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# C1068 – Potable Water Quality Analysis

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c1068-potable-water-quality-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-02b796). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NI Water and its subsidiaries: "C1068 – Potable Water Quality Analysis". Published status: complete. Published Value: £1,145,723. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Jul 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NI Water and its subsidiaries](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ni-water-and-its-subsidiaries-GB-FTS-94)
- **Published Value:** £1,145,723 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 July 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Drinking water, Non-drinking water, Public utilities, Research, testing and scientific technical simulator, Water distribution and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Awarded Value:** £1,349,102 (exc. VAT, 2 contracts)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c1068-potable-water-quality-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-02b796#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b796`

## 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/c1068-potable-water-quality-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-02b796#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/c1068-potable-water-quality-analysis-ocds-h6vhtk-02b796#participate

## Description
This contract is for the provision of DWTS and ISO: 17025:2017 accredited quality analyses of non-operationally significant (contracted analysis), the reporting of potable and raw water, waste water and trade effluent results, this contract will also include the supply of prepared sample bottles and their delivery to and collection from the 2 No Laboratories listed in Annexe 1. NI Water are required under the Clean and Waste Water Regulations to provide timely and accredited results to our Regulators, for compliance and operational purposes alongside during major incidents. In addition to planned analysis to be carried out at regular intervals during the life of the contract there will be an ad hoc analysis requirement. The Services will be delivered to the Client and the Client’s wholly owned subsidiaries. The Client reserves the right to amend the Specification or re-negotiate price during the Contract Period to cater for innovation or developments in the Service requirement [e.g. new analytical requirements with collection and delivery of samples as and when required]

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: LOT 1 Non Operationally significant analysis (excluding some Acid Herbicides and Polar Pesticide suites)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38970000, 41110000, 41120000, 65100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,145,723
- **Description:** This contract is for the provision of DWTS and ISO: 17025:2017 accredited quality analyses of non-operationally significant (contracted analysis), the reporting of potable and raw water, waste water and trade effluent results, this contract will also...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: LOT 2 Operationally significant analysis (some Acid Herbicide and Polar Pesticide suites)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38970000, 41110000, 41120000, 65100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKN

- **Estimated Value:** £1,145,723
- **Description:** This contract is for the provision of DWTS and ISO: 17025:2017 accredited quality analyses of non-operationally significant (contracted analysis), the reporting of potable and raw water, waste water and trade effluent results, this contract will also...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** LOT 1 Non Operationally significant analysis (excluding some Acid Herbicides and Polar Pesticide suites) (active)
  - Award id: `024031-2021-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Northumbrian Water Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26016`
  - Value: £1,061,702 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** LOT 2 Operationally significant analysis (some Acid Herbicide and Polar Pesticide suites) (active)
  - Award id: `024031-2021-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Northumbrian Water Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26016`
  - Value: £287,400 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** LOT 1 Non Operationally significant analysis (excluding some Acid Herbicides and Polar Pesticide suites) (active)
  - Signed Value: £1,061,702
  - Signed Date: 27/09/2021

- **Contract:** LOT 2 Operationally significant analysis (some Acid Herbicide and Polar Pesticide suites) (active)
  - Signed Value: £287,400
  - Signed Date: 27/09/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F024031-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-28T10:05:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T01:35:39.762Z
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