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Published 19 Dec 2022, 16:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Toxicology, Blood/Urine Intelligence and Confirmation Screening for Drugs

Official notice

Authority: Scottish Police Authority (Central government)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: Scotland (UKM)
Framework ceiling (notional)£360,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 26 Jan 2023awarded 20 Mar 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Toxicology Outsourcing, Appointment of a single supplier to a Framework Agreement for toxicology screen of urine samples with option for further analysis(including blood samples), witness statements and court attendance as needed.

CPV: Analysis services · Blood analysis services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids received (1.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Scottish Police Authority (“the Authority”) has a requirement to appoint a…AwardedRenewalPublished value£360,000

The Scottish Police Authority (“the Authority”) has a requirement to appoint a supplier to provide a toxicology screen of up to 300 urine samples per annum.

This is to support the Authority’s investigation of forensic evidence in cases where there has been a suspected instance of an individual having been administered a substance by a third party including in potential Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault Cases.

The requirement includes an initial screen to identify cases which require further detailed analysis.

Full analysis must include the provision of a joint report suitable for use as evidence in potential criminal proceedings and suppliers should note that attendance as an expert witness may be required.

The service must include screening for a wide range of drugs including those commonly associated with Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault cases.

Delivery: Scotland · Supplier's own premises, delivery of physical samples will be organised by the Authority. The Authority's instructing laboratory will be Howdenhall Road, Edinburgh
Extensions: An optional renewal of 1 12 month period at the end of the third year of the contract giving a total possible contract length of 48 monthsVariant bids: not allowed
71600000 Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services85111810 Blood analysis services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 95Price: 40Environmental: 5
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Analysis Strategy: 50
  • Information Security and Data Protection Compliance: 10
  • Turnaround Times, Capacity and Flexibility: 15
  • Communication: 10
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • price: 40
  • Sustainability: 5
Published award criteria (8)
  • Analysis Strategy: 50
  • Information Security and Data Protection Compliance: 10
  • Turnaround Times, Capacity and Flexibility: 15
  • Communication: 10
  • Sustainability: 5
  • Fair Work First: 5
  • Community Benefits: 5
  • Price: 40
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    The relevant selection criteria will be included in the SPD section of the Invitation to tender on the PCT-T platform

Staff
Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
  • “Provision of Toxicology, Blood/Urine Intelligence and Confirmation…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Dec 2022, 16:30 GMT
Last source update
20 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST
Award evaluation window
26 Jan 2023 – …
FTS notice number
2023/S 000-011291
Classification (CPV)
Analysis servicesBlood analysis servicesTechnical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
Scotland (UKM)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-039291 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (SC Ref:727569)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Public Contracts Scotland · Who buys & how to bid on PCS
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free single registration for Scotland; PCS-Tender (Jaggaer) for full bidding
Appointment period ends
26 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
26 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗

Timeline

26 Jan 2023 → 20 Apr 2023 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    26 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    26 Jan 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    20 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Apr 2023, 08:39 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Mar 2023

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 011291-2023-PROC-22-1880-1

    Signed
    20 Mar 2023
    Value
    £662,978
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic · 1 from abroad0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Scottish Police Authority

Contracting authorityCentral GovernmentBody governed by public lawPublic order and safety 1 Pacific Quay, 2nd Floor, Glasgow, Scotland, G51 1DZContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Scottish Courts & Tribunals ServiceReview body Glasgow

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria