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# C1016 NI Water - Collection and Transportation of Water and Wastewater Samples

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c1016-ni-water-collection-and-transportation-of-water-and-wastewater-samples-ocds-h6vhtk-0295a4). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NI Water and its subsidiaries: "C1016 NI Water - Collection and Transportation of Water and Wastewater Samples". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NI Water and its subsidiaries](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ni-water-and-its-subsidiaries-GB-FTS-94)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Bacteriological analysis services, Cargo handling and storage services, Courier services, Data analysis services, Laboratory services (+7 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Awarded Value:** £6,970,910 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0295a4`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c1016-ni-water-collection-and-transportation-of-water-and-wastewater-samples-ocds-h6vhtk-0295a4#tl-md)

## Description
This is the PQQ stage of the above contract. This Contract is for the following services: - • Sampling of water, waste water and Cryptosporidium filters from locations throughout Northern Ireland • Subsequent transportation of the samples to a specified NI Water laboratory (Gelvin Grange, Altnagelvin, Co. Londonderry or Westland House, Old Westland Road, Belfast) for analysis. Economic Operators should refer to the Appendix 2 (a) Draft Specification for detailed information on requirements

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 60000000, 60100000, 60161000, 63000000, 63100000, 64100000
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **Description:** This is the PQQ stage of the above contract. This Contract is for the following services: - • Sampling of water, waste water and Cryptosporidium filters from locations throughout Northern Ireland • Subsequent transportation of the samples to a specif...

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** C1016 NI Water - Collection and Transportation of Water and Wastewater Samples (active)
  - Award id: `003644-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **RPS ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-131404`
  - Value: £6,970,910 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** C1016 NI Water - Collection and Transportation of Water and Wastewater Samples (active)
  - Signed Value: £6,970,910
  - Signed Date: 24/02/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F003644-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-02-24T08:24:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T18:37:16.989Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0295a4