Alcohol & Substance Misuse Testing

Leicestershire County Council
East Midlands
2 January 2025 to 1 January 2026

Provision of drug and alcohol testing for safety-critical roles, requiring an estimated 550+ tests annually. Services include planned testing and 24-hour emergency 'with-cause' response within two hours of call-out. Testing methods include saliva for random checks and urine for with-cause or assurance testing, alongside electronic breath-testing for alcohol. The provider must support nationwide coverage for mobile staff and align with specific substance misuse policies and procedures.

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Awarded value: £825k; As published
Published: 2 September 2024
Awarded: 2 January 2025; AttoSure Limited
Contract length: 12 months; Ends 1 January 2026

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of professional drug and alcohol testing services for safety-critical staff, including 24-hour nationwide emergency response and planned testing.

Planned and with-cause drug and alcohol testing of Leicestershire County Council and ESPO employees, including roadside or on-site testing for employees who may be located nationwide

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 12 months
Extensions: 48 months
Longest it can run: 60 months
Contract dates: 2 January 2025 to 1 January 2026
Certifications asked for: ISO 17025, ISO 15189
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85148000, 71620000

Services in this contract

Workplace drug and alcohol testingMain service£147k typicalRandom and for-cause drug and alcohol testing of safety-critical staff

Lifecycle

Published
2 September 2024
Contract awardedto AttoSure Limited
2 January 2025
Contract starts
2 January 2025
Contract ends
1 January 2026

The buyer

Leicestershire County Council

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The supplier

AttoSure Limited

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/863860/alcohol-and-substance-misuse-testing
Buyer reference: DN737528
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Leicestershire County Council. Alcohol & Substance Misuse Testing. Contract award, 2 September 2024. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/863860/alcohol-and-substance-misuse-testing (accessed 5 November 2026).