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title: "Negotiated Contract for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination)"
ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000842242"
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source: "Public Contracts Scotland"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "South Lanarkshire Council"
published: "2026-10-14"
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# Negotiated Contract for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination)

Buyer: South Lanarkshire Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000842242

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland |
| Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566678 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 14 Oct 2026 |
| 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 | £482,409 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Complete |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | South Lanarkshire Council |
| Locality | HAMILTON |
| Postcode area | Motherwell |
| Postcode | ML3 0AA |
| Country | Scotland |
| ITL 1 | TLM Scotland |
| ITL 2 | TLM9 Southern Scotland |
| ITL 3 | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |
| Local authority | South Lanarkshire |
| Electoral ward | Hamilton North and East |
| Westminster constituency | Hamilton and Clyde Valley |
| Delivery location | TLM95 South Lanarkshire |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Edinburgh Scientific Services |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 90 - Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

### Codes

- 90714500 - Environmental quality control services

## Release History

- 14 Oct 2026 at 01:00 - Award - OJEU - F3 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=OCT566678

## 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.

## Notice URLs

- http://
- http://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk
- https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000842242

## Provenance

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