--- title: "CM3642 Lab Sampling and Analysis Services 2030" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0794fb" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0794fb" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0794fb.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0794fb.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED" published: "2026-10-30" --- # CM3642 Lab Sampling and Analysis Services 2030 Buyer: YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0794fb [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0794fb) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0794fb.json) ## Summary Yorkshire Water Services is reviewing its laboratory sampling and analysis services ahead of AMP9. The planned scope covers sampling and fieldwork, courier services and controlled transport, laboratory analysis and specialist testing, as well as quality assurance, reporting and data transfer. Requirements may include routine and reactive work and the Chemical Investigations Programme. This is a laboratory services requirement (CPV 71900000), planned as one lot. Delivery is stated as United Kingdom-wide. Yorkshire Water is seeking to understand the capability suppliers currently offer and what they could develop to meet its future requirements. The review is intended to inform its strategy for these services; it is not yet an invitation to tender. The procurement is at planning stage: Yorkshire Water has set out an intention to procure, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It is undertaking preliminary market engagement before deciding its approach. The engagement questionnaire is expected to be returned by 18:00 on 20 November 2026; the buyer may then invite suppliers to follow-up discussions. Participation is voluntary and is not a tender submission or commitment by either party. The planned single-lot contract is expected to run from 1 August 2030 to 2 August 2034. The buyer has not yet stated a procurement procedure, competition method, estimated contract value or evaluation criteria. Suppliers interested in contributing to the market engagement are asked to email the buyer’s procurement team to express interest and receive the questionnaire. This planning-stage engagement is relevant to laboratories and service providers able to deliver a broad water-quality sampling and analysis service, either directly or through a supply-chain partnership. The scope could suit suppliers combining field sampling, secure and controlled sample transport, routine laboratory testing and specialist analytical capability, with dependable quality assurance, reporting and data-transfer processes. Providers able to handle both planned routine work and responsive requirements, including potential Chemical Investigations Programme work, may have useful experience to share. Yorkshire Water is seeking evidence of capability available now and capability that suppliers could develop, so businesses with credible plans to build capacity or extend their services can contribute alongside established providers. The contract is planned as a single, multi-year service, making operational coverage and the ability to sustain delivery across the full range of activities commercially relevant. No specific accreditation or technical standard has yet been set out. ## Notice Yorkshire Water is undertaking a strategy review of its laboratory sampling and analysis services ahead of AMP9. The review covers sampling and field services, courier and controlled transport, laboratory analysis, specialist testing, quality assurance, reporting and data transfer, including routine, reactive and potential Chemical Investigations Programme (CIP) requirements. ### Planning Information Yorkshire Water is undertaking preliminary market engagement to understand the capability currently available in the market, and the capability suppliers may be able to develop, to support its laboratory sampling and analysis requirements. Suppliers aiming to participate should email madalena.merces-de-mello@yorkshirewater.co.uk to express their interest. Yorkshire Water will then send them an Excel questionnaire to complete and return by 18:00 on 20 November 2026. Suppliers may also send clarification questions to the same email address. After reviewing responses, Yorkshire Water may invite interested suppliers to follow-up discussions to better understand their responses and capabilities. Participation is voluntary and does not constitute a tender submission or commitment by either party. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103400-2026 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 30 Oct 2026 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Aug 2030 - 2 Aug 2034 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | YORKSHIRE WATER SERVICES LIMITED | | Locality | LEEDS | | Postcode area | Leeds | | Postcode | LS10 1AB | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71900000 - Laboratory services ## Release History - 30 Oct 2026 at 15:57 - PlanningUpdate - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103400-2026 - 30 Oct 2026 at 15:55 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103398-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103400-2026 30th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/103398-2026 30th October 2026 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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