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Provision of Drug, Alcohol & DNA Testing Services Framework
Forecast: a planned procurement that is not yet at tender stage.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £11,400,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this forecast notice.
- Published
- 25 Jun 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
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The Drug, Alcohol and DNA Testing Services framework established by Newport City Council in 2020 for use by Welsh local authorities is due to expire 30 September 2026.
The new framework which will commence on the 1 October 2026 will be comprised of 2 lots: Lot 1 - Drug & Alcohol Testing Services, Lot 2 - DNA Testing Services.
Suppliers appointed to the framework have to be accredited to ISO/IEC 17025:2017 standards and for Lot 2 must be UK Ministry of Justice approved.
The framework will be procured in accordance with the Light Touch Regime of the Procurement Act 2023.
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 71900000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
One release held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 25 Jun 2026Planning notice
Planning notice published 25 June 2026.
Release 059775-2026
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- Only one release is held, so there is no change history.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-06bce9
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- planning · Planning
- Framework
- Yes, as recorded by the source
- Last verified
- Mon 29 Jun 2026, 08:05 BST
- Read at
- Thu 29 Oct 2026, 04:07 GMT
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