Official UK procurement notice
ID 5063576 - DoJ - PBNI - Drug Testing Services
Authority: Probation Board for Northern Ireland (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) is a non-departmental public body established by the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982. The core business of PBNI is: 1. The risk assessment of offenders to assist judges in determining appropriate sentences and Parole Commissioners in making decisions about release from custody; and 2. The supervision of offenders on a range of court orders and licenses. PBNI require a Supplier to provide a substance testing programme, including the collection, screening and analysis of samples. There are two elements of this contract: PBNI require a regional service across Northern Ireland to provide a range of tests (breathalyser, urine, blood testing and hair follicle testing) to test individuals subject to orders/licences for a range of drugs/alcohol. The testing will take place in PBNI offices throughout Northern Ireland. PBNI manages the Substance Misuse Court and requires individuals engaging in the process to be regularly and randomly drug and alcohol tested. Testing is required on a weekly basis and will take place in PBNI’s office at Laganside Court. Please refer to Schedule 2 (Specification) for full detail of requirements.
CPV: Hospital and related services · Laboratory services · Medical practice and related services · Technical testing services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services · Toxic substances monitoring services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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).
Published sub-criteria (11)
- AC1 Implementation and Resource Planning: 10%
- AC2 Service Delivery: 12.5%
- AC3 Personnel Experience: 10%
- AC4 Contract Management: 7.5%
- AC6 Collection Agent – Regular Working Hours: 15%
- AC7 Collection Agent – Out of Hours Bank/Public Holidays, outside 9:00am - 5:00pm: 2.5%
- AC8 Hair Testing Sample analysis: 2.5%
- AC9 Urine Testing Sample analysis: 5%
- AC10 Oral Fluid Testing Sample analysis: 15%
- AC11 Breath Testing Sample analysis: 10%
- AC5 Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (11)
- AC1 Implementation and Resource Planning: 10
- AC2 Service Delivery: 12.5
- AC3 Personnel Experience: 10
- AC4 Contract Management: 7.5
- AC5 Social Value: 10
- AC6 Collection Agent – Regular Working Hours: 15
- AC7 Collection Agent – Out of Hours Bank/Public Holidays, outside 9:00am - 5:00pm: 2.5
- AC8 Hair Testing Sample analysis: 2.5
- AC9 Urine Testing Sample analysis: 5
- AC10 Oral Fluid Testing Sample analysis: 15
- AC11 Breath Testing Sample analysis: 10
- Technical & professional ability
as per Tender documentation.
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Oct 2024, 12:06 BST
- Last source update
- 1 Apr 2025, 09:39 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 12 Nov 2024 – …
- Authority reference
ID 5063576- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-012138- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a7fdFind a Tender
- Review procedure
CPD ran this competition in compliance with the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. With only one bid received, there were no unsuccessful economic operators, and therefore no requirement to apply a standstill period.
Publisher note: Please note that information relating to contractors engaged by the Northern Ireland Department of Justice, and associated bodies, is not published in any publicly accessible forum or publication. This is to protect such contractors, whose security and safety could be. threatened by dissident terrorist organisations still active in Northern Ireland if their details became known. This is consistent with Regulation 50(6)(a).. . The contract value listed is a broad estimate only and includes additional quantum for unforeseen demand and to future proof for additional potential. There is no guarantee of any level of business under this contract. The estimate is not deemed to be a condition of contract nor a guarantee of minimum demand or uptake. No compensation will be payable to a contractor should the actual demand be less than that stated.. . Contract Monitoring: The successful contractor's performance on this contract will be managed as per specification and regularly monitored. Contractors not delivering on contract requirements is a serious matter. It means the public purse is not getting what it is paying for. If a contractor fails to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance they will be given a specified time to improve. If, after the specified time, they still fail to reach satisfactory levels of contract performance, the matter will be escalated to senior management in Construction and Procurement Delivery for further action. If this occurs and their performance still does not improve to satisfactory levels within the specified period, it may be regarded as an act of grave professional misconduct and they may be issued with a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance and this contract may be terminated. The issue of a notice of written warning and notice of unsatisfactory performance will result in the contractor being excluded from all procurement competitions being undertaken by Centres of Procurement Expertise on behalf of bodies covered by the Northern Ireland Procurement Policy for a period of up to 3 years from the date of issue of the notice.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 12 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
Timeline
12 Nov 2024 → 11 May 2025 · 4 dates- Bids opened12 Nov 2024, 15:30 GMT
- Submission deadline21 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Notice published1 Apr 2025, 09:39 BST
- Bids must remain valid until11 May 2025, 23:59 BST
Notice history
3 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 28 Oct 2024- Deadline moved to 21 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT28 Oct 2024, 14:04 GMT+9 days · was 12 Nov 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2025, 09:39 BST
- Buyer details updated1 Apr 2025, 09:39 BST
Published amendments (3 · 3 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2) | 12 Nov 2024 | 21 Nov 2024 | +9 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 · IV.2.2) | 12 Nov 2024 | 23 Dec 2024 | +41 d |
| — | DeadlineIV.2.2 · IV.2.2) | 12 Nov 2024 | 28 Feb 2025 | +108 d |
Current deadline was set at 3pm on 21st November 2024 via Corrigendum 2024/S 000-034865 (published 28th October 2024) Deadline is being further extended to 3pm on 23rd December 2024
Deadline is being further extended to 3pm on 28th February 2025
1 amendment published without a description.
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2024-10: 2 releases · 11 Oct 2024, 28 Oct 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information withheld for security reasonsSMEDoJ - PBNI - Drug Testing Services | £240,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
DoJ - PBNI - Drug Testing Services · Information withheld for security reasonsSME
- Signed
- 31 Mar 2025
- Value
- £240,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- PBNI - Probation Board for Northern IrelandContracting authorityBody governed by public lawGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any such bodies with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR 2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Information withheld for security reasonsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.