Official UK procurement notice
Framework for the Provision of Forensic Testing
Authority: Wakefield Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionThe Council would like to establish a Closed Framework Agreement for the Provision of Forensic Testing. Forensic Testing (a term used to cover DNA, drug and alcohol testing) is used to help inform decision making, particularly with regard to the safeguarding of children and young people.
The proposed Closed Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend, on two occasions, each for a 12-month period (2 + 1 + 1).
The Closed Framework will be procured via the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
The Closed Framework Agreement will be split into 2 lots, with a maximum of 3 suppliers awarded to each lot:
- Lot 1 = DNA Testing
- Lot 2 = Drug and Alcohol Testing
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Apr 2031, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs may be awarded directly or by further competition
- Places
- up to 6 suppliers
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2027
Published description of the framework
The Closed Framework will be split into two lots with a maximum of 3 suppliers awarded to each lot.
Under the Closed Framework, there will be two call-off mechanisms available:
- Award following expression of interest - Mini Competition and,
- Direct Award
Further call-off process details can be found within the Specification and Terms and Conditions.
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · evaluation weights differ by lotEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £1,700,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1DNA TestingRenewalceiling above
DNA testing including sampling and collection where appropriate.
Lot #2Drug and Alcohol TestingRenewalceiling above
Drug and alcohol testing includes sampling and collection, testing analysis and expert witness reports.
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).
Lots publish different evaluation splits; there is no single procedure weighting.
| Lot | Quality | Price | Social value | Split |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · DNA Testing | 60% | 30% | 10% | |
| 2 · Drug and Alcohol Testing | 60% | 30% | 10% |
- Price carries 30 points on every lot: a 10% discount moves about 3 points.
- “Framework for the Provision of Forensic Testing” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 6 suppliers, not a single contract: call-offs may be direct or by further competition.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Wakefield Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
Wakefield Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
How the contest usually goes
Winner shares use published awards; bid and price charts use contested lots.
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
The counts under this question show how many awards have a known supplier size.
No small-firm winners recorded among this authority’s published awards in this sample.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in Yorkshire and the Humber.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered outside Yorkshire and the Humber.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 105 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
Each colour is a bid-count range. Only competed lots with a published count are included.
Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 3%
2–30% / 10%
4–60% / 16%
7+100% / 70%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
Assess each lot i
What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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What past awards tell you about each lot.
See the forecast, this buyer’s earlier suppliers and firms with relevant wins.
No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
Open a lot for its forecast, this buyer’s previous supplier and possible competitors, from published award history, not a bid list
Lot #1DNA TestingCPV 85000000Published estimate£1.7m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid9%
2–311%
4–625%
7+55%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £748k8 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £248k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 15% below n=2 | |
| £60k2 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £60k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £848k4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £575k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 | |
| — | None on file | at estimate n=1 | |
| — | None on file | no comparable pairs |
Lot #2Drug and Alcohol TestingCPV 85000000Published estimate£1.7m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid8%
2–310%
4–623%
7+59%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
A statistical guide from past awards, not a price to bid.
Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
No earlier contract of this buyer matches this lot on the published record.
Who could compete for this lot? i
Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| £378m56 awards in 36m · last 1 months ago | 11 live · £244m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=9 | |
| £748k8 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 5 live · £248k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 15% below n=2 | |
| £1.2m5 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £1.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 58% above n=1 | |
| £60k2 awards in 36m · last 4 months ago | 2 live · £60k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £848k4 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 1 live · £575k iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Apr 2031
- First published
- 9 Oct 2025, 14:27 BST
- Last source update
- 19 Oct 2026, 17:52 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Apr 2027
- Authority reference
100115249- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-098704- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05abb4Find a Tender
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via EU-Supply (CTM)- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Bids must be submitted electronically via the YORtender system using tender reference 100115249 at 12 noon 18/11/2026
Timeline
9 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2027 · 6 dates- Planning notice published378 days ago9 Oct 2025, 14:27 BST
- Market engagement348 days ago7 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
The market engagement opportunity can be accessed vis the Mercell YORtender system YORtender (eu-supply.com) using reference 104186.
Questionnaires must be submitted via the YORtender system no later than 07th November at 12 noon.
- Tender notice published2 days ago19 Oct 2026, 17:52 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsin 27 days · period end, not a bid countdown18 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract startsin 161 days1 Apr 2027, 00:00 BST
- Award decision expected byin 162 days1 Apr 2027, 23:59 BST
Notice history
6 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Oct 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published9 Oct 2025, 14:27 BSTUK2
- Tender notice published19 Oct 2026, 17:52 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,700,00019 Oct 2026, 17:52 BST
- Status changed to active19 Oct 2026, 17:52 BST
- Procurement method changed19 Oct 2026, 17:52 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT19 Oct 2026, 17:52 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender