Research laboratory services

Description

The services which are required are broadly to analyse and report on the quality of water samples which the Council has collected from hot and cold water storage and distribution systems. This includes analysing approximately 4 796 samples per annum and reporting on the levels and types of bacteria present in cold water storage systems, enumerating and identifying legionella, with the results expressed as the number of legionella per litre including the identification of any positive isolates in sheltered accommodation blocks only (approximately 732 per annum) and responding to additional call-out requests as and when required for tests relating to cold water storage system. The services which are required are broadly to analyse and report on the quality of water samples which the Council has collected from hot and cold water storage and distribution systems. This includes analysing approximately 4 796 samples per annum and reporting on the levels and types of bacteria present in cold water storage systems, enumerating and identifying legionella, with the results expressed as the number of legionella per litre including the identification of any positive isolates in sheltered accommodation blocks only (approximately 732 per annum) and responding to additional call-out requests as and when required for tests relating to cold water storage system.