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title: "Services-Framework-Lab Sample Couriers Service"
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# Services-Framework-Lab Sample Couriers Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/services-framework-lab-sample-couriers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06545f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** United Utilities Water Limited: "Services-Framework-Lab Sample Couriers Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £9,600,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [United Utilities Water Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/united-utilities-water-limited-coh-02366678)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £9,600,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 June 2026 at 23:59 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Courier services
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKD
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/services-framework-lab-sample-couriers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06545f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06545f`

## Before you bid
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- **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/services-framework-lab-sample-couriers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06545f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D102321%26TID100107540%26B%3D)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/services-framework-lab-sample-couriers-service-ocds-h6vhtk-06545f#participate

## Description
United Utilities Laboratory Services require a courier service for the transportation of samples from sites across the Company to the central Laboratory at Lingley Mere (Warrington) on a daily basis. It is a requirement of OFWAT (The Water Services Regulation Authority) that the Company constantly undertakes analysis of water/waste water samples from various sample points throughout the North-West Region. Water Quality Officers, Network Owners, Wastewater Operatives, Trade Effluent Officers, Agricultural Advisors and Project Staff obtain the samples requiring analysis. Samples are left at drop off points for collection by the dedicated courier in a refrigerated van. Samples need to be transported under refrigerated conditions to ensure that they are maintained at a temperature of between 2 and 7 degrees centigrade. It is a requirement to maintain evidence that this has been achieved to enable United Utilities to adhere to regulatory requirements with respect to the transportation of accredited samples under the Environment Agency's Monitoring Certification Scheme (MCERTs), Drinking Water Test Specifications (DWTS) and ISO 17025. On collection, the courier takes the samples to a Sample Registration Centre (SRC) or directly to Lingley Mere Laboratories Sample Reception. An additional dedicated courier service is then required to operate between the SRC's and the Laboratories at Lingley Mere, where required. Consignment Notes or Delivery Notes detailing the sample load carried and all other required information to the Laboratory at Lingley Mere are part of the hand-over procedure at the SRCs and the Laboratory. These are currently in paper form, the Company would like to move this to an electronic format, where reports should consist of (minimum requirement): • Sample bottle barcode number • crate barcode number • vehicle registration • collection date and time • collection location • time samples dropped off • location of sample drop off Route optimisation will also be a requirement of the tender, with bidders expected to demonstrate how routes will be optimised to ensure efficiency, reliability, and timely delivery of samples while maintaining required temperature controls. Detailed dates and milestones will be share in the tender documentation. Deadline for CoPQ submission: 10/03/2026

## Lots (1)
### Lot LOT-0000: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `LOT-0000`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 64120000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £9,600,000

- **Contract Period:** 06/07/2026 to 06/07/2034

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Services-Framework-Lab Sample Couriers Service (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Delivery Direct Logistics**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-184617`
  - Value: £9,600,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 22/10/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F013630-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-10-22T17:03:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:30:25.114Z
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