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Provision of Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing

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Tenderline Synopsis: Ministry of Defence: "Provision of Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of DefenceScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Ministry of Defence
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Published history for Ministry of Defence. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
1.9%Historical Average
Based on 9 comparable awards
Competition Density
2Bids / Report
66.7% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
British Telecommunications PLCTop vendor: 52% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 245 active published awards; 24 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. Published-to-award variance 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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
British Telecommunications PLC1 win£83,200,000
Rowden Technologies Ltd1 win£20,703,891
Janes Group UK Limited1 win£17,500,000
kpmg LLP1 win£8,100,000
THE COLLEGES' PARTNERSHIP LIMITED1 win£7,238,140
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityMinistry of Defence
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
Published28 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
Last source update28 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-051776
What is being bought
The Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing Programme is the largest occupational drug-testing programme in Europe and was established in January 1995. It is designed to reduce the incidence of substance misuse in the Armed Forces by detection and deterrence underpinned by education and policy. Currently between 100,000 - 125,000 samples are collected per annum. In addition to testing for drug misuse, there is also the requirement for the contractor to conduct screening for steroids and new psychoactive substances. The programme involves the analysis of urine samples of service personnel. Samples are collected by Armed Forces collection teams and transported to the laboratory of the Authority's urinalysis contractor. The programme also requires research and scientific support. These areas are included in this contract, which is structured to provide maximum flexibility to cope with change during its life.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Official notice release published
    28 Apr 2026, 14:40 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    18 Mar 2026, 15:30 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    5 Mar 2026, 11:36 GMT
  5. tender value changed
    5 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
  6. Status changed to complete
    5 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
  7. Official notice release published
    5 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
  8. Submission deadline changed to published date
    5 Mar 2026, 10:47 GMT
  9. Status changed to active
    10 Oct 2025, 08:22 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    10 Oct 2025, 08:22 BST
  11. Submission deadline changed to 4 Nov 2025, 11:00 GMT
    10 Oct 2025, 08:22 BST
  12. Official notice release published
    13 Jun 2025, 11:54 BST
  13. Official notice release published
    12 Jun 2025, 14:07 BST
  14. Published value updated to £15,000,000
    19 May 2025, 16:08 BST
  15. Status changed to planned
    19 May 2025, 16:08 BST
  16. Official notice release published
    19 May 2025, 16:08 BST
  17. Buyer information updated
    19 May 2025, 16:08 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    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
    28 Apr 2026, 15:15 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · £15,000,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
DNA Workplace Ltd
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Contracts
Provision of the Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing Programme
£15,000,000 · signed 10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 10 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST — 9 Apr 2031, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Ministry of Defence

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PHVX-4316-ZVGZ
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Documents (1)
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