ES0128-4 - DNA and Drug & Alcohol Testing

Wiltshire Council
South West
Open procedure
1 October 2025 to 30 September 2030

Provision of DNA paternity testing and drug and alcohol testing services to support social care assessments within the child protection system. The contract involves laboratory analysis to determine paternity and evaluate the safety of caring environments for children and young people. Providers must maintain specific technical accreditations to ensure the validity of results for legal and social care decision-making processes.

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Awarded value: £12k; As published
Published: 10 June 2025
Awarded: 10 September 2025; DNA Legal
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 30 September 2030

What the contract covers

Service

Provision of forensic DNA paternity testing and laboratory-based drug and alcohol testing services for child protection and social care assessments.

DNA testing to establish paternity when exploring safe and appropriate care options for children and young people within the child protection system
Drug and alcohol testing to support social care in establishing whether a child or young person’s caring environment is safe and meeting their physical and emotional needs

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service
Procedure: Open procedure
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 24 months
Longest it can run: 84 months
Contract dates: 1 October 2025 to 30 September 2030
Certifications asked for: Ministry of Justice Accredited, ISO 17025
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 71900000

Services in this contract

Drug and alcohol testing of individualsMain service£147k typicalDrug and alcohol testing for child safeguarding
Pathology and specialist laboratory testing services£114k typicalDNA paternity testing in child protection

Lifecycle

Published
10 June 2025
Contract awardedto DNA Legal
10 September 2025
Contract starts
1 October 2025
Contract ends
30 September 2030

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Wiltshire Council

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DNA Legal

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/323079/es0128-4-dna-and-drug-and-alcohol-testing
Buyer reference: ES0128-4
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-054640
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Wiltshire Council. ES0128-4 - DNA and Drug & Alcohol Testing. Contract award, 10 June 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/323079/es0128-4-dna-and-drug-and-alcohol-testing (accessed 5 November 2026).