Published date: 15 August 2018

Withdrawn opportunity - This means that the contract has been withdrawn early. This could be due to a change of circumstances.


Closing: 16 August 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Collected and purified water - 41000000

  • Water transport services - 60600000

  • Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services - 71600000

    • Laboratory services - 71900000

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£248,000

Procurement reference

DN306029

Published date

15 August 2018

Closing date

16 August 2018

Contract start date

17 August 2018

Contract end date

15 April 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint a suitably experienced organisation that is accredited to ISO/IEC 17025,in accordance with the Drinking Water Testing Specification (DWTS), by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) and can provide the range of water testing requirements outlined in the tender documents.

The tender documents set the parameters of the service provision and outline the outcomes expected as a result of service delivery. The samples are to be collected from locations in Cornwall and the test results reported to the Council.

It is intended to set up a framework agreement with one supplier to cover the requirements of the Neighbourhoods and Public Protection Service and the Waste Service in the Neighbourhoods Directorate at the Council for a period of up to 4 years commencing on 16.04.18 to enable it to replace an existing framework for the Provision of Water Testing.

This procurement will be managed electronically via the South West Portal found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ (Due North) to manage tender processes. New users to the system must register on this site to obtain a username and password before gaining access to the system. All interaction with the Council in respect of this requirement will be conducted through the Due North system.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Provision of Water Testing Services

  • Opportunity
  • Published 15 August 2018, last edited 15 August 2018

Links

Additional text

This procurement will be managed electronically via the South West Portal found at https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/ (Due North). New users to the system must register on this site to obtain a username and password before gaining access to the system. All interaction with the Council in respect of this requirement will be conducted through the system.

About the buyer

Contact name

Wayne Rossiter

Address

Commercial Team, Cornwall Council
Third Floor South Wing, County Hall, Treyew Road,
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Email

wrossiter@cornwall.gov.uk

Website

http://www.cornwall.gov.uk