Published date: 8 August 2018

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 April 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Environmental services - 90700000

Location of contract

North West

Value of contract

£350,000

Procurement reference

TAME001-DN324628-17368699

Published date

8 August 2018

Closing date

3 April 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Public Analyst Services for the Greater Manchester Public Protection Partnership. The Service supports Local Authority Trading Standards and Environmental Health Departments to enforce the provisions of the Food Safety Act 1990, Agriculture Act, Consumer Protection Act 1987 and supplementary Regulations including air quality, contaminated land and water sampling.The services required include the testing and analysis of goods and samples submitted by the Partner Authorities. The type of materials to be tested will include the following non-exclusive list:
Food products for composition and presence of foreign bodies/material;
Animal feed samples;The safety of consumer products;
The safety of drinking water;
Chemical and investigative analysis of polluted water; soils, vegetation and other materials;
Bulk asbestos and asbestos in air sampling;
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2 ) tubes and other gases/particulate matter;
Heavy metals and other compounds in air;
Low level Gamma radiation in foods and vegetation;
Lead content of motor vehicle fuels;
Toy safety
Fire safety to BS476
Any other sample consistent with the work of the Public Analyst.
The Provider is expected to supply the full range of tests required by the Partner Authorities in executing their enforcement duties as part of their official controls. Where the Provider cannot provide these directly, or it is more cost effective and efficient to subcontract, the provider is expected to enter into and manage subcontracting arrangements to ensure that all required tests can be performed in a timely manner to the required standard
Analysis of formal and informal (official) samples must be under the direction of a Public Analyst to fully comply with the requirements of the Food Safety Act. The Provider will be responsible for the provision of Public Analysts who will be appointed by the Partner Authorities to perform this role on their behalf.
All test performed will be under the supervision of suitably qualified staff.
All laboratories used must comply with relevant legislation and industry standards

More information

Links

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To Express an Interest, access all supporting information or ask any questions in relation to this opportunity, please register your organisation on The Chest
All correspondence in relation to this opportunity is to be made via https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Please do not email/call Tameside MBC staff direct.
Chest reference DN323372

Award information

Awarded date

31 July 2018

Contract start date

1 August 2018

Contract end date

31 July 2022

Total value of contract

£100,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Lancashire County Council

Address

Pedders Way, Riversway Docklands, PR2 2TX

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Richard Scarborough

Address

Please refer to the Tender Pack
Dukinfield town Hall, King Street
Dukinfield
SK16 4LA
England

Email

richard.scarborough@tameside.gov.uk

Website

http://www.tameside.gov.uk/