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# Drugs Testing Service Provision and Point of Care Testing Devices

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drugs-testing-service-provision-and-point-of-care-testing-devices-ocds-h6vhtk-03fb4a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Ministry of Justice: "Drugs Testing Service Provision and Point of Care Testing Devices". Published status: active. Published Value: £150,000,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 14 Feb 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Ministry of Justice](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/ministry-of-justice-gov-d18)
- **Published Value:** £150,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 14 February 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Drug detection apparatus, Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03fb4a`

## 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-testing-service-provision-and-point-of-care-testing-devices-ocds-h6vhtk-03fb4a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/drugs-testing-service-provision-and-point-of-care-testing-devices-ocds-h6vhtk-03fb4a#participate

## Description
His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice (Ministry of Justice) is procuring Drug Testing Service Provision and Point of Care Test Devices to be delivered across its estate.
The scope of the Goods and Services includes the provision of laboratory analysis of Drugs in oral fluid and urine as required by Prisons, probation facilities and other Approved Premises in the UK within the required timescales; and the provision of point of care Test Devices to Prisons, probation facilities and other Approved Premises in the UK within the required timescales.
The Tender Process is split into two lots:
Lot 1 – Laboratory Analysis Goods, Services and Prevalence Testing; and
Lot 2 – Point of Care Drugs Testing Products and Associated Services.
Details of each Lot is further described in the procurement documents available on the aforementioned URL.
The contracts for each Lot are anticipated to be contracted for a mobilisation period of 5 months followed by an operational term of 5 years with two options to extend by 12 months each. The total term for each Lot shall not exceed 5 months + 5 years + 1 year + 1 year.
CPV codes: 71900000-7 and 38544000-0

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: The provision of Drug Testing: Laboratory Analysis Goods, Services and Prevalence Testing.
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £123,000,000
- **Description:** Laboratory testing of urine and oral fluid to detect the misuse of Drugs across custodial and community HMPPS settings as further described in the Specification and procurement documents available on the abovementioned URL.
- **Contract Period:** 17/02/2025 to 15/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: The provision of Drug Testing: Point of Care Testing Products and Associated Services.
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 38544000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Estimated Value:** £27,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of point of care Test Devices for the detection of Drugs across custodial and community HMPPS settings.
- **Contract Period:** 17/02/2025 to 15/07/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037762-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-21T18:08:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T14:13:10.805Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03fb4a