Buyer Name: Northern Ireland Water Limited
Buyer Address: Westland Road, Belfast, UKN06, BT14 6TE, United Kingdom
Contact Email: sourcing@niwater.com
T123 - Provision of External Proficiency Testing Schemes
Buyer Contact Info
Status
complete
complete
Procedure
open
open
Value
6048.0 GBP
6048.0 GBP
Published
07 Jan 2026, 15:11
07 Jan 2026, 15:11
Deadline
n/a
n/a
Contract Start
01 Jan 2026, 00:00
01 Jan 2026, 00:00
Contract End
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
31 Dec 2027, 23:59
Category
n/a
n/a
CPV
71900000 - Laboratory services
71900000 - Laboratory services
Region
n/a
n/a
Awarded To
LGC (Teddington) Limited
LGC (Teddington) Limited
Official Source
Open Find a Tender
Open Find a Tender
Description
This contract shall provide a comprehensive External Proficiency Testing Scheme (EPTS) services across a range of specific testing disciplines UKAS schedules of accreditation and including the onboarding of new laboratory methodologies. This will include the design, coordination, and delivery of interlaboratory comparisons, as well as the provision of detailed statistical analysis and reporting on the outcomes.
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Opportunity Context
Lots
Lot 4 Status: complete
Lot 5 Status: complete
Lot 7 Status: complete
Lot 8 Status: complete
Lot 9 Status: complete
Documents
Document Description: Not published
Contracts
Contract Title: Lot 4: Waste Water Microbiology (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Contract Title: Lot 5: Cryptosporidium Testing (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Contract Title: Lot 7: Cryptosporidium laboratory (Gelvin Grange)
Contract Title: Lot 8: Waste Water Chemistry (Gelvin Grange Laboratory)
Contract Title: Lot 9: Clean Water Chemistry (Westland House Laboratory)
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