Drugs of Abuse and Point of Care Testing

Official notice

Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG12)

Awarded value£70,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 3 Dec 2025no call for competition

Awarded to E4Law Limited t/a Lextox Drug & Alcohol Testing

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Drug and alcohol testing to the Local Authority with expert

reports

CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1

Direct award from the Drugs of Abuse and Point of Care Testing Framework Agreement Reference: SBS10241

Delivery: West Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold: Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered: Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 7 Jan 2026, 13:34 GMT
Last source update: 7 Jan 2026, 13:34 GMT
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-001077
Classification (CPV): Services provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area: West Midlands (UKG12)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060103 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Direct award is allowed for under the terms of the framework.

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £70,0001 contract exc. VAT

Contracts signed 1latest 3 Dec 2025

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
E4Law Limited t/a Lextox Drug & Alcohol Testing	£70,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 001077-2026-1 · E4Law Limited t/a Lextox Drug & Alcohol Testing
Signed
3 Dec 2025
Value
£70,000
Status
active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Worcestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Spetchley Road, Worcester, West Midlands, WR52NPContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

E4Law Limited t/a Lextox Drug & Alcohol TestingAwarded supplierGB-COH: 07501682 Cardiff, West Midlands

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.