--- title: "Provision of a Laboratory Service for Testing of Drugs of Abuse/Misuse" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY" published: "2024-03-14" --- # Provision of a Laboratory Service for Testing of Drugs of Abuse/Misuse Buyer: DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c.json) ## Summary The Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) in Swansea, Wales, is planning a tender for the provision of a Laboratory Service for Testing of Drugs of Abuse/Misuse. This procurement falls under the industry category of Laboratory services. The contract value is £3,000,000 GBP, with a contract period starting on 1st January 2026 and ending on 31st December 2028. The procurement stage is currently in the planning phase, with a future notice date set for 11th October 2024. This tender by DVLA presents a significant business opportunity for suppliers capable of delivering urine drug screening and confirmation services required to determine drivers' medical fitness for holding a driving license. Businesses providing laboratory services, particularly those proficient in national coverage throughout Great Britain and sample transportation logistics, are well-suited to compete. Interested service providers must express their interest by 22nd March 2024 to participate in the Supplier Day scheduled for the 17th & 18th April 2024 via MS Teams. ## Notice DVLA requires a contract for the provision of Laboratory Services which will deliver urine drug screening and confirmation services accurately and confidentially to support the decision-making process within Drivers Medical Group (DMG). The Authority requires a contract which will deliver urine drug screening and confirmation services to assist the Authority in determining a drivers medical fitness to hold a driving licence. The successful supplier must be capable of accurately and confidentially carrying out both initial screening and confirmation testing services which will provide national coverage throughout Great Britain. The Contractor/ Supplier will be required to transport samples from Franchise Doctors across Great Britain to the Contractor's/Supplier's nominated laboratory/laboratories for analysis. Monitoring, collating and feeding back trend analysis data would be advantageous, in particular on drugs below cut offs, which when combined, could result in impairment. Additional information: The purpose of this Prior Information Notice (PIN) is to forewarn interested service providers of this requirement and highlight that we plan to hold a Supplier Day for the purpose of market sounding and to enable DVLA to describe and develop our proposed requirements. The virtual Supplier Day has been scheduled for the 24th & 25th April 2024 and will be held via MS Teams. Interested service providers must express their interest via e-mail to:- shareen.gelstharp@dvla.gov.uk & mandy.hodgson@dvla.gov.uk By 12:00pm on Friday 22nd March 2024 quoting reference PS/23/163 - Provision of Laboratory Services for testing of drugs of abuse/misuse. Following the Supplier Day, DVLA will form a strategy and anticipates commencing a procurement excercise with the publication of a finder tender service and a contract finder notice. ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/626be622-3f96-4916-8c8c-83c0d567b754 | | Notice type | Planned Procurement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Not specified | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Mar 2024 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 11 Oct 2024 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Jan 2026 - 31 Dec 2028 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £3,000,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | DVLA - DRIVER & VEHICLE LICENSING AGENCY | | Locality | SWANSEA | | Post town | Swansea | | Postcode | SA6 7JL | | Country | Wales | | ITL 1 | TLL Wales | | ITL 2 | TLL4 Mid and South West Wales | | ITL 3 | TLL43 Swansea | | Local authority | Swansea | | Electoral ward | Mynydd-bach | | Westminster constituency | Swansea West | | Delivery location | TLL Wales | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 71900000 - Laboratory services ## Release History - 14 Mar 2024 at 09:24 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/626be622-3f96-4916-8c8c-83c0d567b754 - 8 Mar 2024 at 10:08 - Planning - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/626be622-3f96-4916-8c8c-83c0d567b754 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/626be622-3f96-4916-8c8c-83c0d567b754 14th March 2024 - Future opportunity notice on Contracts Finder ## Notice URLs - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/driver-and-vehicle-licensing-agency ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-e572c37a-dd9e-4a53-901f-e570aabc521c.json.