AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
The Education Training Collective awarded a single-supplier contract for legionella water hygiene management and a copper-silver ionisation secondary disinfection system to BLUEMETRIC OPCO LIMITED.
Published outcomeAward 1 is active and contract 1 is recorded as active. The published contract record states that it was signed on 7 October 2026.
Market significanceThe contract has a published gross value of £158,880 and a three-year initial term, with two possible 12-month renewals and an option to extend copper-silver provision to more sites.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
BLUEMETRIC OPCO LIMITED
99% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated GBP · Active award
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Award 1 names BLUEMETRIC OPCO LIMITED as its supplier and relates to lot 1. The published £158,880 gross contract value applies to contract 1, not separately to the supplier.
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Procurement status
99% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is "complete"; lot 1 status is "complete".
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is "active".
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is "active".
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is "2026-10-07T00:00:00+01:00".
VALUES
Published values explained
Published contract gross value
99% confidence£158,880
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Contract 1 value is amountGross 158880 GBP.
Tender process value maximum
95% confidence£149,998
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Process value_max is 149998 GBP.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Tender notice published
99% confidence7 July 2026
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Release history records tender notice 063648-2026 published on 2026-07-07.
Submission deadline
99% confidence31 July 2026, 16:00 BST
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Process submission_deadline is "2026-07-31T16:00:00+01:00".
Contract signed
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-10-07.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Document 094931-2026 datePublished is "2026-10-07T16:46:54+01:00".
Initial contract period
99% confidence1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030
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Contract 1 period startDate is 2027-02-01 and endDate is 2030-01-31.
Maximum possible end date
99% confidence31 January 2032
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Contract 1 maxExtentDate is 2032-01-31.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceLegionella water hygiene management, plus supply, installation, commissioning and ongoing maintenance of a copper-silver ionisation secondary disinfection system.
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Published process title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Process main_category and award mainProcurementCategory are services.
Lot structure
99% confidenceOne lot (lot 1)
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Tender data contains lot 1 only; award 1 relates to lot 1.
Classification
99% confidenceCPV 71630000 — Technical inspection and testing services
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Award item 1 additional classification.
Delivery region
95% confidenceUKC1, United Kingdom
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Award item 1 delivery address region is UKC1.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procedure
99% confidenceOpen; below-threshold open competition
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Tender procurementMethod is "open" and procurementMethodDetails is "Below threshold - open competition".
Competition data
99% confidenceNumber of bids and evaluation results not published.
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No bid count, tenderer list, scoring or evaluation detail is included in the supplied record.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
99% confidenceThree years
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Contract period runs from 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030.
Renewal terms
99% confidenceTwo possible 12-month renewals
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Contract hasRenewal is true; renewal description is "2 x 12 months".
Options
99% confidenceExtension of copper-silver provision across more sites
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Contract hasOptions is true; options description states "Extension of Copper-Silver across more sites".
Maximum duration
98% confidenceUp to five years, subject to renewal
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The maximum extent date is 31 January 2032, following the initial end date of 31 January 2030.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Commercial structure
98% confidenceThe published arrangement combines recurring water-hygiene services with equipment-related supply, installation, commissioning and maintenance.
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Process description explicitly includes both service management and the copper-silver ionisation system lifecycle.
Expansion mechanism
99% confidenceCopper-silver provision may be extended to more sites under the published option.
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Contract options description: "Extension of Copper-Silver across more sites".
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot published in the supplied award data.
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Award 1 award_date is null.
Lot details
99% confidenceLot 1 title, description and individual value are not supplied.
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Lot 1 title, description and value fields are null.
Competition and evaluation
99% confidenceInformation not supplied in the published notice.
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The supplied record contains no bid count, participant list, evaluation scores or award rationale.
Value presentation
99% confidenceThe tender process maximum (£149,998) differs from the explicitly published gross contract value (£158,880); the source does not explain the basis of the difference.
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Process value_max is 149998 GBP; contract amountGross is 158880 GBP.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- The award date is not published in the supplied data.
- Lot 1 has no published title, description or individual value.
- Bid counts, bidder identities beyond the winner, evaluation results and award rationale are not supplied.
- The source does not explain the difference between the tender process maximum and the published gross contract value.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
Legionella Water Hygiene Management ServicesThe Education Training CollectiveBLUEMETRIC OPCO LIMITEDwater hygiene managementcopper-silver ionisationpublic contract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won the Legionella Water Hygiene Management Services contract?
BLUEMETRIC OPCO LIMITED is named as the supplier for award 1.
What is the published contract value?
The contract record states a gross value of £158,880.
When does the contract run?
The initial period is 1 February 2027 to 31 January 2030, with two possible 12-month renewals.
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