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Open Tender for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination)

Environmental quality control services
Environmental services
Scotland (UKM95)
Published value
£350,000
Submission deadline 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Lots published1
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Tenderline Synopsis: South Lanarkshire Council: "Open Tender for the Provision of Scientific Testing Services (including chemical analytical, bacteriological examination)". Published status: active. Published value: £350,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthoritySouth Lanarkshire CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£350,000
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Published history for South Lanarkshire Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
8Bids / Report
14.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 7 active published awards; 7 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthoritySouth Lanarkshire Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statusactive
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published11 Mar 2026, 14:20 GMT
Last source update11 Mar 2026, 14:20 GMT
Recurring procurementNo
ClassificationEnvironmental quality control services, Environmental services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM95)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e7f0
What is being bought
South Lanarkshire Council has a requirement for a suitably qualified contractor for the provision of a comprehensive Chemical Analytical and Bacteriological Examination service throughout South Lanarkshire. This contract is being led by the Council’s Environmental Services Section. Environmental Services carry out both proactive and reactive scientific analysis and bacteriological examination of a wide range of food, drinking water and certain environmental samples on behalf of the Council. The service covers a range of tests including Air Pollution, Microbiology, Contaminated Land, Consumer Protection, Food Chemical and Water Quality & Safety. These services are priced on a test-by-test basis.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to active
    11 Mar 2026, 14:20 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    11 Mar 2026, 14:20 GMT
  3. Submission deadline changed to 10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
    11 Mar 2026, 14:20 GMT
  4. Published value updated to £350,000
    25 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT
  5. Status changed to planned
    25 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT
  6. Official notice release published
    25 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT
  7. Buyer information updated
    25 Nov 2025, 09:30 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    active
    Published valueNot published
    South Lanarkshire Council has a requirement for a suitably qualified contractor for the provision of a comprehensive Chemical Analytical and Bacteriological Examination service throughout South Lanarkshire. This contract is being led by the Council’s Environmental Services Section. Environmental Services carry out both proactive and reactive scientific analysis and bacteriological examination of a wide range of food, drinking water and certain environmental samples on behalf of the Council. The service covers a range of tests including Air Pollution, Microbiology, Contaminated Land, Consumer Protection, Food Chemical and Water Quality & Safety. These services are priced on a test-by-test basis. The Terms and Conditions for this contract are South Lanarkshire Council's Standard T&C's for Services.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    11 Mar 2026, 14:20 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    10 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published
ContractsNo contract published
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

South Lanarkshire Council

Contracting authority GB-FTS-129427
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