Official UK procurement notice
Laboratory Water Testing Services
Authority: Portsmouth Water Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRequirement: The collection and analysis of samples for portable water to comply latest Water Supply (water quality) regulations. 1.To provide Portsmouth Water with a courier services, sampling bottles, crates and analytical services. For the avoidance of doubt, this shall not include providing any sampling activities. 2. Accredited at all times to ISO17025 and DWTS and able to demonstrate UKAS Demonstration Scope 3 To report all analysis results within the required timeframe.
CPV: Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£2,000,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published sub-criteria (8)
- Laboratory Testing Capabilities and Capacity: 15%
- Quality Assurance and Compliance: 15%
- Supply Chain Management: 5%
- Logistics: 5%
- Risks, Opportunities and Innovation: 15%
- Quality of available/proposed resources/ key personnel: 15%
- Price: 20%
- Pricing & Contracts: 5%
Published award criteria (8)
- Laboratory Testing Capabilities and Capacity: 15
- Quality Assurance and Compliance: 15
- Supply Chain Management: 5
- Logistics: 5
- Risks, Opportunities and Innovation: 15
- Quality of available/proposed resources/ key personnel: 15
- Price: 20
- Pricing & Contracts: 5
- Suitability
To be accredited at all times to ISO17025 and DWTS and able to demonstrate UKAS Demonstration Scope.
- Price carries 25 of 95 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 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 · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 13 Dec 2024, 16:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004761- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c816Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Portsmouth Water will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allows unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (‘Regulations’) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above Regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting entity to amend any document and may award damages. If a Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=1007667933 GO Reference: GO-2026120-PRO-34282290
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 3 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
Timeline
3 Feb 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 · 2 dates- Submission deadline3 Feb 2025, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published278 days ago20 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
Notice history
2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Status changed to complete20 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated20 Jan 2026, 12:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| South East Water | £385,773 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Laboratory Water Testing Services · South East Water
- Signed
- 12 Nov 2025
- Value
- £385,773
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Portsmouth Water LimitedContracting authorityWater
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview bodyReview contact point
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- South East Water Scientific Services LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria