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    Laboratory Testing Services for the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme

    Health Service Executive (HSE)

    Laboratory Testing Services for the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme

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      Sep 7, 10:08 AMSeptember 7, 2026 10:08 AM

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    Ireland: Tenders/Health Service Executive (HSE)/Laboratory Testing Services for the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme
    Brief

    Helse- og sosial tjenesteyting

    The Health Service Executive (HSE) intends to enter into a three-year arrangement with University College Dublin, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science (UCD SBBS), for the provision of laboratory testing services, including transport of samples, for the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme (NWSP) until December 31, 2029. The services will be delivered in Ireland, specifically in Dublin, and will involve weekly testing for SARS-CoV-2 viral load, poliovirus types 1, 2 and 3, influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B from selected wastewater treatment plants. The program is expected to expand to include additional pathogen testing, bacterial culture analysis, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene monitoring, and enhanced reporting obligations. UCD will be required to secure transport services for wastewater samples through a public tendering process.

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    0
    Contract value
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    About the bid

      The Health Protection Surveillance Centre (HPSC) intends to enter into a three-year arrangement with University College Dublin, School of Biomolecular and Biomedical Science (UCD SBBS), for the provision of laboratory testing services including transport of samples for the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme (NWSP) until 31 December 2029. The NWSP was established in 2021 following endorsement by the National Public Health Emergency Team (NPHET) as a national wastewater surveillance system to support public health protection through the monitoring of pathogens and emerging biological threats at population level. The programme is delivered through a partnership involving HPSC, Uisce Éireann, UCD National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) and UCD SBBS. The NWSP provides an early warning system for infectious diseases by monitoring wastewater treatment plants throughout Ireland. Current programme activities include weekly testing for SARS-CoV-2 viral load from 30 wastewater treatment plants and testing for poliovirus types 1, 2 and 3, influenza A and B, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) A and B from selected sites. The programme also supports downstream whole genome sequencing activities undertaken by NVRL and contributes to national and international public health surveillance initiatives. The scope of the programme is expected to expand in response to the Recast Urban Wastewater Treatment Directive (EU) 2024/3019, which requires Member States to establish coordinated wastewater monitoring systems for public health parameters such as SARS-CoV-2, poliovirus, influenza, emerging pathogens as well as mandatory surveillance of antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Future requirements may include additional pathogen testing and will include bacterial culture analysis, AMR gene monitoring, and enhanced reporting obligations. The proposed arrangement will provide laboratory testing, analysis, reporting, maintenance of programme-specific methodologies and continued support for national wastewater surveillance activities. The arrangement will ensure continuity of a critical public health programme while supporting Ireland's preparedness for future public health threats and compliance with emerging European requirements. The arrangement will also include the distribution of wastewater samples from designated wastewater treatment plants which will require UCD to secure transport services under a public tendering process. HPSC intends to award the contract to University College Dublin in accordance with Article 32(2)(b)(ii) of Directive 2014/24/EU. No contract shall be awarded to UCD in respect of these services until a period of fourteen (14) days has elapsed, commencing on day following the publication of this notice in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU).

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    Contracting authority
    Health Service Executive (HSE)
    Title
    Laboratory Testing Services for the National Wastewater Surveillance Programme
    Type
    ResultPrequalification
    Main code
    85000000Health and social work services
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    71900000Laboratory services
    85111820Bacteriological analysis services
    85145000Services provided by medical laboratories
    Location
    Dublin

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