Section one: Contracting entity
one.1) Name and addresses
United Utilities Water Limited
Lingley Mere Business Park
Warrington
WA5 3LP
Contact
Helen Cheetham
Telephone
+44 1925678021
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD - North West (England)
National registration number
02366678
Internet address(es)
Main address
http://www.unitedutilities.com
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/43984
one.3) Communication
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
one.6) Main activity
Water
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Supply and Delivery of Life Science Consumables
Reference number
PRO004607
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 33696500 - Laboratory reagents
two.1.3) Type of contract
Supplies
two.1.4) Short description
OFWAT requires United Utilities to consistently undertake analysis of Water/Wastewater samples from various sample points across the region which is located in the North West of England.
Water Quality Officers, Network Owners, Trade Effluent Officers, Wastewater Operatives and project staff collect the samples which require analysis.
The Company need to purchase Life Science Consumables in order to undertake analysis services of Water and Waste water, which includes, Cryptosporidium Reagents and Isolation Materials for Life Sciences
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 38437000 - Laboratory pipettes and accessories
- 42122500 - Laboratory pumps and accessories
- 42931100 - Laboratory centrifuges and accessories
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD - North West (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
United Utilities holds a licence to provide water and wastewater services to around seven million people in the North West of England supplying 3.2 million households and over 200,000 business premises.
United Utilites manages the catchment land around its reservoirs to safeguard the quality of the raw water it collects and stores. The Company then treats and delivers it to its customer's taps, nearly 2,000 million litres of water a day. The Company also collects wastewater from its customers and surface water from roads and highways, treats it at its wastewater treatment works then returns it safely back to the environment.
In order to do this the Company has;
(a) 184 reservoirs;
(b) over 56,000 hectares of catchment land;
(c) over 42,000 km of water mains;
(d) over 76,000 km of sewers;
(e) over 1,400 km of aqueducts;
(f) 94 water treatment works;
(g) 569 wastewater treatment works.
United Utilities Laboratory Services have a commitment to provide a high quality analytical service with rapid turnaround and reporting of results.
The Labs have to test for Cryptosporidium. This is a waterborne, protozoan, parasitic human pathogen that infects a wide range of vertebrates. Infection is primarily caused by ingestion of water from a contaminated source, for example drinking or recreational water.
The life science consumables procured in this agreement enable sampling to take place.
We aim to purchase a number of consumables as follows:-
Filter modules
Dynabeads Anti-Cryptosporidium kits
GC combo beads
Dynal L10 tubes
Cryptosporidium FITC stain
Easyseed (Crypto / Giardia)
Easyseed (Crypto only)
Giardia FITC Stain
Inactivated Crypto Oocysts
Giardia FITC Stain (with evans blue)
Mounting fluid
Quanti-tray 51 well
Pseudalert reagent powder
Colilert-18 reagent powder
Antifoam vessels
Colilert/Colilert-18 Comparator predispensed in a Quanti-Tray
Quanti-Tray 97 well
This is not an exhausted list.
The above products are approved by the Drinking Water Inspectorate for detection of total Coliforms and ecoli. We are accredited to ISO 17025 by UKAS to use the above products.
The key aims are as follows:-
(a) is to ensure products are delivered on time to the required level of quality,
(b) With sufficient flexibility of supply to meet both day to day operational requirements and hikes in demand in the event that the requirement for analysis increases above the normal levels.
(c) The supplier will require sufficient flexibility to manage potential changes of products to meet Company requirements throughout the term of the Agreement
The key requirements are:-
(d) Ensure a secure consistent supply of products to the required level of quality, which will cater for demand
(e) Accommodate both monthly large quantity deliveries and potential urgent requirements within 24 hours
(f) Accommodate stock holding on behalf of the company at the suppliers premises/ suitable stockholding facility
(g) Accommodate pre delivery batch testing by the Company
United Utilities are a UKAS accredited laboratory, all products used the process for analysis must be compliant with the standards specified and must be certified where applicable.
In the event that any products are changed, established methodologies relating to change including testing must be adhered to.
The samples collected are from a variety of sampling matrix aqueous and solid material.
two.2.14) Additional information
This PIN is a request for information only at this stage.
**Please respond to the Supplier response sheet attached.**
two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice
2 May 2022
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
**PIN Closing date 29/04/2022**
Instructions for response can be found by selecting event ID 52345 from the list of events found at the link below:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UNITEDUTILITIES
If you are not registered on Mercell EU Supply, please refer to the New Supplier Registration guide which has been uploaded on to the event. Respondents are asked to complete and return the response sheet and direct all questions via Mercell EU Supply.