Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency

Published date: 31 October 2022

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: 9 December 2022, 1pm

Contract summary

Industry

Laboratory services - 71900000

Location of contract

Wales

Value of contract

£3,800,000

Procurement reference

tender_309628/1117311

Published date

31 October 2022

Closing date

9 December 2022

Closing time

1pm

Contract start date

3 April 2023

Contract end date

30 June 2026

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Description

The DVLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), based in Swansea. The DVLA's primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED).

The purpose of the laboratory services procurement is to procure an accurate and confidential blood sample screening (Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) utilising the Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) methodology with classic reporting.

More information

Links

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com
Link to eSourcing Portal

Additional text

The contract will commence on 3rd April 2023 for Mobilisation and Testing and if successful, following the Authority's authorisation, the delivery of the services (Go Live stage) will commence on 1 July 2023 for a period of three years expiring on 30 June 2026.

Suppliers wishing to apply for this opportunity, should visit and register via the Jaggaer E-tendering portal at:

https://dft.app.jaggaer.com

Please refer to Project: tender_3011 - Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependancy

Your Tender must be submitted through the Jaggaer E-tendering portal.

About the buyer

Contact name

Steve Bradley

Address

Longview Road, Morriston
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Wales

Telephone

Email

steve.bradley@dvla.gov.uk