--- title: "198_25 Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-667b149d-3969-4dd0-93da-a49821499409" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-667b149d-3969-4dd0-93da-a49821499409" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-667b149d-3969-4dd0-93da-a49821499409.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-667b149d-3969-4dd0-93da-a49821499409.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "ESPO" published: "2025-01-28" --- # 198_25 Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services Buyer: ESPO Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-b5fd17-667b149d-3969-4dd0-93da-a49821499409 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-667b149d-3969-4dd0-93da-a49821499409) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-667b149d-3969-4dd0-93da-a49821499409.json) ## Summary ESPO has awarded a contract for the provision of water system risk assessment and water hygiene monitoring services, encompassing three lots: Water System Risk Assessment Services, Water Hygiene Monitoring Services, and a combined service. The awarded contract, worth an estimated £10,000,000 over the entire duration including extension options, serves public bodies across the United Kingdom. The contract period starts from 1st January 2025 and ends on 31st December 2027. The procurement followed an open procedure, ensuring transparency and competitiveness. Key performance indicators and financial stability of service providers will be monitored regularly, with credit scores checked by ESPO. Business entities awarded this contract include AIRBORNE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITED, AQUA ALLIES LTD, CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITED, and several other suppliers. This contract creates numerous opportunities for businesses specializing in health and safety services, technical testing, analysis, consulting, and monitoring services. Businesses, especially SMEs and third sector organisations, can benefit from the framework's extensive reach and the potential to engage in a secondary framework agreement with ESPO Trading Limited targeting third sector organisations. With a diverse range of public bodies as clients, including local authorities, educational establishments, and emergency services, businesses can significantly expand their market presence and operational scope. The open procedure ensures that new and capable suppliers have a fair chance to participate and compete, fostering innovation and economic growth within the industry. ## Notice ESPO has established a framework agreement with service providers for the provision of water system risk assessment and water hygiene monitoring services. Lot 1 - Water System Risk Assessment Services Lot 2 - Water Hygiene Monitoring Services Lot 3 - Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (Combined Service) The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The total estimated value stated includes the option period. ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Service Providers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit ratings agency reports. ESPO shall obtain a credit score (determined by the use of a credit rating agency) for the Service Provider on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Service Provider from the Framework. ESPO shall monitor the Service Providers' performance against the set framework key performance indicators. MI and rebate to be collected six-monthly. Additional information: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a4bb007-b6df-493f-836a-2c71ec3b30b3 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Framework | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (above threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME, VCSE | | Awardee scale | Large, SME | | All stages | Tender, Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 28 Jan 2025 | | Submission deadline | 30 Sep 2024 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 20 Jan 2025 | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2027 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £10,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | £10,000,000 | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | ESPO | | Locality | LEICESTER | | Post town | Leicester | | Postcode | LE19 1ES | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) | | ITL 2 | TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire | | ITL 3 | TLF22 Leicestershire CC and Rutland | | Local authority | Blaby | | Electoral ward | Enderby | | Westminster constituency | South Leicestershire | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 24 | | Supplier names | AIRBORNE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS; AQUA ALLIES; CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES; ENVIRISK; ENVIRONTEC; FEEDWATER; GRAHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT; HCS WATER TREATMENT; HEALTHY BUILDINGS (IRELAND) LIMITED (T/A HBE; HSL COMPLIANCE; INTEGRATED WATER SERVICES; LIFE ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES; MITIE TECHNICAL FACILITIES MANAGEMENT; OHS; PH WATER TECHNOLOGIES; ROCK COMPLIANCE; SECOND ELEMENT; SEVERN TRENT SERVICES OPERATIONS; SGS UNITED KINGDOM; SMS ENVIRONMENTAL; TECS SPECIALIST WATER; TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL COMPLIANCE; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS; WATER HYGIENE CENTRE | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71317200 - Health and safety services - 71600000 - Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71700000 - Monitoring and control services ## Release History - 28 Jan 2025 at 09:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a4bb007-b6df-493f-836a-2c71ec3b30b3 - 29 Aug 2024 at 07:58 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c5c42f8-f26c-4564-9a46-845dc6bb89e5 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/6a4bb007-b6df-493f-836a-2c71ec3b30b3 28th January 2025 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/1c5c42f8-f26c-4564-9a46-845dc6bb89e5 29th August 2024 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://www.eastmidstenders.org/ (a) Go to https://www.eastmidstenders.org/; (b) Register (if not already registered on ProContract); (c) Search for tender opportunity '198_25' (via "View Opportunities" from the 'EastMidsTenders' Portal); (d) Express an interest; (e) Download the tender documents (from the ProContract Activity summary screen, once an Expression of interest has been completed). - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002779-2025 Find a Tender Contract award notice ## Notice URLs - https://www.espo.org/ - https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/ - https://www.espo.org/legal ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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