# DNA Parentage Testing Service

> Pre-procurement notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Department for Work and Pensions](/buyers/department-for-work-and-pensions/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £300,000
- Published: 21 April 2017
- Planned start: 1 January 2018
- Planned end: 31 December 2023
- Stage: pre_procurement
- Notice ID: 19a7bd43-97da-4925-8f3d-832d32941169-143245
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-60b06662-b832-4be3-b4fe-cd0d4a1f8478

## 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\.

## Related contract awards

- [Child Poverty Strategy Parents and Carers Longitudinal Study](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-df13c52b-8197-4f03-910e-67a9cf9befb5): Department for Work and Pensions
- [Crisis and Resilience Fund](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-210ed10c-972a-4615-98b6-8c21b7200eaa): Department for Work and Pensions
- [Insurance Brokerage Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-dd6a9f81-e24f-4f84-8f28-7c57808dde5c): Department for Work and Pensions

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/19a7bd43-97da-4925-8f3d-832d32941169-143245)