Notice Information
Notice Title
Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing 2025
Notice Description
Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing 2025 Please find documents uploaded on the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk
Lot Information
Lot 1
Options: This is a framework agreement and the Council reserves the right to increase or decrease the volume or call off quantities and to utilise the extension if required.
Renewal: The service will determine if this contract continues to deliver best value to determine if the extension is to be utilised. 12 month possible option to extend
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0593db
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053818-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85000000 - Health and social work services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £360,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £360,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Sep 20253 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 14 Feb 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- CHESHIRE WEST AND CHESTER COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- centralprocurement@cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ELLESMERE PORT
- Postcode
- CH65 0BA
- Post Town
- Chester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD6 Cheshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD63 Cheshire West and Chester
- Delivery Location
- TLD North West (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Cheshire West and Chester
- Electoral Ward
- Central & Grange
- Westminster Constituency
- Ellesmere Port and Bromborough
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/053818-2025
4th September 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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