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Published 28 Sept 2026, 11:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27

Authority: Department of Health & Social Care (Central government)

ServicesCompetitive flexible procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£1,032,016≈ £344k / year · £1,238,779 inc. VAT
Tender notice expected 9 Nov 2026from the planned procurement notice
Contract term 3 yrsstarts 1 Apr 2027

What is being bought

Published requirement description

National toxicology testing and surveillance service supporting the cross-government Early Warning System for emerging synthetic opioids and other dangerous drugs.

Collection, transport, targeted laboratory testing, confirmatory testing, reporting and surveillance support for urine and blood samples from an expanded sentinel network of drug treatment services, hospitals and other agreed settings.

  • How the procedure runs: TBC

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Lot 1Planned 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£1,032,016
Contract period: 1 Apr 2027 — 31 Mar 2030 (3 yrs)Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Value
£1,032,016 exc. VAT · £1,238,779 inc. VAT
71900000 Laboratory services

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Competitive flexible procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Planned procurement
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
28 Sept 2026, 11:53 BST
Last source update
28 Sept 2026, 11:53 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end — 1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
Authority reference
C473865
Latest notice
Planned procurement notice (UK3)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b66
How it runs
TBC

How it was run

Expression of interest (EOI)
20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline
20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
Accepted languages
en

Timeline

6 published dates · Europe/London
  1. Planning notice publishedjust passed
    28 Sept 2026, 11:53 BST
  2. Tender notice expectedin 43 days
    9 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
  3. Expressions of interest byin 53 days
    20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  4. Submission deadlinein 53 days
    20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
  5. Award decision expected byin 155 days
    1 Mar 2027, 23:59 GMT
  6. Contract startsin 184 days
    1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Pipeline notice
Awards (0)
No award published
Contracts (0)
No contract published
Bid statistics
No aggregate bid statistics published

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Planned procurement notice published
    28 Sept 2026, 11:53 BSTUK3

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Department of Health & Social Care

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PMQG-9965-CHZR 39 Victoria Street, London, London, SW1H 0EU

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

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