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# Laboratory Tender - Analytical Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-tender-analytical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0498af). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED: "Laboratory Tender - Analytical Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £55,000,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 26 Sept 2024. Published submission portal: discovery.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [SEVERN TRENT WATER LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/severn-trent-water-limited-coh-02366686)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £55,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 26 September 2024 at 01:00 BST
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** For the treatment of water, For use in the water industry, For water utilities, Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses), Miscellaneous evaluation or testing instruments (+5 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0498af`

## 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/laboratory-tender-analytical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0498af#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [discovery.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdiscovery.ariba.com%2Frfx%2F20364009)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/laboratory-tender-analytical-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0498af#participate

## Description
The Labs Analytical Services cover all regulatory requirements for water sampling, testing and analysis for Severn Trent and Hafren Dyfrdwy. The contract is for wastewater testing, monitoring and retrieving data on our Wastewater & Soils samples. 
Our sourcing proposal is to have 4 Lots which would each have one to two main supplier(s) to provide either all/or majority of the Regulatory & non-Regulatory requirements. 
Lot 1 - Analytical Services (Soils)   
Lot 2 - Analytical Services (Waste (Non-Regulated)   
Lot 3 - Analytical Services (Wastewater & Sludge (Regulated)

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Analytical Services (Soils)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38900000, 65100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £2,500,000
- **Description:** Agricultural land must be sampled to assess the suitability of the land for the application of Biosolids (treated sewage sludge) or clarification sludge (from water treatment). Sampling for Biosolids applications is required before the initial applic...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Analytical Services Waste (Regulated & Non - Regulated)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38000000, 65100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £3,900,000
- **Description:** The Labs Analytical Services cover all regulatory requirements for water sampling, testing and analysis for ST and HD. The contract is fundamental to ST/HD as a business to enable wastewater testing, monitoring and retrieving data on our Wastewater &...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Analytical Services Waste Water (Regulated)
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38970000, 65110000, 65120000, 65130000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £4,000,000
- **Description:** Severn Trent requires the provision of a planned sampling service, provision and maintenance of the auto samplers and full analysis to fully comply with the Environment Agency's requirements for Operator Self-Monitoring (OSM) and Urban Waste Treatmen...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot na: na
- **Lot id:** `na`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 65100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** na. Additional information: no lot 4 available

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F028564-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-09-06T09:26:53.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T11:17:42.526Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0498af