FTS UK public procurement

Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency

Department for Transport

CompleteOCDS ID ocds-h6vhtk-0350eb
Tender value£3,800,0002 awards · 2 contracts

01 Procurement

Tender overview

Updated 28 July 2026
Buyer
Department for Transport
Status
Complete
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV classification
71900000 — Laboratory services
Tender period
Not supplied — 9 December 2022

Description

The DVLA is an Executive Agency of the Department for Transport (DfT), based in Swansea. The DVLA’s primary aims are to facilitate road safety and general law enforcement by maintaining accurate registers of drivers and vehicle keepers and to collect Vehicle Excise Duty (VED). The purpose of the Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency is to provide an accurate and confidential blood sample screening (Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) utilising the Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) methodology with classic reporting.

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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

2 shown
Active

Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
1
Signed contract
31 August 2023
Active

Provision of Laboratory Services for Testing of Alcohol Dependency

Awarded
Not supplied
Award value
Not supplied
Suppliers
2
Signed contract
31 August 2023

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

7 parties
Buyer

Department for Transport

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, UKL, SA67JL, United Kingdom

Buyer, CentralPurchasingBody

Department for Transport

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, UKL18, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom

Buyer

Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency

Longview Road, Morriston, Swansea, UKL18, SA6 7JL, United Kingdom

Supplier

Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK Limited

90 Priestley Road, The Surrey Research Park, Guildford, UKL18, GU2 7AU, United Kingdom

Supplier

Eurofins Clinical Diagnostics UK Limited

90 Priestley Road, The Surrey Research Park, Guildford, UKL18, GU2 7AU, United Kingdom

Supplier

SYNLAB Laboratory Services

Gavenny Court, Brecon Road, Abergavenny, UKL21, NP7 7RX, United Kingdom

ReviewBody

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Swansea, United Kingdom

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

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