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# T125 - Contracted Analysis for Potable and Raw Water, Wastewater and Trade Effluent Quality Analysis

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t125-contracted-analysis-for-potable-and-raw-water-wastewater-and-trade-effluent-quality-a-ocds-h6vhtk-05a9af). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northern Ireland Water: "T125 - Contracted Analysis for Potable and Raw Water, Wastewater and Trade Effluent Quality Analysis". Published status: complete. Published Value: £5,760,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT. Published submission portal: etendersni.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northern Ireland Water](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northern-ireland-water-GB-PPON-PCZH-7295-JJTZ)
- **Published Value:** £5,760,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 November 2025 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysis services, Composition and purity testing and analysis services, Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £4,565,309 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 2 awards)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t125-contracted-analysis-for-potable-and-raw-water-wastewater-and-trade-effluent-quality-a-ocds-h6vhtk-05a9af#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05a9af`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/t125-contracted-analysis-for-potable-and-raw-water-wastewater-and-trade-effluent-quality-a-ocds-h6vhtk-05a9af#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [etendersni.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fetendersni.gov.uk%2Fepps%2Fhome.do)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/t125-contracted-analysis-for-potable-and-raw-water-wastewater-and-trade-effluent-quality-a-ocds-h6vhtk-05a9af#participate

## Description
This contract is for the provision of ISO17025: 2017 and (where relevant) DWTS accredited analyses of non-operationally and operationally significant parameters in potable, raw, and interstage water, wastewater and trade effluent samples; reporting results of these analyses; supply of prepared sample bottles for the analyses required; and their delivery to, and collection of samples from, the Client's laboratory sites.
NI Water are required under the Clean and Waste Water Regulations to provide timely and accredited results to our Regulators, for compliance and operational purposes alongside during major incidents. In addition to planned analysis to be carried out at regular intervals during the life of the contract there will be an ad hoc analysis requirement.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 Non-Operationally Significant Parameters:
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71610000, 71620000, 71900000

- **Estimated Value:** £3,456,000
- **Description:** This contract is for the provision of ISO17025: 2017 and (where relevant) DWTS accredited analyses of non-operationally and operationally significant parameters in potable, raw, and interstage water, wastewater and trade effluent samples; reporting r...
- **Contract Period:** 17/12/2025 to 17/12/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Operationally Significant Parameters
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71610000, 71620000, 71900000

- **Estimated Value:** £2,304,000
- **Description:** This contract is for the provision of ISO17025: 2017 and (where relevant) DWTS accredited 
analyses of non-operationally and operationally significant parameters in potable, raw, and 
interstage water, wastewater and trade effluent samples; reporting...
- **Contract Period:** 17/12/2025 to 17/12/2027
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Lot 1 Non-Operationally Significant Parameters: (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Northumbrian Water Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26016`
  - Value: £1,883,312
  - Date: 09/12/2025

- **Award:** Lot 2 - Operationally Significant Parameters (active)
  - Award id: `2`
  - Supplier(s): **Northumbrian Water Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26016`
  - Value: £2,681,997
  - Date: 09/12/2025

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Lot 1 Non-Operationally Significant Parameters: (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,475,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2025

- **Contract:** Lot 2 - Operationally Significant Parameters (active)
  - Signed Value: £3,525,000
  - Signed Date: 19/12/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F062929-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-14T09:43:15.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T16:16:02.227Z
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