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Published 29 Aug 2024, 08:51 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Water System Risk Assessment - ESPO Framework 198_20, Mini-competition

Official notice

Authority: Kingston Upon Hull City Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

3 lotsServicesRestricted procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£10,000,000total for 3 lots
Submissions closed 30 Sept 2024awarded 18 Jun 2025
Awarded to Aqua Allies Ltd +11 more4 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Dec 2027 · starts 1 Jan 2025

What is being bought3 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Hull City Council has appointed Integrated Water Services Limited to to undertake a programme of regular monthly monitoring for legionella, as directed, at Hull City Council corporate property estate sites, and at Housing sites. The opportunity was utilising a mini-competition process through the ESPO Framework 198_25 Legionella Monitoring and Risk Re-Assessment Services Lot 3. The annual spend is £343,241.98. Total expected spend for the whole contract including the 24-month extension is £1716209.9.

The contract is awarded for the period of 3 years with an option to extend the contract by up to 24 months. Such extension will be at the discretion of the Assistant Director of Neighbourhoods and Housing and subject to satisfactory performance.

CPV: Health and safety services · Monitoring and control services · Services related to water pollution · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure

3 lots · all with a published value (£10,000,000 together) · evaluation weights differ by lot
Lot #1Water System Risk Assessment ServicesAwarded UK, Yorkshire & Humber 3 yrsPublished value£3,000,000

Provision of Legionella Monitoring and Risk Re-Assessment Services

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK, Yorkshire & Humber
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The total estimated values stated include the option period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2Water Hygiene Monitoring ServicesAwarded UK 3 yrsPublished value£3,000,000

This lot covers the provision of water hygiene monitoring services for individual public sector customers throughout the UK.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The total estimated values stated include the option period.Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (Combined Service)Awarded UK 3 yrsPublished value£4,000,000

This lot covers the provision of water system risk assessment and water hygiene monitoring services as a combined service for individual public sector customers throughout the UK.

Contract period: 1 Jan 2025 – 31 Dec 2027 (3 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The framework agreement has the option to extend for up to a further 12 months. The total estimated values stated include the option period.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

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 30–50 points depending on the lot; most lots put it at 30 points.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Restricted 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
29 Aug 2024, 08:51 BST
Last source update
29 Sept 2025, 10:34 BST
Award evaluation window
30 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
84052
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-060395
Classification (CPV)
Health and safety servicesMonitoring and control servicesServices related to water pollutionTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
UKYorkshire & Humber (UKE11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04962a Find a Tender
Contract terms
Performance terms

ESPO shall monitor the financial stability of the awarded Service Providers during the period of the Framework Agreement by reference to credit ratings agency reports.

ESPO shall obtain a credit score (determined by the use of a credit rating agency) for the Service Provider on or before the Framework start date as a base score and where a significant change in the credit score is identified over the life of the Framework, ESPO reserves the right to investigate the reasons for this significant change. Depending on the severity of the changes, it will be at the sole discretion of ESPO to suspend or even permanently remove the Service Provider from the Framework.

ESPO shall monitor the Service Providers' performance against the set framework key performance indicators.

MI and rebate to be collected six-monthly.

Review and risk notes
Review procedure

Information on deadlines(s) for review procedures can be found in Part 3, Chapter 6 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015.

Publisher note: As a Central Purchasing Body as defined in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015, the Framework Agreement is open for use by Public Bodies (defined at https://www.espo.org/amfile/file/download/file/9608/) that also fall into one of the following classifications of user throughout all administrative regions of the UK: Local Authorities; Educational Establishments (including Academies); Central Government Departments and Agencies; Police, Fire & Rescue and Coastguard Emergency Services; NHS and HSC Bodies, including Ambulance Services; Registered Charities; Registered Social Landlords; The Corporate Office of the House of Lords, The Corporate Officer of the House of Commons; or any public body established by or under the Scotland Act 1998 or any Act of the Scottish Parliament. Details of the classification of end user establishments and geographical areas are available at: https://www.espo.org/legal. ESPO has established a commercial trading company, ESPO Trading Limited, whose target clients are third sector organisations such as national and local charities, public sector mutual organisations and other organisations involved in the delivery of services to or for the public sector. The successful Supplier may be asked to enter into an additional separate framework agreement (the Second Framework) with ESPO Trading Limited on materially similar terms to that found in the tender pack to be entered into by ESPO itself. Any Second Framework agreement will be a purely commercial agreement and will, for the avoidance of doubt, not be governed by the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. ESPO Trading Limited may enter into the second framework agreement with the successful supplier and make it available to third sector clients who themselves are not required to follow the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 or other public procurement legislation. Accordingly, this is provided for bidders information only. An eAuction process may be used to award subsequent call off contracts following the reopening of competition among the parties to the Framework Agreement.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: East Midlands Tendering
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free regional portal
Submission deadline
30 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
120 days from the deadline
Bids opened
30 Sept 2024, 12:01 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

30 Sept 2024 → 29 Sept 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    30 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    30 Sept 2024, 12:01 BST
  3. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2025
  4. Notice published389 days ago
    29 Sept 2025, 10:34 BST

Notice history

3 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Jan 2025
  1. Status changed to complete
    28 Jan 2025, 09:01 GMT
  2. Procurement method changed
    29 Sept 2025, 10:34 BST
  3. Buyer details updated
    29 Sept 2025, 10:34 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 4
Awarded value £10,000,0003 contracts exc. VAT
Bids received 8757 from SMEs
Contracts signed 4latest 18 Jun 2025

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Water System Risk Assessment Services29bids · 29 electronic19—£1,029,726 – £1,716,210
2 · Water Hygiene Monitoring Services29bids · 29 electronic19——
3 · Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (Combined Service)29bids · 29 electronic19——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Hull City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 168524345 The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, Yorkshire & Humber, HU1 2AAContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

  • ESPOContracting authorityCentral purchasing bodyRegional or local authorityLocal Authority Services LEICESTER, East MidlandsContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

25 commercial parties on the notice
  • AIRBORNE ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTANTS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03442515 23 Wheel Forge Way, Ashburton Point, Trafford Park, Greater Manchester, M17 1EH, North West
  • AQUA ALLIES LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07313690 Unit 8 Manasty Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, PE2 6UP, East of England
  • CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 03762020 First Floor, Cedar House, Parkland Square, 750a Capability Green, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 3LU, East of England
  • ENVIRISK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 12884536 Fusion At Magna, Magna Way, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, S60 1FE, Yorkshire & Humber
  • ENVIRONTEC LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02981693 Environtec House, The Street, Hatfield Peverel, Chelmsford, Essex, CM3 2EJ, East of England
  • FEEDWATER LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 01274270 Unit 15 Tarran Way West, Tarran Industrial Estate, Moreton, Wirral, Merseyside, CH46 4TU, North West
  • GRAHAM ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: NI071100 5 Ballygowan Road, Hillsborough, County Down, BT26 6HX, Northern Ireland
  • HCS WATER TREATMENT LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: SC423458 Sinclair Building, 18-20 Eagle Street, Port Dundas, Glasgow, G4 9XA, Scotland
  • HEALTHY BUILDINGS (IRELAND) LIMITED (T/A HBE)Awarded supplierGB-COH: NI036796 Craigmore House, 19 Millvale Road, Bessbrook, Newry, County Down, BT35 7NH, Northern Ireland
  • HSL COMPLIANCE LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 02425951 Alton House, Alton Business Park, Alton Road, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire, HR9 5BP, West Midlands
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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