Published date: 18 October 2024

This notice was replaced on 9 December 2024

This notice does not contain the most up-to-date information about this procurement. The most recent notice is:

Awarded contract (published 9 December 2024)

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Contract summary

Industry

  • Laboratory services - 71900000

Location of contract

United Kingdom

Value of contract

£40,000 to £60,000

Procurement reference

HSE24_cot

Published date

18 October 2024

Closing date

15 November 2024

Closing time

5pm

Contract start date

2 January 2025

Contract end date

31 December 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

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

The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is inviting interested parties to submit a proposal for the provision of Laboratory Services to conduct salivary cotinine analysis to support the 2024 Health Survey for England (HSE 2024). HSE 2024 has been commissioned by NHS England to the National Centre for Social Research, who require a sub-processor to carry out cotinine analysis for the study.

Full details, including the specification of requirements, are provided in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

Proposals should be submitted in the Response Template (Annex A) alongside a completed NatCen Information Security Questionnaire (Annex B).

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Anne Conolly

Address

NatCen Social Research
35 Northampton Square
London
EC1V 0AX
United Kingdom

Email

anne.conolly@natcen.ac.uk