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The Council of the City of Wakefield
Framework for the Provision of Forensic Testing
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01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £1,700,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- Wed 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMTOpen for bids.
- Published
- 19 Oct 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
The Council would like to establish a Closed Framework Agreement for the Provision of Forensic Testing. Forensic Testing (a term used to cover DNA, drug and alcohol testing) is used to help inform decision making, particularly with regard to the safeguarding of children and young people.
The proposed Closed Framework Agreement will run for an initial period of 2 years with the option to extend, on two occasions, each for a 12-month period (2 + 1 + 1).
The Closed Framework will be procured via the Open Procedure under the Procurement Act 2023
The Closed Framework Agreement will be split into 2 lots, with a maximum of 3 suppliers awarded to each lot:
• Lot 1 = DNA Testing
• Lot 2 = Drug and Alcohol Testing
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 85000000
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 9 Oct 2025Planning notice
Planning notice published 9 October 2025.
Release 063764-2025
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 19 Oct 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 19 October 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Deadline in this release: Wed 18 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT.
Release 098704-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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- Source
- Find a Tender
- Stage
- tender · Open
- Last verified
- Tue 20 Oct 2026, 07:10 BST
- Read at
- Tue 20 Oct 2026, 15:03 BST
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