--- title: "NRWAS Water Purification System - Service & Maintenance Contract" ocid: "ocds-kuma6s-136457" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-136457" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-136457.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-136457.json" source: "Sell2Wales" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "NATURAL RESOURCES WALES" published: "2023-11-14" --- # NRWAS Water Purification System - Service & Maintenance Contract Buyer: NATURAL RESOURCES WALES Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-kuma6s-136457 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-kuma6s-136457) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-kuma6s-136457.json) ## Summary The procurement process for the NRWAS Water Purification System service & maintenance contract is managed by Natural Resources Wales. This opportunity falls under the services category and aims to maintain the water purification system used for environmental testing and analysis conducted across Wales. The current contract with Merck Life Science expires on 31st March 2023, requiring a new contract for service and maintenance to be in place by April 2024. This tender presents business growth opportunities for companies specialised in laboratory equipment, water purification systems, and laboratory services. Interested businesses can provide services related to laboratory pumps, precision equipment, water purification, and installation services. The contract involves delivering consumables and servicing the water purification system essential for high-quality environmental testing in alignment with the European Union’s Water Framework Directive. ## Notice Brief description of the requirement:Natural Resources Wales Analytical Services (NRWAS) at Swansea University is an analytical laboratory testing samples taken from sites across Wales. NRWAS provide high quality environmental testing and analysis by professional and experienced staff operating to the highest industry standard; accredited by UKAS, the national accreditation body for the United Kingdom to ISO/IEC 17025:2005. The analysis conducted at NRWAS is Inorganic chemistry, Metals analysis, Organic chemistry, and Microbiological analysis. The testing is conducted as part of the Welsh Government's statutory obligations set out in the European Union's Water Framework Directive (WFD); specifically achieving prescribed environmental quality standards listed in Directives 2008/105/EC, 2013/39 and 2015/495.De-ionised and ultrapure water is essential in analytical laboratories. Purification removes contaminants that may interfere with testing processes. Purified water is used in many ways in water quality testing laboratories for instance to make analytical reagents, to rinse glassware and to make agar for microbiological applications. NRW Analytical Services requires ultrapure water for testing water quality samples collected by NRW.The specialised water purification system procured by NRWAS in 2020 for their laboratory at Swansea University, was supplied by Merck Life Science and is currently serviced and maintained by the supplier. The service contract was included as part of the procurement of the new system. The contract ends on the 31st of March 2023. We will require a new service and maintenance contract in place for consumables to be delivered and the first service of the new contract to be completed in April 2024.NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Sell2Wales Web Site at https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=136457. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Sell2Wales | | Latest notice | https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136457 | | Notice type | S2W Notice - Website Prior Information 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 | 14 Nov 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | 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 | Not specified | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | NATURAL RESOURCES WALES | | Locality | BANGOR | | Post town | Llandudno | | Postcode | LL57 2DW | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL3 North Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL32 Gwynedd | | Local authority | Gwynedd | | Electoral ward | Y Faenol | | Westminster constituency | Bangor Aberconwy | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 41 - Collected and purified water - 42 - Industrial machinery - 51 - Installation services (except software) - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 41000000 - Collected and purified water - 42122500 - Laboratory pumps and accessories - 51430000 - Installation services of laboratory equipment - 71900000 - Laboratory services ## Release History - 14 Nov 2023 at 14:36 - Planning - S2W Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/search/search_switch.aspx?ID=136457 ## Notice URLs - http://naturalresourceswales.gov.uk - https://www.sell2wales.gov.wales/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=136457 ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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