PA23 - UK5 - Transparency Notice Emerging Contaminants

Southern Water Services Limited
South East
Direct award
23 December 2025 to 22 December 2026

Supply and deployment of Chemcatcher passive sampling technology to monitor micropollutants at very low concentrations. The contract includes the preparation and deployment of sampling membranes, laboratory analysis of the collected samples, and comprehensive reporting of findings over a 12-month period.

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Awarded value: £2m; As published
Published: 22 December 2025; Find a Tender
Awarded: 22 December 2025; Fera Science Limited
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 22 December 2026

What the buyer is asking for

Provision of specialised environmental laboratory analysis and passive sampling services for the detection of micropollutants in water systems.

Lifecycle

Publishedon Find a Tender
22 December 2025
Contract awardedto Fera Science Limited
22 December 2025
Contract starts
23 December 2025
Contract ends
22 December 2026

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Type: Other public body
Environmental testing laboratory contracts, 24 months: 2
Open environmental testing laboratory tenders: 0
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How it compares

36× the typical environmental testing laboratory contract (£57k).

Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/341025/pa23-uk5-transparency-notice-emerging-contaminants
Buyer reference: Prj_7873
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-05fb4b
Source: Find a Tender
Last checked: 12 October 2026

Southern Water Services Limited. PA23 - UK5 - Transparency Notice Emerging Contaminants. Contract award, 22 December 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/341025/pa23-uk5-transparency-notice-emerging-contaminants (accessed 12 October 2026).