Drug Testing Products and Services

Ministry of Justice

The contract involves the provision of laboratory analysis services for drug testing in oral fluid and urine samples. These services are required to support testing regimes across prisons, probation facilities, and approved premises throughout the UK, including prevalence testing requirements.

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Awarded value: £38.7m; As published
Published: 13 March 2023
Awarded: 29 January 2025; Abbott and Eurofins Forensic Services
Contract length: Not stated

What the contract covers

Supplies contract

Provision of laboratory drug testing services, including oral fluid and urine analysis, for prisons, probation facilities, and approved premises.

Laboratory analysis of Drugs in oral fluid and urine as required by Prisons, probation facilities and other Approved Premises in the UK
Point of care Test Devices to Prisons, probation facilities and other Approved Premises in the UK

Lot	Estimated value	SMEs
Lot 1	Not stated	Not stated
Lot 2 Drug Testing Point of Care Testing (POCT) Products and Associated Services	Not stated	Not stated

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Supplies contract
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 2
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Supplies
CPV codes: 38544000, 71900000

Services in this contract

Drug and alcohol testing of individualsMain service£147k typicalLaboratory analysis of drug tests for prisons and probation
Point-of-care testing analysers and rapid tests£76k typicalLot 2 point of care drug test devices for prisons

Lifecycle

Published
13 March 2023
Contract awardedto Abbott and Eurofins Forensic Services
29 January 2025
Contract starts
Contract endsEnd date not published

The buyer

Ministry of Justice

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The suppliers

Abbott

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Eurofins Forensic Services

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/701142/drug-testing-products-and-services
Buyer reference: Not published
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Ministry of Justice. Drug Testing Products and Services. Contract award, 13 March 2023. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/701142/drug-testing-products-and-services (accessed 5 November 2026).