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Published 6 Feb 2024, 14:24 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Drug and Alcohol Testing Services

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 7 Mar 2024awarded 22 May 2024
Awarded to DNA Legal Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Leicestershire County Council invites tenders for the provision of Drug and Alcohol Testing Services (via sample testing and collection kits). The selected provider will play a pivotal role in pre-court preparation, with the Council as the instructing customer.

CPV: Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) · Services provided by medical laboratories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedPublished value£200,000

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: 80%Price: 20%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 80
  • Price: 20
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 20 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 2 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
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
6 Feb 2024, 14:24 GMT
Last source update
18 Jul 2024, 15:23 BST
Award evaluation window
7 Mar 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN700938
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-022337
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)Services provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043792 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 Mar 2024 → 18 Jul 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    7 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    18 Jul 2024, 15:23 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    18 Jul 2024, 15:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 88 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 22 May 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
DNA Legal Ltd——Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 022337-2024-Drug and Alcohol Testing Services-1 · DNA Legal Ltd

    Signed
    22 May 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
Leicestershire County Council invites tenders for the provision of Drug and Alcohol…8bids · 8 electronic8—£100,000 – £200,000
Whole notice———£100,000 – £200,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice)Review body Birmingham
  • Construction and Technology Court (Queens Bench Division) (Branch of High Court of Justice) BirminghamReview body Birmingham

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DNA Legal LtdAwarded supplier Unit G1, Frome Business Park, Manor Road, Marston Trading Estate, Frome, BA11 4FN, Frome, East Midlands, BA11 4FN

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.