Find a TenderAwardedContract award notice
Published 6 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

R/WP – 26/27 – Completion and Delivery of National Legionella Risk Assessment on

Official notice

Authority: NHS Blood and Transplant (Central government)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£1,960,000≈ £392k / year · £2,352,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update28.6% below published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Aug 2026awarded 6 Oct 2026
Awarded to Hydrop Environmental Consultancy Services
Contract term 5 yrsends 31 Aug 2031 · up to 31 Aug 2033 with extensions · starts 1 Sept 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Water risk assessements, audits and professional consultancy work and training required for NHSBT premises

CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction · Water-treatment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 5 yrsPublished value£1,960,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2031 (5 yrs) · up to 31 Aug 2033 with extensionsValue: £1,960,000 exc. VAT · £2,352,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
Extensions: x2 12 month extensions

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Price: 20%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions: 70%
  • Price: 20%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical Questions
  • Price
  • Social Value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
Last source update
7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 21 Aug 2026
Authority reference
C429760
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-066415
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for constructionWater-treatment work
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-066433 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

6 Mar 2026 → 7 Oct 2026 · 9 dates
  1. Planning notice published232 days ago
    6 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
  2. Market engagement214 days ago
    23 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

    NHSBT is a special health authority, dedicated to saving lives.  We provide a blood and transplantation service to the NHS, looking after blood donation services in England and transplant services across the UK. This includes managing the donation, storage and transplantation of blood, organs, tissues, bone marrow and stems cells, and researching new treatments and processes.  NHSBT Estates and Facilities (E&F) are managed from four regions, North East, North West, South East and South West.  Each region operates from three main hub centers. In total NHSBT are currently operating from eighty-four properties nationally.

    Brief Outline of Requirement

    NHSBT are looking to procure a national service from a specialist consultancy to assist in the management and control of Legionella / Water Hygiene within NHSBT property by the undertaking of Legionella Risk Assessments in all the properties owned or leased by NHSBT.   The appointed Legionella consultancy will be required to identify and prioritise recommendations on any remedial works which are identified during the survey.

    If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact us no later than 23rd March 2026 and we will send you a detailed version of our requirement so far, along with some questions/ request for information in order to help us refine the specification.

  3. Next notice expected179 days ago
    27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Tender notice published102 days ago
    14 Jul 2026, 16:16 BST
  5. Submission deadline72 days ago
    13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by63 days ago
    21 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts53 days ago
    1 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent18 days ago
    6 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published17 days ago
    7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 6 Mar 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    6 Mar 2026, 13:39 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    14 Jul 2026, 16:16 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £1,960,000
    14 Jul 2026, 16:16 BST
    was £560,000
  4. Status changed to active
    14 Jul 2026, 16:16 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    14 Jul 2026, 16:16 BST
  6. Deadline published: 13 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
    14 Jul 2026, 16:16 BST
  7. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2026, 12:03 BST
    UK4
  8. Contract award notice published
    7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    7 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    26 Oct 2026, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled
Published amendments (1)

further details of project link

Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-03: 1 release · 6 Mar 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,400,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Hydrop Environmental Consultancy ServicesCompletion and Delivery of National Legionella Risk Assessment2 Nov 2026 – 1 Nov 2031 · up to 1 Nov 2033Extensions: X2 12 month optional extentions£1,400,0006 Oct 2026Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 3 at stage one00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

NHS Blood and Transplant

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PDBY-6395-VWBP 500 North Bristol Park, Filton, Bristol, South West, BS34 7QHContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • HYDROP ECSAwarded supplierGB-COH: 15879829 C/O Michael Filiou Ltd Salisbury House, 81 High Street, Potters Bar,, hertfordshire, East of England, EN6 5ASContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender
  • Preliminary market engagement notice planningPreliminary market engagement noticeUK2Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender