Published date: 26 September 2019

Last edited date: 26 September 2019

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.


Closing: 11 October 2019

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pathology services - 85111800

Location of contract

Any region

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

BIP429481428

Published date

26 September 2019

Closing date

11 October 2019

Contract start date

17 March 2020

Contract end date

17 March 2023

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Text to be corrected in the original notice:
Place of text to be modified: II.1.2)
Other additional information: 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.Following a successful supplier day in January 2019 a strategic decision was made by DVLA to award a contract for the services to one prime contractor.

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 DVLA is seeking to award a contract for the following services to one prime contractor:

- Accurate and confidential urine screen and confirmation services for drugs of abuse and;
- Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) blood sample screening and confirmation services

The test results of these services will aide DVLA's Drivers Medical department when making driving license decisions.

Suppliers may consider consortiums and or sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery.

DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement.

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About the buyer

Address

Commercial Directorate, C1
Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL
UK

Telephone

+441792788438

Email

CDMS@dvla.gov.uk