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Published 12 Feb 2025, 14:11 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Toxicology Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: General Medical Council (GMC) (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Cleaning & Environmental Services (90) Delivery: UK
Awarded value£800,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 17 Mar 2025awarded 27 Aug 2025
Awarded to DNA Workplace Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 9 Oct 2027 · extension options published · starts 10 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Where there are concerns about a registrant’s physical or mental health, we may require the registrant to undergo a health assessment. This may form one part of a wider investigation into a registrant's fitness to practise. At the end of an investigation, a registrant may enter into a period of medical supervision to monitor their health condition and compliance with any restrictions on their registration. Toxicology testing is required as part of the GMC’s Fitness to Practise proceedings in order to establish:

a) if and what substances have been/are being used by the registrant (this is of particular help in health assessments)

b) if the registrant has complied with undertakings or conditions (which is of particular help for the purposes of medical supervision).

This is mostly done using blood, in particular PEth testing, and hair testing at present, although nail, saliva, urine and breath tests can be carried out at the GMC’s discretion.

CPV: Toxic substances monitoring services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs
Contract period: 10 Oct 2025 – 9 Oct 2027 (2 yrs)
Delivery: UK
Extensions: Option to extend for one year, plus a further one year.Variant bids: not allowed
90743100 Toxic substances monitoring 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: 65%Price: 25%Social value: 10%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Quality Criterion: 65%
  • Cost Criterion: 25%
  • Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality Criterion: 65
  • Social Value: 10
  • Cost Criterion: 25
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 25 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2.5 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
12 Feb 2025, 14:11 GMT
Last source update
20 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMT
Award evaluation window
17 Mar 2025 – …
Authority reference
GMC2054
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004712
Classification (CPV)
Toxic substances monitoring services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04de2c Find a Tender

Publisher note: (MT Ref:236419)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: mytenders · Who buys & how to bid on myTenders
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free publication showcase; bidding happens on buyer portals
Submission deadline
17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.mytenders.co.uk ↗

Timeline

17 Mar 2025 → 20 Jan 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    17 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts377 days ago
    10 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published275 days ago
    20 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    20 Jan 2026, 11:32 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £800,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Aug 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DNA Workplace LtdSME£800,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 004712-2026-GMC2054-1 · DNA Workplace LtdSME

    Signed
    27 Aug 2025
    Value
    £800,000
    Period
    … – 9 Oct 2027
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic · 3 from abroad3——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

General Medical Council (GMC)

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilBody governed by public lawMedical Regulator 3 Hardman Street, Manchester, UK, M3 3AWContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body LondonContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DNA Workplace LtdAwarded supplier G1 Frome Business Park, Manor Road, Frome, South West, BA11 4FNContact phone

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.