Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services

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Overview

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Lot listing

The framework is essentially a select list of suppliers, all with a proven and successful track record of delivering water system risk assessment and / or water hygiene monitoring services, from whom customers may set up supply arrangements quickly and simply. The framework is divided into the following lots: Lot 1 - Water System Risk Assessment Services Lot 2 - Water Hygiene Monitoring Services Lot 3 - Water System Risk Assessment and Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (combined service)

LOT 1 - Water System Risk Assessment Services (WRA)

All water systems require a risk assessment; water system risk assessment (WRA) is essentially a survey of your current water system (including pipes, tanks and outlets) to assess the risk of exposure to legionella bacteria from the system itself and any work activities that utilise the water system. As part of the service a risk assessment engineer will inspect, assess and certify all your water system, as covered by the “HSE Approved Code of Practice L8 (Rev) (ACOP) The Control of Legionella Bacteria in water systems”, and provide advice as to its condition and safety. A written report will be provided as evidence that your water system has been checked for potential risks, the report will also outline any precautionary measures needed and/or any corrective works that can be undertaken to improve the safety of the water system. All service provider staff carrying out water system risk assessments under this framework: -Understand the HSE Approved Code of Practice L8 (Rev) (ACOP) The Control of Legionella Bacteria in water systems and are competent to undertake the risk assessment. -Are familiar with the assessment instruments used and in particular their limitations and restrictions so as to achieve repeatable results without causing damage to the water system. -Understand appropriate intervals for re-assessment and can interpret assessment reports and take appropriate action. -Are fully DBS (formerly CRB) checked and approved.

LOT 2 - Water Hygiene Monitoring Services (WHM)

Following a WRA a written report will be provided to you by the service provider based on the engineer’s assessment of your system. As part of the report the service provider is required to indicate the level of risk that your system possesses and recommend solutions to reduce the risk, taking into account the particular risks associated with the building, the water system identified and the people using the building. The likely recommendation will be for a monitoring regime, known as water hygiene monitoring (WHM), to be put in place whereby the system is checked at regular intervals to ensure that the conditions needed for bacteria growth are reduced. WHM is a scheduled regime of water system checks and monitoring to ensure that the water within the system is being stored appropriately to reduce the risk of legionella and other water-based bacteria’s cultivating. To discourage the cultivation of legionella and other water-based bacteria’s cold water must be stored below 20oC and hot water must be stored above 50oC. As well as temperature monitoring the service provider will provide cleaning and disinfecting of outlets, pipes and tanks, water sampling, reconfiguring of thermal mixing valves and purging of seldom used outlets such as showers to reduce the risk of legionella in the water system. For non-temperature controlled systems, a disinfection programme may be in place and service providers under this Lot will be able to monitor and provide maintenance on these systems to reduce the risk of infection. As well as on-going monitoring non-routine water hygiene tasks such as chlorination and other bactericide treatments will fall under this Lot. At the end of each site visit the service provider will update a site-specific Log Book and present it to the client so that a clear auditable record of tasks carried out is maintained. For an example WHM task list see page 16. All service provider staff carrying out WHM under this framework: -Are fully qualified and experienced in providing these monitoring tasks and updating the site-specific log book. -Are familiar with the monitoring instruments used and in particular their limitations and restrictions so as to achieve repeatable results. -Understand what monitoring tasks they are to conduct in accordance with the schedule of tasks proposed, the appropriate intervals for re-testing and can interpret test results and take appropriate action. -Are fully DBS checked and approved.

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

Lot 3 will cover the combined services of Lot 1 and Lot 2 as detailed above, to be delivered by a single service provider.

Benefits

This framework offers customers access to a choice of pre-approved, industry compliant, water risk assessment and water hygiene monitoring service providers.
This framework is compliant with UK procurement legislation - we’ve done the work, so there’s no need for you to run a full procurement process.
Suppliers listed on the framework were assessed during the procurement process for their financial stability, track record, experience and technical & professional ability.
What you see is what you pay – there are no additional charges.
Pre-agreed terms & conditions to underpin all orders so no need to worry.
Social value benefits can be obtained.

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