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title: "Drugs of Abuse and Point of Care Testing"
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# Drugs of Abuse and Point of Care Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drugs-of-abuse-and-point-of-care-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-02e200). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NHS Shared Business Services Limited: "Drugs of Abuse and Point of Care Testing". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £280,000,000. 9 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Oct 2021, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NHS Shared Business Services Limited](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/nhs-shared-business-services-limited-coh-05280446)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £280,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 October 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 9
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Analysers, Blood analysers, Blood analysis services, Blood lancets, Blood-testing reagents (+11 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drugs-of-abuse-and-point-of-care-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-02e200#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e200`

## 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/drugs-of-abuse-and-point-of-care-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-02e200#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D39590%26B%3DNHSSBS)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drugs-of-abuse-and-point-of-care-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-02e200#participate

## Description
NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) are tendering for Drugs of Abuse and Point of Care Testing, Lots are mixture or products and services in the following areas: Rapid Tests, Back to Lab, Pandemic Testing, Alcohol Testing Devices, BBV, Liver Fuction Testing, Occupational Health Services, Family Law Services including DNA Testing, and broader outsourced Operational Services. Innovation will continue to be a key focus of the framework agreement, awarded suppliers will have the option to add innovative products/services to the framework throughout the duration of the Agreement.

## Lots (9)
> **Shared lot scope:** Further details can be found in the Specification.
> Applies to lots 4, 5, 7, 8.

### Lot 1: Lot 1: Rapid Drug Testing Kits
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33124131, 38500000, 38540000, 38544000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** I.e. oral, urine etc. Further details can be found in the Specification.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2: Back to Lab testing
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33696200, 33696500, 38434520, 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** I.e. nail, hair, blood etc. Further details can be found in the Specification.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 3: Lot 3: Pandemic Testing
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Antigen, Antibody and PCR. Further details can be found in the Specification.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 4: Lot 4: Blood Borne Virus (BBV) and Liver Function Testing
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33141900, 33696200, 38434520, 38544000, 71900000, 85111810
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 5: Lot 5: Dried Blood Spot Drug & Alcohol testing
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33141900, 33696200, 38434520, 38544000, 71900000, 85111810
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 6: Lot 6: Alcohol Testing Devices
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38434000, 38500000, 38544000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** I.e. Breath Analysers, Continuous Monitoring and Associated Consumables. Further details
can be found in the Specification.

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 7: Lot 7: Occupational Health Services
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71317200, 85100000, 85147000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 8: Lot 8: Operational Outsourcing of Services
- **Lot id:** `8`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 33696500, 38544000, 71900000, 85100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 9: Lot 9: Family Law Services
- **Lot id:** `9`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38544000, 71900000, 75242000, 85100000, 85300000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** I.e. DNA Testing etc. Further details can be found in the Specification.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F023181-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-09-17T11:38:33.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T11:30:16.926Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02e200