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Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing 2025

Cheshire West and Chester Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 08:42.

Opportunity overview

Drug, Alcohol and DNA testing 2025 Please find documents uploaded on the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk

Classification

  • CPV85000000 — Health and social work services

Lots

  • Lot 1£360k

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
ocds-h6vhtk-0593db
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
All tenders must be submitted via the Chest - www.the-chest.org.uk
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Description
When the Council has a requirement for the service, they will refer in the first instance to the breakdown of testing costs supplied by providers at the start of contractual arrangements. After which the Council will approach the cheapest provider for that service and request availability / capacity. If they can supply, an order will be submitted and agreed. If they cannot supply, the commissioner will move to the next cheapest on the list and so on until the demand can be satisfied. This framework is for Cheshire West and Chester Council use only. This is a light touch framework.
Is Open Framework Scheme
Yes
Open Framework Scheme End Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Tender Period

Ends
1 Oct 2025, 10:00

Special regime

lightTouch

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active
Has Options
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Value

Amount
360,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
432,000

Options

Description
This is a framework agreement and the Council reserves the right to increase or decrease the volume or call off quantities and to utilise the extension if required.

Renewal

Description
The service will determine if this contract continues to deliver best value to determine if the extension is to be utilised. 12 month possible option to extend

Suitability

Sme
Yes
Vcse
Yes

Award criteria

Description
Quality 80% / Price 20% The full breakdown of criteria is included in the RFQ document.

Contract period

Ends
31 Mar 2030, 23:59
Starts
14 Feb 2026, 00:00
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKD
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health and social work services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
053818-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
4 Sept 2025, 10:54

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCJB-2814-BHZP
Name
Cheshire West and Chester Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKD63
Country
GB
Locality
Ellesmere Port
Postal Code
CH65 0BA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
The Portal, Wellington Road

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PCJB-2814-BHZP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Ellesmere Port · UKD63 · CH65 0BA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKD · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-0593db-2025-09-04T10:54:57+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·