Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of DNA, Drug & Alcohol and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
Notice Description
Hull City Council (The Authority) sought tenders from interested organisations to provide DNA, Drug & Alcohol and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing. The tender was split into 3 lots. It was via the open procedure consisting of a one stage process. The contract shall commence 1st April 2026 ending by 31st March 2029 with an option to extend for a period of 1 x 12 month period. The Authority has estimated the value of the Services to be PS108,380 per annum. The estimated value is given in good faith to assist tenderers in making their submissions, it should not be interpreted as an undertaking to purchase any goods, services or works to any particular value by the Authority and does not form part of the Contract. Further information is contained within the tender documentation.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - DNA Sampling and Testing
Renewal: Option to extend 1 x 12 month period at the sole discretion of the Authority. The estimated value for this lot shall therefore be PS195,000 including the extension period.
Lot 2 - Drug and Alcohol Sampling and TestingRenewal: Option to extend 1 x 12 month period at the sole discretion of the Authority. The estimated value for this lot shall therefore be PS195,000 including the extension period.
Lot 3 - Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)Renewal: Option to extend 1 x 12 month period at the sole discretion of the Authority. The estimated value for this lot shall therefore be PS43,520 including the extension period.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e47c
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025576-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £325,140 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £325,140 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £178,890 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Mar 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 19 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HULL CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HULL
- Postcode
- HU1 2AA
- Post Town
- Hull
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLE1 East Yorkshire and Northern Lincolnshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Delivery Location
- TLE11 Kingston upon Hull, City of
-
- Local Authority
- Kingston upon Hull, City of
- Electoral Ward
- St Andrew's & Docklands
- Westminster Constituency
- Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025576-2026
20th March 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/075262-2025
19th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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