RFP QuestBeta
Awarded · ResultStage · contract

DVLA

Provision of Laboratory Services

HealthcareCPV 85000000 85100000 85110000 85111000
Value£1.2m
Awarded4 Mar 2020
Published8 Mar 2020
RegionUK-wide
Outcome — awarded

This is a contract result notice, not an open opportunity. Details from the official award data.

Contract value in context
£1.2mtotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

The brief

The DVLA is seeking to award a contract for the following services to one prime contractor: - Accurate and confidential urine screen and confirmation services for drugs of abuse and; - Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT) blood sample screening and confirmation services The test results of these services will aide DVLA's Drivers Medical department when making driving license decisions.

Suppliers may consider consortiums and or sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery.

DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement.

Requirements

What the notice asks for

01

Suppliers may consider consortiums and or sub-contracting

Suppliers may consider consortiums and or sub-contracting with Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) to ensure delivery.

02

DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement

DVLA encourages open, fair and transparent procurement and omission from any part of the Department's market engagement exercise shall not be taken into account in any subsequent procurement.

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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
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