Drinking water testing and quality monitoring services in Icod de los Vinos

Summary

The contract covers the collection and laboratory analysis of drinking-water samples and quality monitoring in Icod de los Vinos to verify that the water is safe and compliant with applicable requirements. The work covers 17 reservoirs and 16 distribution networks across six water-supply zones. The contractor must collect samples monthly according to the contracting authority’s schedule, transport them to the laboratory under suitable conditions and submit analytical reports. Services include routine and comprehensive reservoir and network tests, consumer-tap analyses, water characterisation, radioactivity checks, sodium and fluoride testing, and additional microbiological analyses. The contractor is responsible for suitably qualified staff, vehicles, sampling containers and transport. In a serious water-supply or water-quality incident, the authority must be notified immediately and, where necessary, a further sample taken within 24 hours. Reports must be provided in PDF and XML formats. The initial contract term is 12 months, with a possible further 12-month extension. Annual service volumes are planned for 2027 and 2028; actual orders depend on need. The estimated contract value is EUR 136,180 excluding the Canary Islands indirect general tax, and the estimated annual ceiling is EUR 68,090 excluding that tax. Tenders are scored on the discount offered (80 points) and shorter report delivery times (20 points). Standard deadlines from sampling are 7 days for network and reservoir checks, 18 days for consumer-tap analyses, 25 days for comprehensive analyses, and 3 days for sodium and fluoride analyses. Tenders must be submitted electronically. Requirements include ISO 9001 certification for microbiological and physicochemical analysis of water for human consumption and ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation.