Pre-procurement notice
DNA Parentage Testing Service
Notice details
- Published
- Category
- Not specified
- Buyer region
- Yorkshire and The Humber
- Source
- View official notice
Public buyer
Public buyer
Department for Work and PensionsTender value£300,000
- Planned startAs published in the notice
- Planned endAs published in the notice
Work description
The authority is seeking a supplier capable of providing a DNA Parentage Testing Service.
The overarching qualifying standards set for this opportunity include:
• To be accredited by the Ministry of Justice as a body that may carry out parentage tests directed by the civil courts in England and Wales under section 20 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969.
• To be registered as DNA gatekeeper - having the ability to submit profiles to the National DNA database in order to secure evidence which supports criminal prosecutions.
• Comply with the Human Tissue Act 2004, the Human Tissue (Scotland) Act 2006 and the Human Tissue Authority's Code of Practice on Consent. • Comply with the Department of Health's Good Practice Guide on Paternity Services and the Data Protection Act.