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# Protective Security Centre Substance Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/protective-security-centre-substance-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-052b8c). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Home Office: "Protective Security Centre Substance Testing". Published status: complete. Published Value: £96,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Sept 2025, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Home Office](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/home-office-gov-d16)
- **Published Value:** £96,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 September 2025 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Composition and purity testing and analysis services, Laboratory services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £96,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/protective-security-centre-substance-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-052b8c#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-052b8c`

## 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/protective-security-centre-substance-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-052b8c#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhomeoffice.app.jaggaer.com%2F)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/protective-security-centre-substance-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-052b8c#participate

## Description
This is a contract details notice for for the provision of substance and drug testing services. This requirement supports the National Security Vetting process for both current and prospective employees.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 71610000, 71900000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £96,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/12/2025 to 30/11/2029

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Protective Security Centre Substance Testing (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **Cansford Laboratories Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-83217`
  - Value: £96,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 23/10/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £96,000
  - Signed Date: 17/11/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F048443-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-11-18T09:06:25.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T03:49:36.669Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-052b8c