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title: "Portsmouth City Council - Term Service Contract for Water Hygiene Compliance -2025"
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# Portsmouth City Council - Term Service Contract for Water Hygiene Compliance -2025

Buyer: PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-059a9b

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## Summary

The procurement process for water hygiene compliance services initiated by Portsmouth City Council has reached the awarding stage, following the receipt and assessment of tenders. This contract spans a term of five years with an option to extend it up to a maximum of ten years, at the council's discretion. The services include statutory water safety inspections, monitoring, and sampling across the council's housing and corporate stock. The awarded sum is approximately £3.7 million, with an anticipated maximum value of up to £3.7 million over ten years, considering potential inflation and stock growth. The process took place through a competitive flexible procedure, aligning with the UK Public Procurement legal framework, and is set to begin on 1st April 2026, covering regions including Portsea Island and beyond, specifically in the United Kingdom South East area (UKJ31, UKJ35).

This tender presents a substantial business opportunity, particularly for entities specialising in environmental services and water hygiene compliance. The awarded contract could significantly aid in business growth, offering steady revenue over an extended period. Companies with expertise in water safety inspections, Legionella risk assessments, and compliance with building safety legislation will find this contract highly relevant. The distribution of services across extensive public housing and corporate assets offers broad operational engagement, ideally suited to larger firms or consortia capable of managing substantial projects over geographically dispersed areas. Given the stated evaluation criteria, prioritising quality and cost-effectiveness, businesses known for reliable and innovative service delivery should find themselves competitive in securing this tender.

## Notice

AWARD Following the receipt of tenders on 4th November 2025, the Council has completed the assessment and award process, including the mandatory standstill period. Procurement description The Council has appointed a supplier to deliver Water Hygiene services across its housing and corporate stock. The scope of the service will include statutory water safety inspections, monitoring, and sampling, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and maintaining the safety and functionality of the Council's water installations. This is a re-procurement of an existing service provision. Background information Housing Stock Information The Council has a housing stock of approximately 17,500 properties of which approximately 15,500 are socially rented and then there are approximately 2000 leasehold properties. Within the stock there is a mix of housing types including houses and bungalows. However, the majority of the dwellings are within purpose-built blocks of flats constructed in the 1950s and 1960s. Traditionally the estate has been spread across the two geographical areas of Portsea Island (on-island, PO1 to PO5) and Paulsgrove and Havant (off-island, PO6 to PO9). A recent acquisition of approximately 800 properties has however subsequently increased the 'off-island' area to sites in Gosport, Fareham and Winchester. Within the contract there will be a requirement to monitor approximately 50 of the blocks of flats within the Council's stock, which will mostly be on-island, however, there will be infrequent inspections to the off-island stock as well. Corporate Assets The Council is also responsible for approximately 550 corporate assets including buildings such as schools, sports pavilions, care homes and offices; the majority of which are located on-island. There are currently 150 corporate assets that require inspections. Current & Future Demand The demand fluctuates annually and is highly dependent upon the number of schools that access the Council's Service Level Agreements (SLA) within the Corporate assets, however, risk assessments within the residential assets are generally stable. Over the last 12 months approximately 135 risk assessments were undertaken across both asset types. It is anticipated that over the next 24 months this will remain within a +/- range of 15% Changing Context and Objectives Over the next 5-10 years the Council is expecting to experience a number of challenges with regards to the maintenance of its housing and corporate assets with any incumbent Supplier to work in partnership with the Council to ease pressures where they can. Significant changes in legislation such as the Building Safety Act and Fire Safety Act will require greater scrutiny from suppliers to ensure they are working in a compliant way particularly when working in buildings of 6+ storeys. There will be more focus on the accuracy and timely manner of up-load of compliance information and ensuring Legionella Risk Assessments are well managed and resolved and will be monitored by the Social Housing Regulator. Scope and Specification The core scope of works, which the successful supplier will be required to deliver are - * Legionella Risk Assessments * TMV servicing * Temperature monitoring * Clean and descale of shower heads * Inspection of tanks, calorifiers, etc * Sampling Ancillary Scope of Works The ancillary scope of works, which the successful supplier may be required to deliver, namely: * Removal of dead legs * Installation and replacement of valves and TMV * Repairs to tanks and systems * Ancillary plumbing in connection with water hygiene For clarity the contract will focus on monitoring and inspection. However, infrequently the contractor may be required to assist with repairs where it is appropriate to do so. The Specification has been designed to ensure that all Suppliers have an effective and equal understanding of the contract's functional and performance requirements. The Council reserves the right to make amendments to the specification if deemed necessary during the clarification stage. Contract Model The council intends to award a single M3NHF Schedule of Rates term contract. Payments will be made in accordance with monthly valuations of completed works. Contract value The Council are estimating the contract value will be in the region of PS200k per annum. Based on anticipated inflationary uplifts and potential growth in stock, and the potential impact of LGR the total individual contract spend over the potential 10-year term (5-year base with options to extend) is expected to range between PS2m to PS3.7m. Contract duration The contract term will be for 5 years with options to extend in increments to be agreed up to a maximum of 10 years. Partnership Working In addition to working in close partnership with the council, the supplier will also be required to work in partnership with the council's other existing term service contractor partners. Social Value The Council are committed to continuously reviewing and improving the approach to social value delivery, and suppliers can find further information using the following link - https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/social-value/ Local Government Review As part of the wider Local Government Review (LGR), the Council is required to actively engage in discussions with neighbouring authorities to explore potential opportunities for collaboration, shared service delivery, and governance alignment. While this engagement is ongoing, no formal decisions or agreements have been reached at this stage. Under current LGR proposals, it is likely to require Portsmouth City Council to form a new Authority by merging with other neighbouring Authorities. For Portsmouth, this will result in a new Council being created to provide the same services to everyone in the city, whilst covering a larger area and have a different name. Effectively all the current council services in the area of the new council boundary would be merged to create a new Council. At this stage, the Council can only confirm its current demand and scope of requirements; however, this may be subject to change should additional needs arise from other local authorities as part of wider structural reforms. Any tender opportunities and contracts will be structured to allow adjustments in the scope of services and the value of contracts to the Council to respond to changes in demand and budgetary constraints, whilst ensuring that services remain efficient and continue to provide value for money. Additionally, provisions will be included to adapt to changes in geographical boundaries resulting from any reorganisation. This will ensure that services can be extended or retracted to align with new administrative areas. The impacts of Local Government Review cannot be fully understood at this stage. However, when considering the potential surrounding local authorities and their current property portfolios, the Council anticipate the annual value of the contract could increase in the region of PS100k per year, in the event these services needed to be subsumed into this opportunity. Therefore, taking this into account the potential value stated in the total value of the opportunity over the 10-year period could be up to PS3.7M. In the event of reorganisation, contracts will include clauses that allow for the assignment of the contract to successor authorities. Any assignment clause is likely to state any contract may be assigned to any new authority that succeeds the original contracting authority. For further details in respect of LGR see the following link - https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/devolution-and-plans-for-local-government-reorganisation/

