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# Drug Testing Products and Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drug-testing-products-and-services-ocds-h6vhtk-036a43). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Drug Testing Products and Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Drug detection apparatus, Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-036a43`

## 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/drug-testing-products-and-services-ocds-h6vhtk-036a43#tl-md)

## 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: 
https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=KEeHxuZx_kGp4S6MNndq2HeLBZx3isNHpp5atooeqv1UOFJLNkpHMkNGSFpLTU5XNk9HMEJWWkQ3NS4u

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Laboratory Services
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** 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 ...

### Lot 2: Point of Care Test Kits
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 38544000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL

- **Description:** 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 tha...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026451-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-09-21T19:27:13.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T04:31:25.758Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-036a43