Construction Tenders

01 September 2026

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Construction Contract Leads

North West

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 2

Status Active

Published 21st Aug 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-06e9ef
Common Procurement VocabularyTechnical inspection and testing services
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£1,755,000
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North West

Category Services

Type Tender

No. of Lots 2

Status Active

Published 21st Aug 2026

Tender Details
Referenceocds-h6vhtk-06e9ef
Common Procurement VocabularyTechnical inspection and testing services
Procurement MethodCompetitive flexible procedure
Value£1,755,000

Scope

Reference

CP/CAS/LCC/26/1982

Description

The provision of Water Temperature Monitoring/Inspections has been split geographically across two contracts. Each service provider will be a designated provider for their respective geographical contract. The Authorities premises have been split.

• Contract A - North

• Contract B - South

This Service comprises the monitoring of water temperatures along with inspections and related tasks at sites nominated by the Authority to satisfy HSE ACOP L8, Health and Safety Guidance 274 ("HSG 274") All work must be completed in accordance with applicable British and European Standards

All works are located within Lancashire County Council establishments across the county. The Services shall be carried out and completed at the frequencies set out in the specification, which may be amended by the Authority from time to time.

The scope does include for any call out or reactive repair of faults.

Total value (estimated)

  • £1,755,000 excluding VAT
  • £2,106,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2029
  • 3 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71630000 - Technical inspection and testing services

Contract locations

  • UKD4 - Lancashire

Lot constraints

Maximum number of lots a supplier can be awarded: 1


Lot 1. Water Temperature Monitoring for Premises in the North of the County

Description

The Authority has an ongoing need to establish contracts for the provision of legionella water temperature monitoring.

The authority has identified 315 sites in the north of the County where these services are required.

The Sites at which the Services must be performed will be identified by instructions provided by the Authority's Representative or the Legionella Control Officer to the Service Provider.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £990,000 excluding VAT
  • £1,188,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Lot 2. Water Temperature Monitoring for Premises in the South of the County

Description

The Authority has an ongoing need to establish contracts for the provision of legionella water temperature monitoring.

The authority has identified 306 sites in the south of the County where these services are required.

The Sites at which the Services must be performed will be identified by instructions provided by the Authority's Representative or the Legionella Control Officer to the Service Provider.

Lot value (estimated)

  • £765,000 excluding VAT
  • £918,000 including VAT

Same for all lots

CPV classifications, contract locations and contract dates are shown in the Scope section, because they are the same for all lots.


Participation

Technical ability conditions of participation

Lot 1. Water Temperature Monitoring for Premises in the North of the County

Lot 2. Water Temperature Monitoring for Premises in the South of the County

Participation in the tender is restricted to members of the Dynamic Market for Legionella Services.

To apply for membership, please access Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0526c2 and complete the Dynamic Market Invitation to Participate.


Submission

Enquiry deadline

8 September 2026, 10:00am

Submission type

Requests to participate

Tender submission deadline

15 September 2026, 12:00pm

Submission address and any special instructions

Tender submissions must be made via Oracle Fusion

https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier

Tenders may be submitted electronically

Yes

Languages that may be used for submission

English

Award decision date (estimated)

25 September 2026


Award criteria

Name Type Weighting
Quality Quality 50%
Price Price 40%
Social Value Quality 10%

Other information

Conflicts assessment prepared/revised

Yes


Procedure

Procedure type

Competitive flexible procedure

Dynamic market being used

Dynamic Market for Legionella Services

Part 3. Water Temperature Monitoring - Contract C (North)

Part 4. Water Temperature Monitoring - Contract D (South)

Competitive flexible procedure description

On 28th April 2026, the Authority published an advert to create a Dynamic Market for Legionella Services, with the Dynamic Market being created with effect from 1st June 2026.

Access to tender opportunities for Legionella Services is restricted to those suppliers who have joined the Dynamic Market and signed the Term of Use.


Contracting authority

Lancashire County Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PBBJ-2179-TNXM

PO Box 100, County Hall

Preston

PR1 0LD

United Kingdom

Email: casprocurement [at] lancashire.gov.uk

Website: https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/

Region: UKD45 - Mid Lancashire

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government