Official UK procurement notice
Laboratory Testing Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Dorset Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDorset Council is seeking a capable service provider to deliver laboratory testing services.
Dorset Council’s Children’s Services need to undertake specific pieces of laboratory testing
work related to children’s social care (child protection) as well as care proceedings that can
meet court deadlines and specifications.
This includes hair strand testing for drug and alcohol use and DNA / Paternity testing.
Mostly such work is mandated by the courts during child protection proceedings.
The laboratory work must meet certain set ISO standards to be valid in court proceedings
which are set out in the service specification.
The contract term is for 4 years at a maximum of £125,000 per annum, therefore a Total
Contract Value of £500,000.
It is anticipated that the Contract commencement date is 1 April 2024.
CPV: Health and social work services · Laboratory services · Technical testing, analysis and consultancy services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£500,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 45
- Social Value: 5
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- 11 Dec 2023, 16:06 GMT
- Last source update
- 29 May 2024, 09:40 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Jan 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN699710- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-016686- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042352Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 19 Jan 2024, 14:10 GMT
Timeline
19 Jan 2024 → 29 May 2024 · 3 dates- Submission deadline19 Jan 2024, 14:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Jan 2024, 14:10 GMT
- Notice published29 May 2024, 09:40 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete29 May 2024, 09:40 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| DNA Legal Ltd | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 016686-2024-1-1 · DNA Legal Ltd
- Signed
- 13 May 2024
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 3 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Dorset Council - Monitoring OfficerReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- DNA LegalAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.