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Published 26 Feb 2021, 13:16 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

01793 Addiction Testing & Related Services

Authority: Scottish Prison Service·Consortium: 2 public authorities

2 lotsGoodsOpen procedure

Sectors: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) (38)Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)Northern Ireland (UKN)

Awarded value£404,0002 contracts · exc. VAT

Awarded 26 Jan 2021

Awarded to Alere Toxicology Plc, SYNLAB Laboratory Services2 awards

Re-procurement plannedSPS-02361 Substance Screening & Related Services · tender expected 22 Oct 2026

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

The Scottish Prison Service (SPS)and Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) requires a Supplier to provide drug testing kits.

Lot 1 - Point of Contact Test Kits for Controlled and Illegal Drugs

Lot 2 - Drugs and Laboratory-based Confirmatory Analysis Service

CPV: Analysis services · Drug detection apparatus

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · evaluation weights differ by lot

Lot #1Point of Contact Test Kits for Controlled & Illegal DrugsAwarded

SPS has commenced this procurement process with the intention of awarding a contract.

Following publication of the Contract Notice, an Invitation to Tender (ITT) including the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) will be published by SPS and will be made available to bidders. Tender responses will then be evaluated by the SPS in accordance with the ITT. Additional information: A contract has now been awarded

Delivery: Scotland, Northern Ireland · Scotland and Northern Ireland

38544000 Drug detection apparatus

Lot #2Laboratory-Based Confirmatory Analysis ServiceAwarded

SPS has commenced this procurement process with the intention of awarding a contract.

Delivery: Scotland, Northern Ireland · Scotland and Northern Ireland

71620000 Analysis services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more

How bids were scored

Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.

Lot	Quality	Price	Split
1 · Point of Contact Test Kits for Controlled & Illegal Drugs	100	60
2 · Laboratory-Based Confirmatory Analysis Service	100	60

What this means for your bid

Price carries 60 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 6 points.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Open procedure
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Goods
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 26 Feb 2021, 13:16 GMT
Last source update: 26 Feb 2021, 13:16 GMT
Authority reference: 01793
FTS notice number: 2021/S 000-003905
Classification (CPV): Analysis servicesDrug detection apparatus
Delivery area: Scotland (UKM)Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0296a9 Find a Tender

Publisher note: Contracts have now been awarded. This requirement is for the provision Addiction Testing Products & Related Services for custodial establishments across Scotland and Northern Ireland. (SC Ref:645675)

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 2

Awarded value £404,0002 contracts exc. VAT

Bids received 7

Contracts signed 2latest 26 Jan 2021

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Lot 1 · Point of Contact Test Kits for Controlled & Illegal Drugs1 award
Alere Toxicology Plc	£260,000 †	—	Awarded
Lot 2 · Laboratory-Based Confirmatory Analysis Service1 award
SYNLAB Laboratory Services	£144,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Laboratory-Based Confirmatory Analysis Service · SYNLAB Laboratory Services
Signed
26 Jan 2021
Value
£144,000
Status
active
Point of Contact Test Kits for Controlled & Illegal Drugs · Alere Toxicology Plc
Signed
19 Jan 2021
Value
£260,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Lot	Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1 · Point of Contact Test Kits for Controlled & Illegal Drugs	4bids · 4 electronic	0	—	—
2 · Laboratory-Based Confirmatory Analysis Service	3bids · 3 electronic	0	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Scottish Prison Service

Contracting authorityNational or federal agency/officePublic order and safety Calton House, 5 Redheughs Rigg, Edinburgh, Scotland, EH12 9HWContact name, email, phone

Consortium members and other public bodies

Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS)Contracting authority Northern Ireland, Northern IrelandContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Edinburgh Sherriff CourtReview body Edinburgh

Bidders & participating suppliers

2 commercial parties on the notice

Alere Toxicology PlcAwarded supplier 21 Blacklands Way , Abingdon, Oxford, UK, OX14 1DYContact phone
SYNLAB Laboratory Services LtdAwarded supplier SYNLAB Laboratory Services Ltd, Brecon Road, Abergavenny, UK, NP7 7RXContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.