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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

PROVISION OF DRUGS AND ALCOHOL TESTING

Birmingham City Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 10:26.

Opportunity overview

Birmingham City Council (the Council) is seeking to appoint an organisation for the provision of Drugs and Alcohol Testing. The service will be required to provide drug and alcohol testing as directed by managers, heads of service and the senior leadership team within BCC. All sample collection and subsequent testing must comply with relevant legislation and follow strict procedures to maintain chain of custody. Any laboratory used in the testing of samples must be a UKAS accredited laboratory to ISO 17025 standards. The Provider will be required to provide information, instruction and training to BCC employees, to contribute to the development of BCC testing policy and to ensure that testing is undertaken in line with associated standards and legislation. The contract for the services will commence from December 2025 and will be in place for a period of 4 years with a review clause after 12-months. The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ and submit your details to register. You will then be able to log on which will enable you to download all relevant quotation documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please email us at: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk Your completed quotation submission should be returned by noon on 31st October 2025 via the ‘in-tend’ system https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc

Classification

  • CPV38500000 — Checking and testing apparatus
  • CPV38544000 — Drug detection apparatus
  • CPV71632000 — Technical testing services
  • CPV85100000 — Health services
  • CPV85140000 — Miscellaneous health services
  • CPV85147000 — Company health services

Lots

  • Lot 1AED 120k · Source currency differs from tender

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
PQ0619
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
This Request for Quotations is being issued using the Council’s e-tendering system ‘In-tend’ and organisations must ensure that they are registered users. The procurement process will be managed using this system and therefore all bids must be submitted by Tenderers via the ‘in-tend’ system. https://in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc Registration and use of in-tend is free. All correspondence for this procurement process must be via the in-tend correspondence function and you should not contact any individual directly either by email or by telephone. If you are already a registered user, you do not have to re-register. If you are unable to register with in-tend or are experiencing difficulties, please email the etendering@birmingham.gov.uk. Deadline for request for quotation is noon on 31st October 2025.
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Tender Period

Ends
31 Oct 2025, 11:00

Enquiry period

Ends
24 Oct 2025, 17:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
active

Value

Amount
120,000
Currency
AED
Including VAT
140,000

Award criteria

Description
The award criteria carries a total weighting of 100%, this is split between the following sections: The overall weighting for the quality criteria is 70%. The overall weighting for the price is 30% For full details please refer to the procurement documents.

Contract period

Ends
7 Jan 2030, 23:59
Starts
5 Jan 2026, 00:00

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
38500000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Checking and testing apparatus
Entry 2
Id
38544000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Drug detection apparatus
Entry 3
Id
71632000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Technical testing services
Entry 4
Id
85100000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Health services
Entry 5
Id
85140000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Miscellaneous health services
Entry 6
Id
85147000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Company health services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
062178-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
3 Oct 2025, 14:13

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PCJJ-4826-QMLZ
Name
Birmingham City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square

Details

Classifications

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

Identifier

Id
PCJJ-4826-QMLZ
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Name
Commercial and Procurement Services

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 1BB · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-05a7fc-2025-10-03T14:13:50+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·