Official UK procurement notice
SPS-02116 - Water Quality Management Services including Legionellosis
Authority: Scottish Prison Service
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe SPS requires a contract in place for the support of Water Quality Management Services including Legionellosis across the SPS estate. The contract shall support this requirement by providing safe and suitable planned maintenance and reactive activities, integrity inspections, test and certification services to a minimum of SFG20 specification where SFG20 fully meets or exceeds the requirements of statutory regulations, manufacturer’s instructions, British and EU Standards, and the operational requirements of the Establishment.
The Contract Term shall be 3 years with the option to extend for any number of periods up to a maximum of 3 years. The incumbent supplier is Integrated Water Services Limited.
CPV: Water tanks
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The SPS shall commence this procurement process in good faith and with the intention…Awarded
The SPS shall commence this procurement process in good faith and with the intention of awarding a contract. Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders on Public Contract Scotland – Tender (PCS-T). Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 24 Jan 2025, 15:11 GMT
- Last source update
- 24 Jan 2025, 15:11 GMT
- Authority reference
SPS-02116- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002569- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d628Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
SPS identified the most effective route for procurement was via the Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC) Framework EFM1044 AP - Water Quality Management Services including Legionellosis: Lot 7 1 Stop Shop was identified as the most relevant Lot. Therefore, it was decided that the contract would be advertised and procured using an ITT via Public Contract Scotland Tender (PCS-T).
Publisher note: (SC Ref:788745)
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Integrated Water Services LtdSME | £485,863 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002569-2025-SPS-02116-1 · Integrated Water Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 8 Nov 2024
- Value
- £485,863
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 0 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Edinburgh Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Integrated Water Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.