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# Provision of Toxicology Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-toxicology-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0380b8). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** South Lanarkshire Council: "Provision of Toxicology Services". Published status: planned. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNED (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [South Lanarkshire Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/south-lanarkshire-council-ons-s12000029)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Social work services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM95
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0380b8`

## 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/provision-of-toxicology-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0380b8#tl-md)

## Description
South Lanarkshire Council Social Work Resources is seeking to appoint a provider to provide saliva testing to the Drug Testing and Treatment Order (DTTO) Team.  DTTO Orders are granted by the Courts if a service user’s drug misuse issues are significant and are the cause of offending behaviour. A DTTO is an order made under section 234B of the Criminal Procedure (SCOTLAND) Act 1995 (as inserted by section 89 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998).
The full service will include the delivery of the testing kits, staff training, sample testing, results reporting, sample confirmation to forensic standard.  An appointed account manager, helpline, and quarterly service meetings

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 85310000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** The Council are seeking input from the market to assist in the development of the Invitation to Tender for the provision of toxicology services.
SERVICE REQUIREMENT
Currently DTTO test for a basic range of drugs which includes methadone, buprenorphin...

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F031809-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-11-10T11:44:44.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T23:14:44.615Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0380b8