Published date: 18 February 2025

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


Closing: 13 March 2025, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Decommissioning services - 98391000

Location of contract

BS35 1RQ

Value of contract

£200,000

Procurement reference

CF-0215900D4L000000iAvzUAE

Published date

18 February 2025

Closing date

13 March 2025

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

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?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Provision of independent verification assurance for asbestos analytical analysis and identification processes across the NRS fleet. The service provider will review and verify asbestos framework analytical results for:

• Airborne asbestos fibre analysis counting carried out by phased contrast microscopy (PCM), following AM-REP-037 - NRS Specification for undertaking fibre counting assurance through enhanced microscopy (PCM and SEM/EDXA analysis);
• Bulk sample identification analysis carried out by polarised light microscopy (PLM), following AM-REP-038 - NRS Specification for undertaking bulk analysis assurance through enhanced microscopy (Stereo, PLM & SEM/EDXA).
Where anomalies are encountered the service provider will give detailed and candid feedback:

• of air monitoring compliance, i.e., mounting of slides, quality of filter membranes, cure times of chemical enhancement process, artefacts etc
• of bulk monitoring compliance, i.e., asbestos types, content quantification, difficulty assessment etc.
The provider must be proven to be independent with no ties to commercial asbestos analytical provision providers for on-site services and/or ties to licensed asbestos removal contractor operations.

Due to the need for unscrupulous credentials and independence the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) Research & Science Laboratory (RSL) is the only UK based facility able to completely satisfy the provision requirements. The HSE RSL is the primary UKAS accredited and truly independent analytical resource in the UK and is the regulatory authority for compliance.

Award information

Awarded date

1 May 2025

Contract start date

1 April 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£200,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Health and Safety Executive

Address

HSE Science and Research Centre Harpur Hill, Buxton, Buxton, SK17 9JN

Reference

None

About the buyer

Contact name

Kwadwo Awuku

Address

Oldbury-upon-Severn
Bristol
BS35 1RQ
GB

Email

kwadwo.awuku@nrservices.uk