Planning

Procurement of Laboratory Testing Services for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority

  • East Suffolk Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-020638

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-047b33

Published 5 July 2024, 2:55pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

East Suffolk Council

Riverside, 4 Canning Road, Lowestoft, NR33 0EQ

Lowestoft

NR33 0EQ

Contact

Richard Hill

Email

procurement@eastsuffolk.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKH14 - Suffolk

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.eastsuffolk.gov.uk

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Procurement of Laboratory Testing Services for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health Authority

Reference number

2396-PPT-O

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

Procurement of Laboratory Testing Services for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health AuthorityEast Suffolk Council is seeking to procure comprehensive analytical testing services for a broad spectrum of products, encompassing food safety, environmental health, and public health samples. To ensure adherence to relevant legislation, we necessitate a dependable testing service capable of providing a thorough and accurate analysis of various samples; as part of the legislation potential bidders must have either a Public Analyst, Food Examiner or Agricultural Analyst (or all three analyst types) within their organisation to proceed with their bid. As such ESC is publishing a Prior Information Notice to alert the market of this upcoming tender to prepare them for the tender go live date later in July 2024.

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £4,000,000

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKH14 - Suffolk

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

Procurement of Laboratory Testing Services for the Suffolk Coastal Port Health AuthorityEast Suffolk Council is seeking to procure comprehensive analytical testing services for a broad spectrum of products, encompassing food safety, environmental health, and public health samples. To ensure adherence to relevant legislation, we necessitate a dependable testing service capable of providing a thorough and accurate analysis of various samples; as part of the legislation potential bidders must have either a Public Analyst, Food Examiner or Agricultural Analyst (or all three analyst types) within their organisation to proceed with their bid. As such ESC is publishing a Prior Information Notice to alert the market of this upcoming tender to prepare them for the tender go live date later in July 2024.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

27 June 2024


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: Yes