Find a TenderPast planning notice
Published 21 Sept 2022, 20:27 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Drug Testing Products and Services

Official notice

Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)

2 lotsServicesMax 2 lots per supplier
Planned pipeline valueValue not publishedpipeline notice, not a live tender
Tender notice expected 31 Dec 2023from the planned procurement notice
Lots 2max 2 won per supplier

What is being bought2 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Following the abandonment of a recent procurement for the above products and services, the Authority is currently in the process of drawing up proposals for a new procurement exercise. As part of this, the Authority wishes to assess the appetite of the market and their capacity to fulfil estimated volume requirements throughout the proposed contract term.

The Authority intends to split the procurement into two (2) Lots: Lot 1 Drug Testing Laboratory Analysis, Products and Services and Lot 2 Drug Testing Point of Care Testing (POCT) Equipment and Associated Services.

Lot 1 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:

Urine Testing and Laboratory Analysis

Oral Fluid Testing and Laboratory Analysis

Prevalence Studies

Lot 2 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:

Oral Fluid POCT

It is envisaged that the contract term will be for an initial period of five (5) years plus up to a further two (2) years of extensions. It is envisaged that the new contracts will start on 1st May 2024.

The Authority is under no commitment to fulfil any element of the requirements outlined.

The Authority invites suppliers of such products and services to complete a market engagement survey by following this link:

forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx ↗

CPV: Drug detection apparatus · Laboratory services

Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure

2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of them
Lot #1Laboratory ServicesPlanned

Lot 1 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:

Urine Testing and Laboratory Analysis

Oral Fluid Testing and Laboratory Analysis

Prevalence Studies

It is envisaged that the contract term will be for an initial period of five (5) years plus up to a further two (2) years of extensions. It is envisaged that the new contracts will start on 1st May 2024.

The Authority is under no commitment to fulfil any element of the requirements outlined.

Delivery: North East, North West, Yorkshire & Humber, East Midlands, West Midlands, East of England, London, South East, South West, Wales · Nationwide coverage required, preferably from a single laboratory.
Lot #2Point of Care Test KitsPlanned

Lot 2 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:

Oral Fluid POCT

It is envisaged that the contract term will be for an initial period of five (5) years plus up to a further two (2) years of extensions. It is envisaged that the new contracts will start on 1st May 2024.

The Authority is under no commitment to fulfil any element of the requirements outlined.

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Lot distribution rule: Both Lots may be awarded to the same supplier. However, the Authority reserves the right not to award one or both Lots.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Past planning notice
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
21 Sept 2022, 20:27 BST
Last source update
21 Sept 2022, 20:27 BST
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026451
Classification (CPV)
Drug detection apparatusLaboratory services
Delivery area
North East (UKC)North West (UKD)Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)East Midlands (UKF)West Midlands (UKG)East of England (UKH)London (UKI)South East (UKJ)
+2 moreSouth West (UKK)Wales (UKL)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036a43 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

21 Sept 2022 → 31 Dec 2023 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    21 Sept 2022, 20:27 BST
  2. Tender notice expected
    31 Dec 2023

Commercial outcome & contract awards

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

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Ministry of Justice

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentMinistry or any other national or federal authority, including their regional or local subdivisionsGeneral public services 102 Petty France, London, London, SW1H 9AJContact name, email, phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.