Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Liverpool City Council
4th Floor, Cunard Building
Liverpool
L3 1DS
Contact
Miss Gill Astill
Telephone
+44 1513510461
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.1) Name and addresses
Halton Borough Council
Municipal Building
Widnes
WA8 7QF
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD6 - Cheshire
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council Council
Bootle Town Hall
Liverpool
L20 7AE
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
St Helens Borough Council
Town Hall
St Helens
WA10 1HP
commissioningcyps@sthelens.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Wirral Council
Birkenhead Town Hall
Birkenhead
CH41 5EU
wirralcontractsteam@wirral.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.1) Name and addresses
Knowsley Council
Municipal Buildings
Huyton
L36 9YU
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD7 - Merseyside
Internet address(es)
Main address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
DNA, Drug and Alcohol Testing Services Framework
Reference number
DN747347
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
You are invited by Liverpool City Council on behalf of the Collaborative Authority to submit a tender for inclusion on a Framework Agreement for DNA, Drugs and Alcohol Testing Services.
The framework will be available for the use of Liverpool City Council and all Liverpool City Region Local Authorities including Sefton Borough Council, Wirral Borough Council, St Helens Borough Council, Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council and Halton Borough Council.
The Collaborative Authority must meet a range of statutory obligations to ensure that decisions about children are made using robust information. Often this information is obtained through a range of forensic tests and expert assessments to support care planning decisions.
Forensic testing (a term used to cover DNA, drug and alcohol testing) are used to help inform decision making, particularly in regard to the safeguarding of children. These tests are typically carried out before going to court, during care proceedings or are ordered by the court.
The Framework will be broken down as follows:
Lot 1: DNA Testing (Adults, Children’s and Legal Services)
Lot 2: Drug & Alcohol Testing (Adults, Children’s and Legal Services)
Lot 3: Drug Testing (LCC Taxi Licensing Unit)
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2025/S 000-006524
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
I.1
Place of text to be modified
Other Contracting Bodies added to the contract notice
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Contracting authority
Official name: Liverpool City Council
Postal address: 4th Floor, Cunard Building
Town: Liverpool
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Contracting authority
Official name: Liverpool City Council
Postal address: 4th Floor, Cunard Building
Town: Liverpool
Official name: Knowsley Council
Postal address: Municipal Building, Huyton
Town: Liverpool
Official name: Sefton Council
Postal address: Bootle Town Hall
Town: Liverpool
Official name: Halton Borough Council
Postal address: Municipal Building
Town: Widnes
Official name: St Helens Council
Postal address: Town Hall
Town: St Helens
Official name: Wirral Council
Postal address: Birkenhead Town Hall
Town: Birkenhead