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Testing of Tar Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide (TNCO) (2023-27)

Laboratory services
Technical testing
analysis and consultancy services
London (UKI32)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
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Tenderline Synopsis: Department of Health and Social Care: "Testing of Tar Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide (TNCO) (2023-27)". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health and Social CareScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Department of Health and Social Care
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Department of Health and Social Care. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Average Price Reduction
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
11.8Bids / Report
54.4% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationNo estimate
Insufficient attributable awardsNo concentration estimate available
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 451 active published awards; 397 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. Price reduction 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 Unpublished data stays unknown.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.
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityDepartment of Health and Social Care
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
Published26 Oct 2022, 13:13 BST
Last source update26 Oct 2022, 13:13 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationLaboratory services, Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
Delivery area
London (UKI32)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0348e4
What is being bought
The delivery of Testing of Tar Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide (TNCO) in cigarettes sold in the UK.
What changed
From the official release history
  1. tender value changed
    26 Oct 2022, 13:13 BST
  2. Status changed to complete
    26 Oct 2022, 13:13 BST
  3. Official notice release published
    26 Oct 2022, 13:13 BST
  4. Submission deadline changed to published date
    26 Oct 2022, 13:13 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    8 Aug 2022, 08:20 BST
  6. Official notice release published
    8 Aug 2022, 08:20 BST
  7. Submission deadline changed to 12 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
    8 Aug 2022, 08:20 BST
  8. Published value updated to £1,000,000
    21 Jun 2022, 15:42 BST
  9. Status changed to planned
    21 Jun 2022, 15:42 BST
  10. Official notice release published
    21 Jun 2022, 15:42 BST
  11. Buyer information updated
    21 Jun 2022, 15:42 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The Department of Health and Social Care has sought via an open tender the appointment of a competent provider for the delivery of Testing of Tar Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide (TNCO) in cigarettes sold in the UK. The appointed supplier was able to demonstrate they are an accredited testing laboratory with independence from the tobacco industry, and has the capacity to fulfil the requirements as set out in the relevant UK tobacco control regulations; the Tobacco and Related Products Regulations 2016/507, the Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products Regulations 2015/829 and The Tobacco Products and Nicotine Inhaling Products (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020/1316.<br/><br/>Contract term: 36 months with the option to extend for a further period or periods of up to 24 months. The contract will commence on 1 January 2023. <br/>Contract value (including extensions): £1,000,000. Cost model is based on brand tested. Additional information: Contract link:
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    26 Oct 2022, 13:13 BST
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Contract active
    Signed 26 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
PT. Essentra
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Contract
Not published · signed 26 Oct 2022, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statistics
bids: 1 (lot 1)
electronicBids: 1 (lot 1)
foreignBidsFromNonEU: 1 (lot 1)
highestValidBidValue: 1000000 (lot 1)
lowestValidBidValue: 870000 (lot 1)
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Department of Health and Social Care

Contracting authority GB-FTS-43
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  • Department of Health and Social Care
    buyer

    39 Victoria Street, London, UKI32, SW1H 0EU
    Julia.estruga@dhsc.gov.uk
    +44 1132045540

  • PT. Essentra
    supplier

    8120007800475
    Surabaya Industrial Estate Rungkut, 16- 20, Jl. Berbek Industri I, Berbek, Waru, 61256, East Java, Indonesia, Waru, ID, 61256
    +628 2244440012

  • The High Court
    reviewBody

    Strand, London, WC2A 2LL
    generaloffice@administrativecourtoffice.justice.gov.uk
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