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Provision of DNA, Drug & Alcohol and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£325,140
Submission deadline 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Lots published3
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Hull City Council: "Provision of DNA, Drug & Alcohol and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)". Published status: complete. Published value: £325,140. 3 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityHull City CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£325,140
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Hull City Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Hull City Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
3.5Bids / Report
27.3% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Quality Personal Development Training LtdTop vendor: 48.2% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 155 active published awards; 11 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Price reduction compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Quality Personal Development Training Ltd1 win£1,829,260
GRANICUS-FIRMSTEP LIMITED1 win£721,818
The Splash1 win£549,508
Latis & Stuart Ltd1 win£140,000
ASTUN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED1 win£118,780
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityHull City Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published20 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
Last source update20 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05e47c
What is being bought
Hull City Council (The Authority) sought tenders from interested organisations to provide DNA, Drug & Alcohol and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing. The tender was split into 3 lots. It was via the open procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract shall commence 1st April 2026 ending by 31st March 2029 with an option to extend for a period of 1 x 12 month period. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be £108,380 per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the tender documentation.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    20 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  2. Status changed to complete
    20 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  3. Official notice release published
    20 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    20 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  5. Published value updated to £325,140
    19 Nov 2025, 14:10 GMT
  6. Status changed to active
    19 Nov 2025, 14:10 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    19 Nov 2025, 14:10 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
    19 Nov 2025, 14:10 GMT
  9. Buyer information updated
    19 Nov 2025, 14:10 GMT
Lots and requirements (3)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #LOT-0001
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #LOT-0002
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 3 · #LOT-0003
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    20 Mar 2026, 09:53 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  5. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  6. Contract active
    Signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £146,250
  7. Contract active
    Signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £146,250
  8. Contract active
    Signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · £32,640
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
ALPHA BIOLABORATORIES LEGAL LIMITED, Cellmark Forensic Services, DNA Legal Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
ALPHA BIOLABORATORIES LEGAL LIMITED, Cellmark Forensic Services, DNA Legal Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
ALPHA BIOLABORATORIES LEGAL LIMITED, Biofortuna Limited, Cellmark Forensic Services
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Lot 1 DNA Sampling and Testing
£146,250 · signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 01:00 BST — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST
Lot 2 - Drug and Alcohol Sampling and Testing
£146,250 · signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 01:00 BST — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST
Lot 3 - Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
£32,640 · signed 20 Mar 2026, 00:00 GMT · active
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 01:00 BST — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Hull City Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PRNP-1874-YZZR
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  • Hull City Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PRNP-1874-YZZR
    The Guildhall, Alfred Gelder Street, Hull, UKE11, HU1 2AA, GB
    Lucy.Pattinson@hullcc.gov.uk
    +44 1482615737

  • ALPHA BIOLABORATORIES LEGAL LIMITED
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PGMM-9564-TDVR
    Unit 14 Webster Court, Carina Park, Warrington, UKD61, WA5 8WD, GB
    dianethomas@alphabiolabs.com

  • Biofortuna Limited
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PJBN-6634-JYGD
    2 Tenth Avenue, Deeside Industrial Park, Deeside, UKL23, CH5 2UA, GB
    nick.hunt@biofortuna.com

  • Cellmark Forensic Services
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PRZG-4778-HBWP
    16 Blacklands Way, Abingdon Business Park, Abingdo, Abingdon, UKJ14, OX14 1DY, GB
    jhorsley@cellmark.co.uk

  • DNA Legal Ltd
    supplier

    GB-PPON: PWLG-7365-DHDG
    Unit G1 Frome Business Park, Frome, UKK23, BA114FN, GB
    david@dnalegal.com
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