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ES0128-4 - DNA and Drug & Alcohol Testing

Wiltshire Council · Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:22.

Opportunity overview

DNA testing is required to establish paternity when exploring safe and appropriate care options for children and young people within the child protection system and any provider must be Ministry of Justice Accredited. Drug and alcohol testing is used to support social care to establish whether a child or young person's caring environment is safe and meeting their physical and emotional needs. Best practice guidance suggests that providers of drug and alcohol testing should be UKAS (United Kingdom Accreditation Service) accredited to the international quality standard ISO 17025 (2017 version).

Classification

  • CPV71900000 — Laboratory services

Lots

  • Lot 2Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ES0128-4
Status
planning
Above Threshold
Yes
Main Procurement Category
services

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
2
Status
planning
Has Renewal
Yes

Contract period

Ends
1 Oct 2030, 23:59
Starts
1 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
1 Oct 2032, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
2
Related Lot
2

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKK15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 2
Region
UKK15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Entry 3
Region
UKK15
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
71900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory services

Planning and budget

Documents

Entry 1
Id
019922-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
9 May 2025, 09:09
Entry 2
Id
020343-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
12 May 2025, 10:50
Entry 3
Id
021362-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK2
Description
Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
marketEngagementNotice
Published
14 May 2025, 15:07

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
engagement
Type
engagement
Status
scheduled
Due
16 May 2025, 23:59
Description
Pre Market Engagement event to be held over Microsoft Teams on Monday 19th May from 12noon to 1p.m.. This event will be to introduce the service we want to commission and to ask providers of any barriers that stop them tendering for the service. There will be opportunity for providers to ask questions following a short presentation by the commissioner of the service. There will also be opportunity to ask the Wiltshire procurement colleague any questions in relation to the procurement route for this service. If you would like to attend this event please respond to this notice in the "Messages" section of ProContract, by 17:00hrs on Friday 16th May, advising who will be attending from your organisation. We would welcome up to two representatives from each organisation wishing to attend. A Microsoft Teams invitation will be sent to each representative, so please provide an e-mail address! We look forward to hearing from you.

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PDZR-9968-RYYY
Name
Wiltshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKK15
Country
GB
Locality
Trowbridge
Postal Code
BA14 8JN
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Wiltshire Council, County Hall, Bythesea Road

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PDZR-9968-RYYY
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Miss Helen Danford
Telephone
+44 1225713267

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Trowbridge · UKK15 · BA14 8JN · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKK15 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

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  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050f54-2025-05-14T15:07:00+01:00Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ·