--- title: "17000000" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Award" buyer: "MINISTRY OF JUSTICE" published: "2023-01-27" --- # 17000000 Buyer: MINISTRY OF JUSTICE Current stage: Award OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-039b7d.json) ## Summary The Ministry of Justice in the UK has awarded a contract for drug detection apparatus under a limited procurement method, without prior publication of a call for competition. The contract aims to provide goods and services to support an effective drug testing regime in prisons, improving safety and managing risks in the community. The contract covers the supply and service requirements for a drug screening programme across all sites in England & Wales, including urine and oral fluid testing, confirmatory services, and prevalence testing. This tender presents an opportunity for businesses providing drug testing laboratory analysis goods, services, and prevalence testing to support the Ministry of Justice's objectives. Companies well-suited to compete are those experienced in providing drug testing kits, consumables, laboratory analysis services, and courier services for drug testing programmes. The contract has been awarded through the NHS Framework, with Abbott Toxicology Limited currently holding the active contract for the Drug Testing Interim Contract 2022-2024, valued at £17,000,000 and aimed at enhancing prison safety and reducing re-offending. ## Notice The objective of this contract is to provide goods and services to support an effective drug testing regime which improves prison safety, management of risk in the community and helps service users to identify and access support to address dependency issues to reduce re-offending. The deliverables include the supply and service requirements to facilitate a drug screening programme up to 24-hours, 365 days a year, across all sites in England & Wales. The services may be required frequently in some locations and infrequently in others and cover both mandatory and voluntary drug testing programmes. Testing includes urine and oral fluid testing and confirmatory services. Contract awarded through NHS Framework (2019/S 212-519575). ### Lot Information Drug Testing Laboratory Analysis Goods, Services and Prevalence Testing * Delivery of drug testing kits and consumables to nominated HMPPS sites * Provision for a courier service for the delivery of kits to nominated testing sites, and either a courier service or pre-paid postage/packaging for the return of samples. * Laboratory-based analysis samples against set panels of target drugs * Prevalence testing Drug Testing Point of Care Testing Equipment and Associated Services * Delivery of drug testing kits and consumables to nominated HMPPS sites ### Procurement Information The justification for Direct Award through a Framework without prior publication is under the Public Contracts Regulation 2015, section 32 (2), (c) - "insofar as is strictly necessary where, for reasons of extreme urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the contracting authority, the time limits for the open or restricted procedures or competitive procedures with negotiation cannot be complied with." Contract awarded through NHS Framework (2019/S 212-519575). ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002635-2023 | | Notice type | Award Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Goods | | Procurement method | Limited | | Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Large | | All stages | Award | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 27 Jan 2023 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | 13 Jan 2023 | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | £17,000,000 | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Complete | | Lots status | Cancelled | | Awards status | Active | | Contracts status | Active | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | MINISTRY OF JUSTICE | | Locality | LEEDS | | Post town | Leeds | | Postcode | LS1 4AP | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber | | ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire | | ITL 3 | TLE42 Leeds | | Local authority | Leeds | | Electoral ward | Hunslet & Riverside | | Westminster constituency | Leeds South | | Delivery location | Not specified | ## Supplier | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Number of suppliers | 1 | | Supplier names | ABBOTT TOXICOLOGY | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses) - 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services ### Codes - 38544000 - Drug detection apparatus - 71900000 - Laboratory services ## Release History - 27 Jan 2023 at 14:16 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002635-2023 ## Notice URLs - https://ministryofjusticecommercial.bravosolution.co.uk/web/login.html - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice - https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/public-procurement-review-service-scope-and-remit ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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