Competition with a shortlist
Competitive procedure with a selection stage: suppliers were shortlisted before being invited to bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- United Utilities Water Limited · Utilities
- Suppliers
- Not named
- Value
- Not published
- Procedure
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Sector
- Architecture & engineering · Laboratory services (CPV 71900000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- 088272-2026 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date9 Sep 2026
- Published17 Sep 2026Published 8 days after the contract date
Description
The Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) sampling requirement is part of an improvement programme outlined within the newly issued permits to characterise any liquors returning to the head of a wastewater treatment works. It requires a large suite of determinands (170) to be analysed including freshwater specific pollutants and priority hazardous substances and Best Available Techniques (BAT) conclusions (6 and 7). This is enforced and regulated by the Environment Agency (EA). UU require 2 suppliers for the collection of samples at 9 IED sites to then be transported in refrigerated vehicles for analysis at certified laboratories for Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) permit requirements. Upon collection of the samples, the results should be returned to the laboratory within 10 working days.