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The Industrial Dwellings Society (1885) Ltd

Water Hygiene Management and Legionella Assessment

Environment & WasteCPV 38910000
Value£100k
Deadline31 Aug 2026
Published3 Aug 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 3 Aug 202627 days leftCloses 31 Aug 2026
Who to contact
cjoe@ids.org.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

How to submit
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Contract value in context
£100ktotal contract value
median £70k
this tender£0£588k

This sits in the upper-middle of the Laboratory & Precision Equipment band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,869 valued Laboratory & Precision Equipment tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

The Industrial Dwellings Society (1885) Ltd (IDS) is seeking a competent contractor to provide water hygiene and Legionella risk management services across its residential housing stock of approximately 1,500 properties in nine London boroughs.

The scope covers Legionella risk assessments, routine water hygiene monitoring (temperature checks, tank inspections, remedial cleaning and chlorination), water storage tank replacement and repair, cold water storage tank (CWST) removal and drain-down where properties are decommissioned, and associated compliance reporting in line with ACoP L8, HSG274, BS 7592:2022 and BS 8580-1/2.

The contract will be let following an open competitive procurement under the Procurement Act 2023, evaluated on the most advantageous tender basis.

Contract duration and any extension options will be confirmed in the Invitation to Tender.

Bidders must demonstrate relevant technical competence, health and safety compliance, adequate resourcing to cover the housing stock geography, and the financial standing to deliver a contract of this value and duration.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

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Bidders must demonstrate relevant technical competence, health

Bidders must demonstrate relevant technical competence, health and safety compliance, adequate resourcing to cover the housing stock geography, and the financial standing to deliver a contract of this value and duration.

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What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

Stated in this notice

  • Hold at bidFinancial standing / turnover test…er the housing stock geography, and the financial standing to deliver a contract of this value and duration.…

Typical for this category — confirm against the ITT pack

  • Show at bidComparable references / case studies
  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

Hold at bid = pass/fail conditions of participation. Show at bid = scored in the quality response. Plan for delivery = contract obligations from day one.

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Source & provenance
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06d9db
Stage
tender · Open
Source
Find a Tender
Buyer ref
073145-2026
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