Official UK procurement notice
Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing 2025
Authority: Cheshire west and Chester Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDrug, Alcohol and DNA testing 2025
Please find documents uploaded on the Chest -
CPV: Health and social work services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework · open framework scheme (admission reopens)
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Framework period
- 4 yrs 2 mo · up to 5 yrs 1 mo from 14 Feb 2026
- Scheme runs until
- 31 Mar 2031
Published description of the framework
When the Council has a requirement for the service, they will refer in the first instance to the breakdown of testing costs supplied by providers at the start of contractual arrangements. After which the Council will approach the cheapest provider for that service and request availability / capacity. If they can supply, an order will be submitted and agreed. If they cannot supply, the commissioner will move to the next cheapest on the list and so on until the demand can be satisfied.
This framework is for Cheshire West and Chester Council use only. This is a light touch framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1RenewalPublished value£360,000
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).
Lot awarding rule: Quality 80% / Price 20% The full breakdown of criteria is included in the RFQ document.
- “Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing 2025” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Open framework scheme
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 4 Sept 2025, 10:54 BST
- Last source update
- 4 Sept 2025, 10:54 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053818- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0593dbFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 1 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
All tenders must be submitted via the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk ↗
Timeline
4 Sept 2025 → 14 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 10:54 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends395 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown1 Oct 2025, 10:00 BST
- Contract starts259 days ago14 Feb 2026
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Tender notice published4 Sept 2025, 10:54 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender