Exeter City Council water hygiene services award to ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITED

Tender information last checkedLast checked 19 Oct 2026, 21:51.

Opportunity overview

Exeter City Council is inviting tenders for the provision of water hygiene and Legionella testing services across multiple Council sites. The procurement is being undertaken as a Further Competition under ESPO Framework 198_20, Lot 3: Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (Combined Service). The contract will commence on 1 July 2023 for a period of 4 years and expire after 30 June 2027.

Awarded to

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Rock Compliance Ltd

Matched by exact name

Published award value: £498.8k
Awarded: 17 May 2023
Award ID: ocds-b5fd17-cdb2016d-bbe3-47e3-9013-7fc1c666720b-1
Status: active

Classification

CPV71600000 — Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
CPV71317200 — Health and safety services
CPV71610000 — Composition and purity testing and analysis services
CPV71700000 — Monitoring and control services

Documents and notices

Awarded contract notice on Contracts FinderOpen source ↗

Published notice details

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Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: EXET002-DN657674-85629969
Status: complete
Procurement Method: selective
Procurement Method Details: Restricted procedure
Main Procurement Category: services

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71600000
Description: Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71700000
Description: Monitoring and control services

Entry 2

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71610000
Description: Composition and purity testing and analysis services

Entry 3

Scheme: CPV
Id: 71317200
Description: Health and safety services

Tender Period

Ends: 31 Mar 2023, 17:00

Contract period

Starts: 1 Jul 2023, 00:00
Ends: 31 Mar 2027, 23:59

Suitability

Sme: Yes
Vcse: No

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: South West
Country Name: United Kingdom

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Id: GB-CFS-193986
Name: Exeter City Council

Identifier

Legal Name: Exeter City Council

Address

Street Address: Civic Centre, Paris Street
Locality: Exeter
Postal Code: EX1 1JN
Country Name: England

Contact

Email: sarah.hambleton@exeter.gov.uk

Details

Url: https://exeter.gov.uk/ ↗

Roles

buyer

Organisation 2

Id: GB-CFS-339295
Name: Rock Compliance Ltd

Identifier

Legal Name: Rock Compliance Ltd

Address

Street Address: Unit 2, 10 Tything Road West, Arden Forest Industrial Estate, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6EP

Details

Scale: large
Vcse: No

Roles

supplier

Award information

Award 1

Id: ocds-b5fd17-cdb2016d-bbe3-47e3-9013-7fc1c666720b-1
Status: active
Date: 18 May 2023, 00:00
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 20:12

Value

Amount: 498,841.24
Currency: GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-CFS-339295
Name: Rock Compliance Ltd

Contract period

Starts: 1 Jul 2023, 00:00
Ends: 30 Jun 2027, 23:59

Documents

Entry 1

Id: 1
Document Type: awardNotice
Description: Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Url: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ac509759-bece-4a45-a558-fc06f846c68b ↗
Published: 19 Oct 2026, 20:12
Format: text/html
Language: en

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Exeter · EX1 1JN · England
Delivery location · South West · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

ac509759-bece-4a45-a558-fc06f846c68b-918308Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder · 19 Oct 2026, 20:12

PROCURAAXIS AWARD ANALYSIS

Award outcome intelligence

Evidence-bound analysis of the published award appears below the official tender and award information.

ANALYSIS PREVIEW

Award intelligence at a glance

Exeter City Council awarded a further-competition requirement under ESPO Framework 198_20, Lot 3, for water-system risk assessment, water-hygiene monitoring and Legionella testing across multiple council sites. The named supplier is ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITED.

Published outcome signals

Notice typeAwarded contract notice on Contracts FinderEvidence: Process notice_type and award document title.
Award statusActiveEvidence: Award record status is "active".
Award decision date18 May 2023Evidence: Award date is 2023-05-18.

93% approved-analysis confidence1 supplier record analysed4 source limitations

SOURCE AND FRESHNESS

Traceable procurement data

Source: Contracts Finder
Notice reference: ac509759-bece-4a45-a558-fc06f846c68b-918308
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-cdb2016d-bbe3-47e3-9013-7fc1c666720b
First published: 19 Oct 2026
Last checked: 19 Oct 2026, 21:51
Notice versions reviewed: 1

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HOW THIS WAS PREPARED

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

ProcuraAxis structures information found in published procurement records, checks the result for consistency and publishes only approved analysis. Confidence describes the completeness and consistency of the available source information; it is not a guarantee of eligibility or contract award.

Analysis status: Approved for publication
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

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AWARD OUTCOME

What happened

Published outcome

An active award record dated 18 May 2023 names ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITED and gives an award value of £498,841.24.

Market significance

This is a single-supplier public-sector water hygiene and compliance services award for delivery in the South West.

AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS

1 supplier record analysed

ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITED

98% confidence

Award ocds-b5fd17-cdb2016d-bbe3-47e3-9013-7fc1c666720b-1 · Lots ESPO Framework 198_20, Lot 3: Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (Combined Service) · 498841.24 GBP · Active award

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The award names source supplier Rock Compliance Ltd; verified_company_name is ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITED (company number 02902353). The award value is £498,841.24.

LIFECYCLE

Award or contract stage

Notice type

99% confidence

Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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Process notice_type and award document title.

Award status

95% confidence

Active

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Award record status is "active".

Award decision date

95% confidence

18 May 2023

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Award date is 2023-05-18.

Publication date

95% confidence

19 October 2026

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Award notice datePublished is 2026-10-19.

Contract signature

99% confidence

Unknown

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No executed or signed contract evidence is supplied.

VALUES

Published values explained

Award value

98% confidence

£498,841.24

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Award value and tender value are both 498841.24 GBP.

Value allocation

90% confidence

Single named-supplier award; no itemised pricing or lot-level breakdown supplied

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One supplier is named in the award; no pricing breakdown is present.

TIMELINE

Procurement timeline

Tender submission deadline

96% confidence

31 March 2023, 17:00 BST

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Tender period endDate is 2023-03-31T17:00:00+01:00.

Award date

95% confidence

18 May 2023

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Award date is 2023-05-18.

Stated commencement

98% confidence

1 July 2023

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Tender description, tender contract period, and award contract period each state a 1 July 2023 start.

End date

99% confidence

Unresolved: 31 March 2027 or 30 June 2027

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Process/tender contractPeriod ends 2027-03-31, while the award contractPeriod and description state 30 June 2027.

SCOPE

What was awarded

Requirement

97% confidence

Water hygiene and Legionella testing services across multiple Exeter City Council sites

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Tender description.

Framework route

98% confidence

Further Competition under ESPO Framework 198_20, Lot 3

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Tender description.

Primary classification

96% confidence

CPV 71600000 — Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

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Tender classification.

Delivery area

93% confidence

South West, United Kingdom

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Tender item delivery address.

PROCEDURE

Procedure and competition

Procurement method

97% confidence

Selective; restricted procedure

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Process and tender procurement method fields.

Competition route

98% confidence

Further competition under an existing framework

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Tender description.

Bidder count and evaluation results

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

CONTRACT TERMS

Published contract terms

Stated duration

91% confidence

Four years in the tender description

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Description states commencement on 1 July 2023 for four years.

Extension or renewal options

99% confidence

Unknown

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

SME suitability

90% confidence

Marked suitable for SMEs

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Tender suitability.sme is true.

COMMERCIAL VIEW

Commercial observations

Commercial structure

97% confidence

Single-supplier further-competition award under ESPO Framework 198_20 Lot 3

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Tender description and award supplier listing.

Service focus

95% confidence

Ongoing water hygiene, risk assessment, monitoring and Legionella testing compliance services

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Tender title and description.

ANALYSIS QUALITY

93%overall confidence

Confidence reflects the completeness and consistency of the published award data.

Reference: ocds-b5fd17-cdb2016d-bbe3-47e3-9013-7fc1c666720b
Analysed: 19 Oct 2026

APPROVED AWARD ANALYSIS

BUYER CONTEXT

Buyer context

Buyer

99% confidence

Exeter City Council

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Buyer party legal name and process buyer_name.

Buyer location

96% confidence

Exeter, England

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Buyer address lists Exeter, EX1 1JN, England.

SUPPLIER CONTEXT

Supplier context

Legal supplier identity

99% confidence

ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITED (company number 02902353)

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Supplier verification records an exact-name verified match and active company status.

Source supplier name

98% confidence

Rock Compliance Ltd

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Award supplier and party name.

RENEWAL OUTLOOK

Renewal outlook

Renewal timing

99% confidence

Not estimated

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The supplied end dates conflict, so no single explicit end date can safely support an estimate.

DATA QUALITY

Gaps and source limitations

Conflicting contract end dates

99% confidence

Tender/process data ends on 31 March 2027; award data and description end on 30 June 2027.

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Tender contractPeriod endDate versus award contractPeriod and description.

Notice timing

98% confidence

The award is dated May 2023 but the supplied award notice publication timestamp is October 2026.

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Award date and datePublished fields.

Contract execution evidence

99% confidence

No signed-contract evidence supplied

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Information not supplied in the published notice data.

SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS

Information not supplied in the published notice

The published data contains conflicting contract end dates: 31 March 2027 and 30 June 2027.
No signed contract, contract document, pricing schedule, evaluation scores, bid count, or award rationale is supplied.
No extension or renewal terms are published.
Individual site coverage and service volumes are not supplied.

MARKET THEMES

Relevant award themes

COMMON QUESTIONS

About this award

Who won Exeter City Council's water hygiene services award?

ROCK COMPLIANCE LIMITED is the verified legal supplier named for the active award.

What is the reported award value?

The published award value is £498,841.24.

When does the contract end?

The source data conflicts: it gives 31 March 2027 in the tender contract period and 30 June 2027 in the award record and description.

ProcuraAxis award analysis supplements, but does not replace, the official award notice, contract data or procurement documents. “Awarded” does not by itself prove that a contract has been signed.

Lot 3 - Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (Combined Service)

Opportunity overview

Awarded to

Rock Compliance Ltd

Classification

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Scope, procedure and submissions

Classification

Additional Classifications

Tender Period

Contract period

Suitability

Items and delivery

Delivery locations

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Identifier

Address

Contact

Details

Roles

Identifier

Address

Details

Roles

Award information

Value

Suppliers

Contract period

Documents

Recorded locations

Notice and amendment history

Award intelligence at a glance

Published outcome signals

Traceable procurement data

Approved, evidence-bound analysis

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