Official UK procurement notice
Drug Test on Arrest · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Metropolitan Police Service (Police & fire)
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33) Delivery: London (UKI)
Awarded value£246,902published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Abbott Toxicology Ltd
Notice summary
Drug test kits and lab confirmations.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDrug test kits and lab confirmations
CPV: Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £246,9021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abbott Toxicology Ltd | £246,902 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 103837-2026-1 · Abbott Toxicology Ltd
- Signed
- 14 Oct 2026
- Value
- £246,902
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Nov 2026, 15:13 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Nov 2026, 15:13 GMT
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-103837- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0795cfFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
Direct Award via NHS Supply Chain Laboratory Diagnostics, Point of Care Testing and Pathology Managed Services Framework (2023/S 000-028831)
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Mayor's Office for Policing and CrimeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- ABBOTT TOXICOLOGY LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.