# Contract Award Notice - Drug Testing Interim Contract

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by Ministry of Justice.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [Ministry of Justice](/buyers/ministry-of-justice/contract-awards)
- Supplier: [Abbott Toxicology Limited](/suppliers/abbott-toxicology/public-sector-contract-awards)
- Award value: £17,000,000
- Tender value: £17,000,000
- Award date: 13 December 2022
- Published: 25 January 2023
- Contract start: 16 January 2023
- Contract end: 15 July 2024
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a8effa2a-673d-451b-be03-6889ea96c251-608545
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ad4f32ec-bc14-48d4-8e5c-3dcd1a8b95aa

## Description

The Drug Testing Interim Contract has been put in place to ensure continuity of services whilst a full re-procurement exercise takes place for the requirement\. The Drug Testing Interim Contract includes: - Delivery of drug testing kits and consumables to nominated HMPPS sites - Supply of clear chain of custody paperwork and process maps to ensure the integrity of samples\. - Provision for a courier service for the delivery of kits to nominated testing sites, and either a courier service or pre-paid postage/packaging for the return of samples\. - Laboratory-based analysis samples against set panels of target drugs - Prevalence testing - Production of a clear report in an agreed format within a set timescale confirming the results - Collated monthly reporting of aggregated datasets, broken down by area and test results in an agreed format\. - Provision of full customer and technical support to operational staff\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a8effa2a-673d-451b-be03-6889ea96c251-608545)