control services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£482,409 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
14 Oct 20261 weeks 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
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Not Specified
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
South Lanarkshire Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
HAMILTON
Postcode
ML3 0AA
Postcode Area
Motherwell
Country
Scotland
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLM Scotland
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLM9 Southern Scotland
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Delivery Location
TLM95 South Lanarkshire
Local Authority
South Lanarkshire
Electoral Ward
Hamilton North and East
Westminster Constituency
Hamilton and Clyde Valley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Edinburgh Scientific Services

Further Information

Notice Documents

  • https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566678
    Negotiated Contract for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination) - South Lanarkshire Council (SLC) has a requirement for a suitably qualified service provider for the provision of a comprehensive Chemical Analytical and Bacteriological Examination service throughout South Lanarkshire. The contract period will be for a period from 7 August 2026 - 31 July 2030 (4 years) with SLC option to extend for a further period of up to 12 months.

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