Published date: 16 March 2021

Closed future opportunity - This means that a potential contract has passed its approach to market date. A buyer can choose to consider any supplier interest or convert this notice into an opportunity ready for live procurement.


Approach to market date: 16 March 2021

Contract summary

Industry

  • Composition and purity testing and analysis services - 71610000

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£40,000

Procurement reference

C20435

Published date

16 March 2021

Approach to market date

16 March 2021

Contract start date

1 April 2021

Contract end date

31 March 2025

Procedure type

Competitive quotation (below threshold)

The buyer selects a group of potential suppliers to invite to tender.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Home Office Cluster 2 Security Unit requires the drug testing service to cover the whole of the UK for the six Government Departments as part of the National Security vetting process.

Drug testing forms part of the National Security Vetting process for existing and prospective employees. The ability to conduct drugs tests is important in providing an assurance of and mitigation of the risk involving those who have been identified as having misused drugs in the past and provide assurance that the drugs misuse is not ongoing.

Please note this procurement is being competed on the Basware Market Place system via the Quick Quote Process.

If you wish to provide a bid for this requirement, please contact us by sending an email to commercialsupport@homeoffice.gov.uk by 23rd March 2021 @5pm. This will then enable us to forward you the full details of the requirement and the process involved.

More information

Spend profile

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Financial year Budget
2021/2022 £10,000

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Please note this procurement is being competed on the Basware Market Place system via the Quick Quote Process.

If you wish to provide a bid for this requirement, please contact us by sending an email to commercialsupport@homeoffice.gov.uk by 23rd March 2021 @5pm. This will then enable us to forward you the full details of the requirement and the process involved.

About the buyer

Address

Peel Building, Marsham Street
LONDON
SW1P4DF
England

Email

commercialsupport@homeoffice.gov.uk