Find a TenderAwarded without competition
Published 2 Nov 2026, 15:13 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Drug Test on Arrest · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Metropolitan Police Service (Police & fire)

GoodsAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Awarded value£246,902published contract · exc. VAT
Awarded 14 Oct 2026no call for competition
Awarded to Abbott Toxicology Ltd
Notice summaryFrom the published notice

Drug test kits and lab confirmations.

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Drug test kits and lab confirmations

CPV: Clinical forensics equipment and supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: London

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £246,9021 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Oct 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Abbott Toxicology Ltd£246,902 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid 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)
Clinical forensics equipment and supplies
Delivery area
London (UKI)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0795cf Find 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

Metropolitan Police Service

Contracting authorityPolice & fireRegional or local authorityPublic order and safety New Scotland Yard, LONDON, London, SW1A2JLContact name, email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.