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# 715104450-Complusory Drug Testing Quality Assurance

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715104450-complusory-drug-testing-quality-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-054ef7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Defence: "715104450-Complusory Drug Testing Quality Assurance". Published status: complete. Published Value: £190,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Feb 2026, 10:00 GMT. Published submission portal: contracts.mod.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Defence](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-defence-gov-d17)
- **Published Value:** £190,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 February 2026 at 10:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysis services, Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £158,333 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 9 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715104450-complusory-drug-testing-quality-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-054ef7#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-054ef7`

## 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/715104450-complusory-drug-testing-quality-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-054ef7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [contracts.mod.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontracts.mod.uk%2Fgo%2F15329964019B9E9162F3)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/715104450-complusory-drug-testing-quality-assurance-ocds-h6vhtk-054ef7#participate

## Description
The provision of Quality Assurance support to the Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing (CDT) programme. 
responsibilities include:
a. conduct ‘blind performance testing’ of the Authority’s urinalysis contractor’s laboratory by providing and inserting quality assured control
samples, to replicate the collection of a sample from an individual;
b. perform on-site inspections of the urine analysis department of the Authority’s urinalysis contractor;
c. conduct an audit trail of samples pre-selected by the Authority;
d. be prepared to attend any review which may arise as a result of their work, and give independent advice and evidence as required by the
Authority;
e. notify the Authority of any additional and relevant legislation or guidelines to the programme as they occur;
f. review and validate any experimental work, research or study conducted by the Authority’s urinalysis contractor or by other third parties;
g. provide advice to the Authority on the technical and managerial merits of laboratories invited to tender for the re-let of the Authority’s
urinalysis contract;
h. submit an annual written report to the Authority, to include a laboratory inspection report and the scientific conduct of the programme during
the previous calendar year.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71620000, 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £190,000

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2026 to 31/03/2028
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 715104450-Complusory Drug Testing Quality Assurance (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Kings College London**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177875`
  - Value: £158,333
  - Date: 30/03/2026

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 715104450-Quality Assurance to the Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing (AFCDT) Programme- UK7 Notice (active)
  - Signed Value: £158,333
  - Signed Date: 07/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002101-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-16T15:13:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-16T23:29:21.683Z
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