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title: "DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-077b66"
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# DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27

Buyer: Department of Health and Social Care  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-077b66

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## Summary

The Department of Health and Social Care plans to procure a national toxicology testing and surveillance service to support the cross-government Early Warning System for emerging synthetic opioids and other dangerous drugs. The service will cover collection and transport of urine and blood samples, targeted and confirmatory laboratory testing, reporting, and surveillance support. Samples will come from an expanded sentinel network of drug treatment services, hospitals and other agreed settings. This is laboratory and public health surveillance work, rather than a supply of testing equipment alone. The service is planned as one lot and is intended to support early identification of emerging drug threats across the national network.

This procurement is at the planning stage: the Department has stated its intention to buy the service, but has not issued an invitation to tender. It expects to use a competitive flexible procedure. The buyer’s indicative timetable anticipates a further notice on 9 November 2026, an expression-of-interest date of 20 November 2026 and an award decision by 1 March 2027; these are planning dates, not an invitation to respond. The planned contract period is 1 April 2027 to 31 March 2030. The estimated value is £1,032,016 excluding VAT (£1,238,779 including VAT). The procurement is a single lot. SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises are identified as suitable suppliers. Detailed evaluation arrangements are not yet set out.

The work is suited to providers able to deliver an integrated, national service spanning sample logistics, targeted toxicology analysis, confirmatory testing, clear reporting and surveillance support. Suppliers will need to support urine and blood testing from a broad sentinel network, including drug treatment services and hospitals, and handle emerging synthetic opioids as well as other dangerous drugs. This favours organisations with dependable laboratory operations, the capacity to coordinate collection and transport across multiple settings, and the ability to turn test results into useful early-warning intelligence. The buyer identifies the work as suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community and social enterprises, so specialist suppliers may be relevant alongside larger providers. No specific accreditation or technical standard is identified in the planning information.

## Notice

National toxicology testing and surveillance service supporting the cross-government Early Warning System for emerging synthetic opioids and other dangerous drugs. Collection, transport, targeted laboratory testing, confirmatory testing, reporting and surveillance support for urine and blood samples from an expanded sentinel network of drug treatment services, hospitals and other agreed settings.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091371-2026 |
| Notice type | UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Selective |
| Procurement method details | Competitive flexible procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 28 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 9 Nov 2026 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2027 - 31 Mar 2030 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,032,016 |
| Lots value | £1,032,016 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Department of Health and Social Care |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Postcode area | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1H 0EU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

### Codes

- 71900000 - Laboratory services

## Release History

- 28 Sep 2026 at 11:53 - Planning - UK3 - Planned Procurement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091371-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/091371-2026
  28th September 2026 - Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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