HMPPS Drug Testing Products and Services

A Tender Notice
by MINISTRY OF JUSTICE

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
5 year
Value
£76M-£107M
Sector
INDUSTRIAL
Published
25 Feb 2022
Delivery
To 08 Apr 2027 (est.)
Deadline
04 Apr 2022 11:00

Concepts

Location

North East England: National

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

HMPPS works with partners to carry out the sentences given by the courts, either in custody or the community. HMPPS reduce reoffending by rehabilitating the people in its care by working with them to address their offending related needs, developing their strengths and enhancing opportunities to access education and employment. HMPPS delivers the Government's vision and investment to make prisons places of safety and reform and ensuring probation services support the rehabilitation of offenders while protecting the public. Drug testing is a key strategic tool in tackling substance misuse in both custody and the community. The testing of prisoners and people on probation for illicit use of substances are long standing instruments used to measure the prevalence of drug use within the criminal justice system and to help manage risk of harm and reoffending. The Authority is managing this procurement in accordance with its general obligations under EU law and specifically in accordance with the Open Procedure set out in the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. This procurement will be in the form of a Lotted Procurement with two Lots. The Lots are as follows: Lot 1 - the provision of Drug Testing: Laboratory Analysis Products, Services and Prevalence Testing. Lot 2 - the provision of Drug Testing: Point of Care Testing Equipment and Associated Services. The expectation under each Lot is further described in the relevant Specification and procurement documents on the procurement portal via the link set out above.

Lot Division

1 the provision of Drug Testing: Laboratory Analysis Products, Services and Prevalence Testing
  • Value: £73M

Lot 1 requires a single Supplier or entity to provide Laboratory Analysis Products, Services and Prevalence Testing in order to help HMPPS achieve the ability to test individuals for illicit use of substances and measure the prevalence of drug use within the criminal justice system. HMPPS requires a Supplier that is able to offer innovation and continuous improvement, including, but not limited to, exploring the use of wastewater analysis to identify illicit substances throughout the Contract Term. Additional information: HMPPS requires a Supplier that is able to offer innovation and continuous improvement, including, but not limited to, exploring the use of wastewater analysis to identify illicit substances throughout the Contract Term.
2 the provision of Drug Testing: Point of Care Testing Equipment and Associated Services
  • Value: £4M

Lot 2 requires a single Supplier or entity to provide Point of Care Testing (POCT) Equipment and Associated Services in order to help HMPPS achieve the ability to test individuals for illicit use of substances. HMPPS requires a Supplier that is able to offer innovation and continuous improvement throughout the Contract Term. Further detail as to the requirements of this lot is set out in the relevant Specification and the procurement documents which can be found on the procurement portal at the abovementioned URL address. Additional information: Further detail as to the requirements under this Lot are further described in the relevant Specification and procurement documents on the procurement portal found at the abovementioned URL address.

CPV Codes

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services
  • 38544000 - Drug detection apparatus

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Options are available.
  • Renewals are available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** The description of the Goods and Services required under each Lot is further described in the relevant Specification and procurement documents available on the procurement portal which can be accessed by following the URL address above. For the avoidance of doubt, in respect of Lot 1 in particular, the Authority intends to consider innovative solutions for the testing of drugs and the prevalence of drugs in the criminal justice system during the Contract Term.

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