Forensic Testing Services Framework

Under the statutory duties of the Children Act 1989, Somerset County Council is required to promote the welfare of children. In order to carry out this duty, it is from time to time required to commission forensic testing, both in order to establish family relationships and also to establish whether persons connected with those children engaged in substance misuse.To support the above requirements, Somerset County Council is tendering for a four-year Framework Agreement for the provision of a Forensic Testing Service