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T123 - Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£434,000
Submission deadline 25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published5
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Northern Ireland Water Limited: "T123 - Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes". Published status: complete. Published value: £434,000. 5 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityNorthern Ireland Water LimitedScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£434,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Northern Ireland Water Limited
Market Analytics
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Northern Ireland Water Limited. 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
2.5Bids / Report
50% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
NIMMS LtdTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 15 active published awards; 2 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
NIMMS Ltd1 win£100,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNorthern Ireland Water Limited
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published7 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMT
Last source update7 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05d884
What is being bought
This contract shall provide a comprehensive External Proficiency Testing Scheme (EPTS) services across a range of specific testing disciplines UKAS schedules of accreditation and including the onboarding of new laboratory methodologies. This will include the design, coordination, and delivery of interlaboratory comparisons, as well as the provision of detailed statistical analysis and reporting on the outcomes.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    7 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMT
  2. tender value changed
    17 Dec 2025, 21:57 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Dec 2025, 21:57 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    17 Dec 2025, 21:57 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    17 Dec 2025, 21:57 GMT
  6. Published value updated to £434,000
    31 Oct 2025, 20:53 GMT
  7. Status changed to active
    31 Oct 2025, 20:53 GMT
  8. Official notice release published
    31 Oct 2025, 20:53 GMT
  9. Submission deadline changed to 25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
    31 Oct 2025, 20:53 GMT
  10. Buyer information updated
    31 Oct 2025, 20:53 GMT
Lots and requirements (5)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #4
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #5
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #7
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 4 · #8
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 5 · #9
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    7 Jan 2026, 15:11 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
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  5. Award active
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  6. Award active
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  7. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  8. Contract active
    Signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £6,048
  9. Contract active
    Signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £98,640
  10. Contract active
    Signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £5,904
  11. Contract active
    Signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £59,034
  12. Contract active
    Signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · £259,110
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
LGC (Teddington) Limited
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LGC (Teddington) Limited
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LGC (Teddington) Limited
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LGC (Teddington) Limited
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LGC (Teddington) Limited
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Contracts
Lot 4: Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
£6,048 · signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT
Lot 5: Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
£98,640 · signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT
Lot 7: Cryptosporidium laboratory (Gelvin Grange)
£5,904 · signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT
Lot 8: Waste Water Chemistry (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
£59,034 · signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT
Lot 9: Clean Water Chemistry (Westland House Laboratory)
£259,110 · signed 31 Dec 2025, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Jan 2026, 00:00 GMT — 31 Dec 2027, 23:59 GMT
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Northern Ireland Water Limited

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PCZH-7295-JJTZ
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  • Northern Ireland Water Limited
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PCZH-7295-JJTZ
    Westland Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT14 6TE, GB
    sourcing@niwater.com

  • LGC (Teddington) Limited
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PLPP-9137-CWQL
    1 Chamberhall Business Park, Chamberhall Green, Bury, UKD37, BL9 0AP, GB
    Nicola.Armstrong@LGCGroup.com
Documents (1)
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