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title: "DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27"
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# DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhse-global-health-sentinel-drug-testing-fy26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-077b66). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Department of Health & Social Care: "DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: £1,032,016. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (open for submissions, 23 days left when this document was generated)
- **Buyer:** [Department of Health & Social Care](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/department-of-health-social-care-gov-d12)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £1,032,016 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 November 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Competitive flexible procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/dhse-global-health-sentinel-drug-testing-fy26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-077b66#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-077b66`

## 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/dhse-global-health-sentinel-drug-testing-fy26-27-ocds-h6vhtk-077b66#tl-md)

## 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71900000

- **Estimated Value:** £1,032,016

- **Contract Period:** 31/03/2027 to 31/03/2030

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F091371-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-09-28T10:53:50.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T06:04:24.665Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-077b66