Official UK procurement notice
BLC0360 - Drug Test on Arrest (DToA) Referral and Intervention Service
Authority: Police And Crime Commissioner For Durham (Police & fire)·On behalf of: BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITED
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis Invitation to Tender (“ITT”) has been issued by BlueLight Commercial, acting on behalf of Durham Police and Crime Commissioner and Durham Constabulary, for the provision of a force area-wide, Drug Test on Arrest (DToA) Referral and Intervention Service
This opportunity replaces the previous tender exercise for the same requirement, which was discontinued following the identification of additional and amended requirements. The revised specification has been incorporated into this procurement to ensure it fully reflects the Authority's current operational needs.
CPV: Community health services · Health and social work services · Health services · Medical analysis services · Rehabilitation services
The lotProcurement structure
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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 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).
Lot awarding rule: Award criteria is 60% Quality, 10% Social Value and 30% Pricing. For further details, please see ITT Documentation.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 28 Sept 2026, 11:40 BST
- Last source update
- 28 Sept 2026, 11:40 BST
- Authority reference
BLC0360- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-091356- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-077b5cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 9 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 2 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
In-Tend Portal - sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/home ↗
Timeline
28 Sept 2026 → 1 Nov 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published30 days ago28 Sept 2026, 11:40 BST
- Clarification questions by26 days ago2 Oct 2026, 16:00 BST
- Submission deadline19 days ago9 Oct 2026, 13:00 BST
- Today28 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 3 days1 Nov 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published28 Sept 2026, 11:40 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- BLUELIGHT COMMERCIAL LIMITEDBeneficiary authority
- Blue Light CommercialProcess contact pointProcuring entityProcurement Officer
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender