Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Scottish Police Authority
2 French Street, Dalmarnock
Glasgow
G40 4EH
UK
Telephone: +44 1786895668
E-mail: matt.alexander@scotland.police.uk
NUTS: UKM
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.spa.police.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA19762
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Public order and safety
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Proc-25-3124 - Water Management Risk Assessments
Reference number: Proc-25-3124
II.1.2) Main CPV code
90711100
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) requires a Contract in place for water management risk assessments to be carried out. The Authority is tendering this opportunity to appoint a suitably experienced and competent Contractor.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
500 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
90711100
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The Scottish Police Authority (known as the “the Authority”) requires a Contract in place for water management risk assessments to be carried out. The Authority is tendering this opportunity to appoint a suitably experienced and competent Contractor.
Under the Health & Safety at Work Regulations (1974), The Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations (1999), and the Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations 2002 (COSHH), concerning risk from exposure to Legionella bacteria, the Authority has a duty of care towards their users (e.g. staff, officers, members of the public) to protect them from contracting Legionella and other microbial infections through providing a safe water supply system fit for human consumption and culinary purposes throughout their premises and estates. This duty of care also extends to the susceptibility of the local population to the risk of exposure to the Legionella bacteria.
The Authority currently has a requirement for circa 330 Buildings across Police Scotland’s Estate covering the whole of Scotland including island locations. This list will be updated during the Contract period and is not a fixed site list, or amount of properties and can be increased or reduced during the Contract term.
The Contractor shall carry out ACoP L8 legionella Water risk assessment services and Written Schemes for controlling risk, in line with HSE ACoP L8 and BS 8680:2020 Water quality – Water safety plans – Code of Practice, referred to in this document as BS 8680:2020, or any superseding codes of practice. The requirement may include but not limited to:
The identification of systems of risk
The review of existing risk assessments
Production of up to date Schematics of the water system
Appraisal of system condition including accessible equipment
Management of Log Books
Water Management review
Provision of a Legionella Risk Assessment
Production of Written Scheme
Analysis of Drinking Water systems
Supply on-going technical advice on compliance with current legislation and codes of practice including definition of responsibilities and duties of Responsible Person.
An Online/web-based portal provided by the organisation will be used by Contractor to upload and store the Control Manuals, Log Books with WRA reports and any associated files to allow to have a login access to Organisation account with a file download functionality
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Technical
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-073535
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: PROC 25-3124
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
06/07/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 8
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 8
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 8
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 8
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Integrated Water Services Ltd
Unit 3a, Monkland Industrial Estate,, Kirkshaws Road
Coatbridge
ML5 4RP
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 500 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
Living Wage
Tenderers will be asked to confirm if they pay all employees as a minimum the Real Living Wage as published by the Living Wage Foundation for statistical information gathering purposes only.
Equality and Diversity
Tenderers will be required to comply with the statutory obligations under the Equality Act 2010.
Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime
Tenderers must complete and sign a Declaration of Non-Involvement in Serious Organised Crime for The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise.
http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343
Economic operators may be excluded from this competition if they are in any of the situations referred to in regulation 58 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015.
Data Protection
Tenderers must be aware of their obligations under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR as set out in the Contract.
Assessment of Employment Status
Tenderers may be asked to declare whether they intend to provide services through a Personal Service Company (PSC). From April 2017, the responsibility to pay employment taxes shifts from the PSC to public sector bodies and the Authority must be aware of any successful tenderer’s detailed employment status. For further information on determining employment status the Government has published guidance on this IR35 Legislation.
Subcontractor Detail
Tenderers will be required to provide details of the subcontractors they intend to use in their supply chain. Tenderers are required to complete this section as part of the SPD.
(SC Ref:836614)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Glasgow Sheriff Court and Justice of the Peace Court
1 Carlton Place
Glasgow
G5 9DA
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
07/07/2026