Consulting services for water-supply and waste-water other than for construction

Tender description

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is issuing this Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) in connection with the competitive procurement to find a suitably skilled and experienced organisation to undertake tasks related to Water Safety Management in line with “L8” for “Legionnaires” disease — The control of Legionella bacteria in water system and the NHS Health Technical Memorandum 04-01: Safe water in healthcare premise. The service provider shall employ, on this Contract Agreement, employees fully trained and of sufficient breadth of experience to cope with the level of expertise which will be required in the managing of Legionella/water treatment services for the Authority. The service provider shall only provide directly employed staff to execute the work and shall not sub-contract the works, nor use staff provided by third parties, without the approval of the employer’s representative. The purpose of this contract is to offer consistency, in terms of the provision of Legionella/water treatment. This contract will support the Authority in meeting their objectives and ensuring that they meet all statutory requirements and standards. Water systems should be designed, maintained and operated in conditions that prevent or control the growth of legionella. The service provider should offer guidance to Authority on legislation in this area. The contract will comprise of Legionella/water treatment services for, but not limited to the following areas: — domestic cold-water services — storage and distribution, — domestic hot water services — generation storage and distribution, — faucets, showers, bib taps, etc., — Thermostatic Mixing Valves (TMV)/Thermostatic Mixing Taps (TMT). The contract is expected to commence on the 1.7.2019 for an initial 3-year period with the option to extend the Contract term for a further 2 x 2-year periods up to a total no greater than 7 years.