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Renewal: The contract will be awarded for an initial term of five years thereafter the council will have the option to extend the term by a period(s) of up to a maximum of five years. Any period(s) of extension will be at the council's sole discretion. The maximum allowable term is 10 years.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018258-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Mar 2026 |
| Submission deadline | 31 Oct 2025 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2031 |
| Recurrence | 2030-09-16 |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £3,700,000 |
| Lots value | £3,700,000 |
| Awards value | £3,700,000 |
| Contracts value | £3,700,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | PORTSMOUTH CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | PORTSMOUTH |
| Post town | Portsmouth |
| Postcode | PO1 2AL |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ3 Hampshire and Isle of Wight |
| ITL 3 | TLJ31 Portsmouth |
| Local authority | Portsmouth |
| Electoral ward | Charles Dickens |
| Westminster constituency | Portsmouth South |
| Delivery location | TLJ31 Portsmouth, TLJ34 Isle of Wight, TLJ35 South Hampshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | LIBERTY GROUP INVESTMENTS |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90711500 - Environmental monitoring other than for construction

## Release History

- 2 Mar 2026 at 10:14 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018258-2026
- 12 Dec 2025 at 10:52 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082346-2025
- 24 Oct 2025 at 15:49 - TenderUpdate - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068339-2025
- 15 Sep 2025 at 15:13 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056690-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/018258-2026
  2nd March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082346-2025
  12th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/068339-2025
  24th October 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/056690-2025
  15th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.liberty-group.co.uk
- https://intendhost.co.uk/portsmouthcc/aspx/home
- https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/procurement-act-2023-short-guides/suppliers-how-to-register-your-organisation-and-first-administrator-on-find-a-tender-in-three-easy-steps-html
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/ext/business/business.aspx
- https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/devolution-and-plans-for-local-government-reorganisation/
- https://www.portsmouth.gov.uk/services/council-and-democracy/social-value/

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