Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency
Authority: Department for Transport (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe DVLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), based in Swansea. The DVLA’s primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).
The purpose of the Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency is to provide an accurate and confidential blood sample screening (Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) utilising the Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) methodology with classic reporting.
CPV: Laboratory services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol DependencyAwardedRenewal
Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (9)
- Service Delivery: 16
- CDT Testing: 16
- Franchise Doctors: 18
- Storage and Destruction: 6
- Management Information Reporting - Service Delivery – Reporting of results: 5
- Management Information Reporting - To assess performance and identify trends for process improvement: 3
- Business Continuity: 6
- price: 80
- Social Value - Wellbeing: 10
Published award criteria (9)
- Service Delivery: 16%
- CDT Testing: 16%
- Franchise Doctors: 18%
- Storage and Destruction: 6%
- Management Information Reporting - Service Delivery – Reporting of results: 5%
- Management Information Reporting - To assess performance and identify trends for process improvement: 3%
- Business Continuity: 6%
- Social Value - Wellbeing: 10%
- Price: 80%
- Price carries 80 of 160 points: a 10% discount moves about 8 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes
- First published
- 12 Jul 2022, 11:03 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Jul 2026, 13:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 9 Dec 2022 – …
- Authority reference
PS/21/125A- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-071231- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0350ebFind a Tender
Publisher note: Suppliers wishing to apply for this opportunity, should visit and register via the Jaggaer E-tendering portal at: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com Please refer to Project: tender_3011 - Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency Your Tender must be submitted through the Jaggaer E-tendering portal.
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://dft.app.jaggaer.com/web/login.html ↗
- Submission deadline
- 9 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 9 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
31 Oct 2022 → 28 Jul 2026 · 6 dates- Next notice expected31 Oct 2022
- Submission deadline9 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Bids opened9 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT
- Bids must remain valid until8 Mar 2023, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts1 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Notice published88 days ago28 Jul 2026, 13:50 BST
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 31 Oct 2022- Published value published: £3,800,00031 Oct 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Status changed to active31 Oct 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Procurement method changed31 Oct 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Dec 2022, 13:00 GMT31 Oct 2022, 13:14 GMT
- Status changed to complete7 Sept 2023, 16:03 BST
- Buyer details updated7 Sept 2023, 16:03 BST
- Buyer details updated28 Jul 2026, 13:50 BST
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2022-07: 1 release · 12 Jul 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SYNLAB Laboratory Services | £1,670,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK Limited | £2,999,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency · SYNLAB Laboratory Services
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- £1,670,000
- Period
- … – 31 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency · Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK Limited
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2023
- Value
- £2,999,000
- Period
- 1 Sept 2023 – 31 Aug 2028
- Status
- active
- Change (1) Contract novation from Seren Laboratory Services Limited (previously trading as SYNLAB Laboratories Ltd) , Unit a1 Gavenny Court Brecon Road Abergavenny NP7 7RX To Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK Limited, 90 Priestley Road, The Surrey Research Park, Guildford, GU2 7AU (2) As set out in the contract terms and conditions: Extension of the contract for a duration of 24 months., Need for additional works, services or supplies by the original contractor/concessionaire: Contract novated during core term of contract.
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Driver & Vehicle Licensing AgencyContracting authorityNational or federal agency/officeGeneral public services
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The UK does not have any special review body with responsibility for appeal/mediation procedures in public procurement competitions. Instead; any challenges are dealt with by the High Court, Commercial Division, to which proceedings may be issued regarding alleged breaches of the PCR2015 as amended.Review body
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK LimitedAwarded supplier
- SYNLAB Laboratory ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.