Public procurement notice: Contract Notice
Published: 2020-12-16
Buyer: Ministry of Defence, C&C, C&C
Country: UK
Contract type: Services
Procedure: Open procedure
CPV classification: 85121292
Estimated value: 4500000 GBP
Submission deadline: 2021-02-08
Award criteria: The most economic tender

Technical requirements: The authority is inviting tenders for the provision of urine specimen analysis and supporting services to the Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing (AFCDT) Programme. The supplier will be required to complete an SAQ prior to submitting any tenders.
The authority is inviting tenders for the provision of urine specimen analysis and supporting services to the Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing (AFCDT) Programme.The AFCDT programme is designed to reduce the incidence of drug misuse in the Armed Forces by detection and deterrence. Samples are collected by service collection teams and transported to the contractor’s laboratory for them to carry out the analysis. The programme also requires research and scientific support. These area are included in this contract, which is structured to provide maximum flexibility to cope with change during its life. Full details will be available within the tender documentation.
The contract duration will be for 3 years plus 1 option year. Uptake of the option year will be at the authority's discretion.
One option year will be applied to this contract. Uptake of the option year will be at the authority's discretion.
Due to technical issues, the tender documents will only be available on request. Please email Army-Comrcl-Procure-HC-Mailbox@mod.gov.uk and Kayleigh.Lewis116@mod.gov.uk for these documents.
TUPE is currently being supplied by industry. It is the authority's view that TUPE is likely to be applicable and details relating to TUPE will be provided upon request.
Tenders will need to be submitted via the award tool. Details relating to this will be available within the tender documentation available on request.
The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement. The authority reserves the right to amend any condition related to security of information to reflect any changes in national law or government policy. If any contract documents are accompanied by instructions on safeguarding classified information (e.g. a Security Aspects Letter), the authority reserves the right to amend the terms of these instructions to reflect any changes in national law or government policy, whether in respect of the applicable protective marking scheme, specific protective markings given, the aspects to which any protective marking applies, or otherwise. The link below to the Gov.uk website provides information on the Government Security Classification.
Advertising regime OJEU: this contract opportunity is published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU), the MoD Defence contracts bulletin and www.contracts.mod.uk
Details relating to the tender evaluation will be found with the tender documentation, available on request.


Award value: 4500000