Official UK procurement notice
BLC0339 - Drug Test on Arrest Scheme
Authority: Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham (Police & fire)·On behalf of: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by BlueLight Commercial who are seeking to award a Contract for the provision of force area wide, centralised custody Drug Testing on Arrest service. This contract is being tendered on behalf of Durham Police and Crime Commissioner and Durham Constabulary.
CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Medical analysis services · Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£220,000
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Lot awarding rule: Award criteria is 60% Quality, 10% Social Value and 30% Pricing. For further details, please see ITT Documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jul 2026, 11:58 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Authority reference
BLC0339- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-080244- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06cbcbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 7 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All responses must be submitted through the e-Tendering Portal Sell2BlueLight, using the “submit return” function, for the avoidance of doubt, submissions made by any other method (including via correspondence on the e-Tendering Portal) will not be accepted.
Timeline
15 Jul 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 7 dates- Planning notice published98 days ago15 Jul 2026, 11:58 BST
- Market engagement89 days ago23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Please visit sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗ to register on the Durham Police e-tendering platform.
Once registered, please navigate to Portals in the top right of the screen and log in to Durham Police Portal.
- Tender notice published58 days ago24 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
- Clarification questions by44 days ago7 Sept 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline37 days ago14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published30 days ago21 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
- Today21 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 11 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
10 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jul 2026- Preliminary market engagement notice published15 Jul 2026, 11:58 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Jul 2026, 15:47 BSTUK2
- Preliminary market engagement notice published20 Jul 2026, 16:42 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published24 Aug 2026, 11:15 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £220,00024 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
- Status changed to active24 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
- Procurement method changed24 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
- Deadline published: 14 Sept 2026, 12:00 BST24 Aug 2026, 11:15 BST
- Procurement termination notice published21 Sept 2026, 14:48 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete21 Sept 2026, 14:48 BST
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2026-07: 2 releases · 15 Jul 2026, 20 Jul 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 21 Sept 2026 | CancelledThe procurement process has been discontinued due to changes in the authority's requirements, resulting in a materially revised specification. The authority intends to commence a new procurement procedure based on the updated requirements. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITEDBeneficiary authority
- Blue Light CommercialProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Officer
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender