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ClosedStage · contract

Somerset Council

Forensic Testing Services

HealthcareCPV 85111800 85145000 85148000
Value£220k
Deadline10 Dec 2023
Published9 Jan 2024
RegionLondon
Timeline
Published 9 Jan 2024ClosedCloses 10 Dec 2023
Contract value in context
£220ktotal contract value
median £380k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the lower-middle of the Health & Social Care band — a mid-scale opportunity. Based on 32,734 valued Health & Social Care tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

This service specification is for the Provision of Forensic Testing Services to include Drug, Alcohol and DNA Testing for Somerset Council.

Under the statutory duties of the Children's Act 1989, the Council is required to promote the welfare of children.

The Council must meet a range of statutory obligations to ensure that safeguarding decisions about children are made using high quality evidence suitable for the courts.

Key requirements

What the supplier must deliver

01

Under the statutory duties of the Children's

Under the statutory duties of the Children's Act 1989, the Council is required to promote the welfare of children.

02

The Council must meet a range

The Council must meet a range of statutory obligations to ensure that safeguarding decisions about children are made using high quality evidence suitable for the courts.

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Source & provenance
OCID
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Stage
contract · Contract
Source
Contracts Finder
Buyer ref
SOMRTD001-DN679123-67757825
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