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# Toxicology Services Drug and Alcohol Testing

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-services-drug-and-alcohol-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-068c78). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** General Pharmaceutical Council: "Toxicology Services Drug and Alcohol Testing". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [General Pharmaceutical Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/general-pharmaceutical-council-GB-PPON-PXRY-5513-YMDN)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - unknown
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £157,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-services-drug-and-alcohol-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-068c78#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068c78`

## 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/toxicology-services-drug-and-alcohol-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-068c78#tl-md)

## Description
The GPhC have procured the provision of Toxicology Services - Drug and Alcohol Testing. This Contract has been awarded to 1 Tenderer(s)/Service Provider(s); and scope of services include:
o Accreditation
1. ISO 17025.
o Specimen Collection
1. To supply Phlebotomists and Specimen Collectors -throughout Great Britain- to collect donor samples: hair, nail and blood. N.B. samples are to be collected at a donors' home residence, or a neutral site as determined by the Service Provider.
2. Application of appropriate and effective arrangements for ensuring donor requests for reasonable adjustments may be accommodated.
3. Application of appropriate and effective measures/processes/procedures for assuring safe, sterile and uncontaminated sample collection, storage and transportation practices.
4. Application of appropriate and consistent sample labelling/indexing practices.
5. Application of appropriate chain of custody practices/measures/processes/procedures.
o Examination
1. ISO 15189 accreditation, or appropriate medical laboratory quality and competence policies and procedures in place, which are compliant with ISO 15189 standards.
2. To undertake hair (head and body), nail and blood sample drug testing for, but not limited to amphetamines, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, cocaine, hallucinogens, hypnotic substances, ketamine, mephedrone, methadone, methamphetamines (including MDMA and MDEA), novel psychoactive substances, opiates, opioids, sedatives, steroids and tramadol.
3. To undertake ethyl glucuronide (EtG), and phosphatidyl ethanol (PEth), carbohydrate-deficient transferrin (CDT) and fatty acid ethyl esters (FAEE) biomarkers sample alcohol -ethanol- testing.
4. To undertake liver blood testing, formerly known as liver function tests (LFT).
5. To undertake full blood count testing (FBC), including mean corpuscular volume testing (MCV).
o Analysis
1. Secure email provision of hair sample analysis results within 3 working days.
2. Secure email provision of nail sample analysis results within 3 working days.
3. Secure email provision of blood sample analysis results within 3 working days.
4. Provision of a Certificates of Analysis (CoA).
5. Provision of supplementary reports which interpret sample analysis results in an accessible, clear and concise manner (free from technical jargon, where possible).
o Independent Expert Witness
1. Provision of written testimony, in the capacity of an Expert Witness (where donor samples are tested for legal purposes).
2. Provision of in-person oral testimony, in the capacity of an Expert Witness (where donor samples are tested for legal purposes). N.B. the Service Provider remains responsible for ensuring staff are adequately trained to undertake this requirement, if requested.
o Data Security and Information Governance
1. Compliance with the Data Protection Act 2018 and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), including registration with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
2. ISO 15489 and BS 10012 accred...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-services-drug-and-alcohol-testing-ocds-h6vhtk-068c78)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38434520, 71319000, 71900000, 85111810, 85121200, 85148000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **DNA WORKPLACE LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-171937`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** GPhC145: Toxicology Services - Drug and Alcohol Testing (active)
  - Signed Value: £157,000
  - Signed Date: 24/02/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F038448-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-28T10:30:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-17T07:22:04.823Z
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