# DNA & Genealogy Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [MINISTRY OF DEFENCE](/buyers/ministry-of-defence/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: Orchid Cellmark Ltd
- Award value: £300,000
- Award date: 20 May 2018
- Published: 21 May 2018
- Contract start: 21 May 2018
- Contract end: 20 May 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 0df908db-73e4-45e2-b8aa-9dc2922f94b0-217403
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b08c5b13-6e33-4019-9181-63c0d2e358b2

## Description

The Ministry of Defence \(MOD\) Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre \(JCCC\), Commemorative casework team are responsible for coordinating efforts to establish the identity of historic human remains recovered from battlefields and aircraft crash sites involving British service personnel and arranging a fitting burial\. DNA analysis may be required to assist with confirming the identities of the remains where other methods have proved inconclusive\. Genealogy services may also be required to assist in the identification process\. The contract will be for the provision of DNA and Genealogy services\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0df908db-73e4-45e2-b8aa-9dc2922f94b0-217403)