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Published 16 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring

Official notice

Authority: Swindon Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£890,000≈ £297k / year19.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 25 Jan 2022awarded 22 Apr 2022
Awarded to hsl Compliance Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 May 2025 · extension options published · starts 1 Jun 2022

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring

Swindon Borough Council invites expressions of interest from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring Services.

Water Hygiene Quality Monitoring within properties across the borough and a residential activity centre in Powys, Wales in line with regulations.

The initial contract term will be for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years + 2 years for a potential total contract term of 7 years as stated in the ITT documents.

CPV: Composition and purity testing and analysis services · Drinking water · Health and safety services · Hot water · Hygiene monitoring and testing equipment · Primary water systems · Water distribution and related services · Water tanks

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrs
Contract period: 1 Jun 2022 – 31 May 2025 (3 yrs)
Delivery: South West, Wales
Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years + 2 years for a potential total contract term of 7 years as stated in the ITT documents.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 35%Price: 60%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (6)
  • 6.1.1 Implementation: 10%
  • 6.1.4 Problem Solving: 10%
  • 6.1.2 Project Reporting: 7.5%
  • 6.1.3 Contract Management: 7.5%
  • price: 60%
  • 6.1.5 Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (6)
  • 6.1.1 Implementation: 10%
  • 6.1.4 Problem Solving: 10%
  • 6.1.2 Project Reporting: 7.5%
  • 6.1.3 Contract Management: 7.5%
  • 6.1.5 Social Value: 5%
  • Price: 60%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT
Last source update
30 May 2022, 13:39 BST
Award evaluation window
18 Jan 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN586565
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-015061
Classification (CPV)
Composition and purity testing and analysis servicesDrinking waterHealth and safety servicesHot waterHygiene monitoring and testing equipmentPrimary water systemsWater distribution and related servicesWater tanks
Delivery area
South West (UKK14)Wales (UKL24)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02feca Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

In the procurement documents.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
25 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

18 Jan 2022 → 1 Jun 2022 · 4 dates
  1. Bids opened
    18 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    25 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    30 May 2022, 13:39 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Jun 2022, 00:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Dec 2021
  1. Deadline moved to 25 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
    16 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT
    +7 days · was 18 Jan 2022, 15:00 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    16 Dec 2021, 14:30 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    30 May 2022, 13:39 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—DeadlineTime limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate · IV.2.218 Jan 202225 Jan 2022+7 d
—Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7.18 Jan 202225 Jan 2022+7 d

1 amendment published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,061,9451 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 87 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 Apr 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
hsl Compliance LtdSME£1,061,945 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 015061-2022-1 · hsl Compliance LtdSME

    Signed
    22 Apr 2022
    Value
    £1,061,945
    Period
    … – 31 May 2025
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
8bids · 8 electronic · 8 from abroad7——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Swindon Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Offices, Euclid Street, Swindon, South West, SN1 2JHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria