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# 17000000

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/17000000-ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "17000000". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Drug detection apparatus, Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £17,000,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/17000000-ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d#tl-md)

## Description
The 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).

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Drug Testing Laboratory Analysis Goods, Services and Prevalence Testing
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** •	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.
•	La...

### Lot 2: Drug Testing Point of Care Testing Equipment and Associated Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38544000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** •	Delivery of drug testing kits and consumables to nominated HMPPS sites

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Drug Testing Interim Contract 2022-2024 (active)
  - Award id: `002635-2023-21699-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Abbott Toxicology Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-93826`
  - Value: £17,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Drug Testing Interim Contract 2022-2024 (active)
  - Signed Value: £17,000,000
  - Signed Date: 13/01/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002635-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-01-27T14:16:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T03:48:42.098Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d