Official UK procurement notice
17000000 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe objective of this contract is to provide goods and services to support an effective drug testing regime which improves prison safety, management of risk in the community and helps service users to identify and access support to address dependency issues to reduce re-offending.
The deliverables include the supply and service requirements to facilitate a drug screening programme up to 24-hours, 365 days a year, across all sites in England & Wales. The services may be required frequently in some locations and infrequently in others and cover both mandatory and voluntary drug testing programmes. Testing includes urine and oral fluid testing and confirmatory services.
Contract awarded through NHS Framework (2019/S 212-519575).
CPV: Drug detection apparatus · Laboratory services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values publishedLot #1Drug Testing Laboratory Analysis Goods, Services and Prevalence TestingCancelled
- Delivery of drug testing kits and consumables to nominated HMPPS sites
- Provision for a courier service for the delivery of kits to nominated testing sites, and either a courier service or pre-paid postage/packaging for the return of samples.
- Laboratory-based analysis samples against set panels of target drugs
- Prevalence testing
Lot #2Drug Testing Point of Care Testing Equipment and Associated ServicesCancelled
- Delivery of drug testing kits and consumables to nominated HMPPS sites
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 27 Jan 2023, 14:16 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jan 2023, 14:16 GMT
- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-002635- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
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- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
The justification for Direct Award through a Framework without prior publication is under the Public Contracts Regulation 2015, section 32 (2), (c) – “insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with.”
Contract awarded through NHS Framework (2019/S 212-519575).
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not linked to a lot1 award | |||
| Abbott Toxicology LtdDrug Testing Interim Contract 2022-2024 | £17,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Drug Testing Interim Contract 2022-2024 · Abbott Toxicology Ltd
- Signed
- 13 Jan 2023
- Value
- £17,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Abbott Toxicology LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.