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Published 29 Oct 2024, 15:35 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WATER QUALITY MONITORING AND ANALYTICAL SERVICE

Official notice

Authority: Southampton City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£3,300,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Dec 2024awarded 14 Feb 2025
Awarded to Freeston Water Treatment

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council, the duty holder, requires an experienced UKAS Accredited Water Quality Monitoring Consultancy (‘the Consultant’) to deliver customer focussed Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services to cover all areas within the boundary of the city of Southampton for a proposed term of 5 years with the option to extend for further periods of 3 years and 2 years to give a total contract of up to 10 years subject to performance.

CPV: Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancy · Technical analysis or consultancy services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Water-treatment work

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1He Council, the duty holder, requires an experienced UKAS Accredited Water Quality…AwardedRenewalPublished value£3,300,000

he Council, the duty holder, requires an experienced UKAS Accredited Water Quality Monitoring Consultancy (‘the Consultant’) to deliver customer focussed Water Quality Monitoring and Analytical Services to cover all areas within the boundary of the city of Southampton for a proposed term of 5 years with the option to extend for further periods of 3 years and 2 years to give a total contract of up to 10 years subject to performance.

Delivery: South East
Extensions: option to extend for further periods of 3 years and 2 years to give a total contract of up to 10 years subject to performance. · The term of the contract shall be 1st April 2025 until 31st March 2030, to be followed by an extension option, at the Council’s discretion, of a further 3-years only, followed by a further extension option of a further 2-years only. The Council’s award of any extensions shall be subject to the Contractor’s satisfactory performance in connection with the contractual obligation, Scope of Work and the Key Performance Indicators, retention of competitive rates, a demonstration of fit for purpose, and spend levels being within the advertised range.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
Price: 35
Published award criteria (1)
  • Price: 35
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 35 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
29 Oct 2024, 15:35 GMT
Last source update
14 Feb 2025, 11:46 GMT
Award evaluation window
12 Dec 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN2683
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-005104
Classification (CPV)
Consulting services for water-supply and waste consultancyTechnical analysis or consultancy servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy servicesWater-treatment work
Delivery area
South East (UKJ32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b24c Find a Tender

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
12 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Dec 2024 → 14 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Dec 2024, 14:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    14 Feb 2025, 11:46 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Oct 2024
  1. Buyer details updated
    30 Oct 2024, 14:01 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    14 Feb 2025, 11:46 GMT
  3. Buyer details updated
    14 Feb 2025, 11:46 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
WhenWhatBeforeAfterShift
—TextCommunication · I.3The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://procontract.due-north.com/LoginThe procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/ Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/
—TextCommunication · I.3The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://procontract.due-north.com/Login Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://procontract.due-north.com/LoginThe procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/ Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via https://supplierlive.proactisp2p.com/

2 amendments published without a description.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Feb 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Freeston Water Treatment——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
He Council, the duty holder, requires an experienced UKAS Accredited Water Quality…1bids——£3,300,000 – £3,300,000
Whole notice———£3,000,000 – £3,300,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Southampton City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, Civic Centre Road, Southampton, South EastContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Freeston Water TreatmentAwarded supplier LULWORTH BUSINESS CENTRE NUTWOOD WAY CALMORE IND EST, Southampton, South East, SO40 3WW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.