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Tuesday, 17 September 2024 09:59

Severn Trent tenders £55 million AMP8 contract for Laboratory Analytical Services

Severn Trent Water has gone out to tender with an AMP8 contract for Labs Analytical Services covering all regulatory requirements for water sampling, testing and analysis for itself and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy with an estimated total value of £55 million.

LAB ANALYSIS 1

The contract covers wastewater testing, monitoring and retrieving data on the companies’ wastewater and soils samples.

The contract is being tendered in the following 4 Lots which would each have one to two main supplier(s)to provide either all/or the majority of both regulatory and non-regulatory requirements.

Lot 1 - Analytical Services (Soils) - £2,500,000

Agricultural land must be sampled to assess the suitability of the land for the application of Biosolids (treated sewage sludge) or clarification sludge (from water treatment). Sampling for Biosolids applications is required before the initial application and then at intervals of 5, 10 & 20 years. The soil sampling depth and the analysis required will differ between these timeframes.

Suppliers to provide an end-to-end service from sample request to supply of analysis results both electronically uploaded to Severn Trent's system (currently QUIS) plus supplier headed reports where required for submission to the Environment Agency

Lot 2 - Analytical Services (Waste (Non-Regulated) - £3,900,000

The Labs Analytical Services cover all regulatory requirements for water sampling, testing and analysis for ST and HD. The contract is fundamental to ST/HD as a business to enable wastewater testing, monitoring and retrieving data on its Wastewater & Soils samples.

Lot 3 - Analytical Services Waste Water (Regulated) - £4,000,000

Severn Trent requires the provision of a planned sampling service, provision and maintenance of the auto samplers and full analysis to fully comply with the Environment Agency's requirements for Operator Self-Monitoring (OSM) and Urban Waste Treatment (UWW) Regulations., along with HACCP & BAS on Sludge.

The Supplier will be responsible for ensuring that all necessary sampling activities are performed to an agreed programme, samples are submitted to the laboratory for analysis and results are communicated in full compliance with stipulated timescales.

Lot 4 – information on Lot 4 is currently not available

Initial contract term is five years with further potential extension options available up to a maximum of three years.

Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate is 26 September 2024 – click here to access the tender documentation

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