Official UK procurement notice
Drug Testing Products and Services
Authority: Ministry of Justice (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFollowing the abandonment of a recent procurement for the above products and services, the Authority is currently in the process of drawing up proposals for a new procurement exercise. As part of this, the Authority wishes to assess the appetite of the market and their capacity to fulfil estimated volume requirements throughout the proposed contract term.
The Authority intends to split the procurement into two (2) Lots: Lot 1 Drug Testing Laboratory Analysis, Products and Services and Lot 2 Drug Testing Point of Care Testing (POCT) Equipment and Associated Services.
Lot 1 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:
Urine Testing and Laboratory Analysis
Oral Fluid Testing and Laboratory Analysis
Prevalence Studies
Lot 2 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:
Oral Fluid POCT
It is envisaged that the contract term will be for an initial period of five (5) years plus up to a further two (2) years of extensions. It is envisaged that the new contracts will start on 1st May 2024.
The Authority is under no commitment to fulfil any element of the requirements outlined.
The Authority invites suppliers of such products and services to complete a market engagement survey by following this link:
CPV: Drug detection apparatus · Laboratory services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · win at most 2 of themLot #1Laboratory ServicesPlanned
Lot 1 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:
Urine Testing and Laboratory Analysis
Oral Fluid Testing and Laboratory Analysis
Prevalence Studies
It is envisaged that the contract term will be for an initial period of five (5) years plus up to a further two (2) years of extensions. It is envisaged that the new contracts will start on 1st May 2024.
The Authority is under no commitment to fulfil any element of the requirements outlined.
Lot #2Point of Care Test KitsPlanned
Lot 2 at this stage, is envisaged to have the following testing requirements:
Oral Fluid POCT
It is envisaged that the contract term will be for an initial period of five (5) years plus up to a further two (2) years of extensions. It is envisaged that the new contracts will start on 1st May 2024.
The Authority is under no commitment to fulfil any element of the requirements outlined.
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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).
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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).
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Sept 2022, 20:27 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Sept 2022, 20:27 BST
- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-026451- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-036a43Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
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Timeline
21 Sept 2022 → 31 Dec 2023 · 2 dates- Notice published21 Sept 2022, 20:27 BST
- Tender notice expected31 Dec 2023
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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