Official UK procurement notice
Water System Risk Assessment & Water Hygiene Monitoring Service
Authority: Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWater Risk Assessments (WRA) Surveys of current water systems required to assess risk of exposure to legionella bacteria from systems & any work activities that utilise the system. Inspection to assess, and certify all Council & Berneslai Homes water systems, and provide advice as to condition and safety. Water Hygiene Monitoring Service (Water Tanks) Scheduled monitoring of water tanks to ensure conditions for bacteria growth, such as legionella, are reduced. Provision to include temperature monitoring, cleaning and disinfection of tanks, water sampling, etc.
- No preliminary market engagement: We didn’t do any pre-market engagement for this tender because the requirement is already clear (it’s based on statutory compliance) and we have good knowledge of the market from previous procurements. We’re using an open tender, so all suppliers have the same opportunity to ask questions through the formal clarification process.
CPV: Building surveying services · Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction · Drinking water · Environmental issues consultancy services · Environmental monitoring other than for construction · Environmental safety services · Monitoring and control services · Natural risks or hazards protection services · Non-drinking water · Risk or hazard assessment other than for construction · Tank and reservoir cleaning services · +4 more
The lotProcurement structure
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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).
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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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
- Price carries 65 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 15 Apr 2026, 08:37 BST
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2026, 14:53 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
P208- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-033978- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06826fFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
15 Apr 2026 → 6 Aug 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published184 days ago15 Apr 2026, 08:37 BST
- Clarification questions by165 days ago4 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline158 days ago11 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by137 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago12 Jun 2026
- Contract starts124 days ago15 Jun 2026
- Latest notice published81 days ago27 Jul 2026, 14:53 BST
- Standstill ends71 days ago6 Aug 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Apr 2026- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 08:37 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Apr 2026, 12:08 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published27 Jul 2026, 13:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Jul 2026, 13:42 BST
- Contract details notice published27 Jul 2026, 14:53 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected7 Aug 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
The tender submission deadline has been changed from 11/05/2026 to 12/05/202
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-04: 1 release · 15 Apr 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucion Services Ltd10 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2029 · up to 1 Aug 2030Extensions: 1 x 12 month extension | £155,454 | 12 May 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Legionella - Water Risk Assesment & Water Hygiene Monitoring · Lucion Services Ltd
- Signed
- 23 Jul 2026
- Value
- £186,544 inc. VAT
- Period
- 2 Aug 2026 – 1 Aug 2029 · up to 1 Aug 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 1 x 12 month extension
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonLucion Services LtdSME · North East England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Lucion Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender