Extension of Drug Testing Services for Prisons by Ministry of Justice
Ministry of Justice · Awarded contract
AwardedExtension of Drug Testing Services for Prisons by Ministry of Justice
Awarded 01 Nov 2021
Awarded01 Nov 2021
Value£10,000,000.00
SupplierConcateno
AgencyMinistry of Justice
RegionUnited Kingdom
CategoryPublic Safety & Security
Ended 3y 6mo ago1y 6mo term
Awarded 1 Nov 2021Expired 29 Apr 2023
About
Ministry of Justice awarded a contract to Concateno for drug testing services for prisons.
This is an extension of the original contract that commenced in November 2021 and runs to April 2023.
The contract value is £10,000,000.
Similar open tenders12
TenderCloses
Arrest Referral Drug and Alcohol Service for Adults – Warwickshire Police Custody & Leamington Justice CentreHealth & Medical
05 Nov 2026
Warwickshire Criminal Justice Drug & Alcohol Arrest Referral and Court Assessment ServiceHealth & Medical
05 Nov 2026
Inpatient Detoxification and Residential Rehabilitation Services – Council contract (5 yrs 3 mos, option to extend 3 yrs)Health & Medical
31 Mar 2030
Ministry of Justice Dynamic Purchasing System for Minor Works (England, Wales & Scotland)Construction
07 Sep 2029
Accredited Drug, Alcohol and DNA Testing Services Framework – Swansea CouncilHealth & Medical
16 Nov 2026
Supply of Substance Screening Kits and Related Services for Scottish and Northern Ireland Prison ServicesHealth & Medical
01 Dec 2026
Integrated Adult Alcohol and Drug Treatment and Recovery Service – Single Accountable Provider, £7.37m p.a., from 25 Oct 2027Health & Medical
23 Dec 2026
Closed Framework for Forensic Testing (DNA and Drug & Alcohol) for Child Safeguarding – 2+1+1 YearsHealth & Medical
18 Nov 2026
Ministry of Justice – Court Appointed Intermediary Services Framework Re-opening (April 2026)Consultancy & Legal
12 Nov 2026
Healthcare and Forensic Services in Police Custody – Lincolnshire Police (10-Year Contract from Sept 2027)Health & Medical
30 Nov 2026
Healthcare and Forensic Services for Lincolnshire Police Custody Suites – 10-Year ContractHealth & Medical
31 Jan 2027
Legal Aid Agency 2025 Standard Crime Contract for Publicly Funded Criminal Legal Aid ServicesConsultancy & Legal
30 Sep 2034
Other similar contracts12
Contract and supplierAwarded value
Drug Testing Services for Prisons Awarded to ConcatenoHealth & MedicalConcateno
$10,000,000
Provision of Drug Testing Laboratory Analysis Services to UK Ministry of JusticeHealth & MedicalAbbott Toxicology Limited
$38,677,989
Award of Drug Testing Interim Contract to Abbott Toxicology Limited by Ministry of JusticeHealth & MedicalAbbott Toxicology Limited
$17,000,000
Abandonment of HMPPS Drug Testing Services Procurement in Prison and Probation SettingsPublic Safety & SecurityContract Not Awarded
$106,800,000
Provision of Point of Care Drug Testing Devices and Associated Services to UK Prisons and Probation FacilitiesHealth & MedicalEurofin Forensic Services Limited
$2,554,616
Supply of Alcohol Testing Equipment and Consumables to HM Prison and Probation ServicePublic Safety & SecurityMedacx Ltd
$100,000
Provision of Compulsory Drug Testing for the Armed ForcesHealth & MedicalEurofins Forensic Services
$4,492,560.41
Award of Testing Performance Contract to Testing Performance by Ministry of JusticeMiscellaneousTesting Performance
$75,000
Expansion of Telemedicine in Prisons Projects by Ministry of JusticeHealth & MedicalExponential-e Limited
$210,429.74
Telemedicine Expansion in Prisons by Exponential-e Limited for Ministry of JusticeHealth & MedicalExponential-e Limited
$614,132.08
Provision of Strategic Testing Technical Support Services to the Ministry of JusticeConsultancy & LegalQ Solutions Limited
$875,000
Provision of PTTP Testing Services to the Ministry of JusticeIT & SoftwareQ-Solution Ltd.
$450,000
Unlock the full platform.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month. Cancel anytime.
What you get
Find
Find public safety and security tenders in United Kingdom in one place.
We monitor central, devolved and local government portals in near real time and update the feed as tenders are published, so you check one place instead of many.
Search by keyword, or describe your workType a keyword, or switch to AI search and say what your business does.
Narrow it downFilter by category, region and area, or view open tenders on a map.
Extension of Drug Testing Services for Prisons by Ministry of Justice
Won by Concateno · Ministry of Justice
£10.0Mawarded
Alerts
Open tenders like this contract, sent to you.
Tell us what you are looking for and we email you when a matching tender is published.
Set it up your wayUse keywords, a description of your work, a location or a distance from a postcode. Up to 10 alerts.
Instant or dailyGet an email when a match is published, or one summary a day.
GmailGovMarketto you
7:00 am2 new public safety and security tenders
Arrest Referral Drug and Alcohol Service for Adults – Warwickshire Police Custody & Leamington Justice CentreHealth & Medical · Closes 5 Nov 2026
Warwickshire Criminal Justice Drug & Alcohol Arrest Referral and Court Assessment ServiceHealth & Medical · Closes 5 Nov 2026
From your alert: Public Safety & Security
Assess
Size up a tender in minutes.
Before you open a single document, get the requirements, a likely value and who you would be up against.
Requirements from the documentsWho can bid, mandatory criteria, how it is scored, insurance and key dates, each with its source.
Value and competitionAn estimated value from similar awarded contracts, and the suppliers most likely to bid.
Key requirementsFrom 12 documents
Who can bidRegistered commercial cleaners
Mandatory criteriaPolice checks for staff on site
How it is scoredPrice 40%, experience 35%, method 25%
Insurance£20M public liability
Key datesSite visit 14 Oct, closes 28 Oct
Est. value£1.2M – £1.8M
Most likely bidderFacilities firm
Market
Follow Concateno and get alerts when they win again.
Awarded contracts with the supplier and the value, so you can check prices, spot competitors and find work that is coming back to tender.
Supplier and buyer profilesWhat each one has won or awarded, who they work with, and how that is changing.
Contracts ending soonTerms that finish in the next 12 months, which often go back out to tender.
E
Top suppliersEastmere Health ServiceBuyer · 38 contracts
£30.5Mawarded, 12 months
Halvern Facilities8 contracts£12.4M
Orrin Clinical5 contracts£9.1M
Tessel Cleaning Co11 contracts£6.8M
Wexby Linen14 contracts£2.2M
Pipeline
Track your bids from interested to won.
Save a tender in one click and move it through each stage as you work on it.
Work as a teamInvite colleagues so you work from the same list.
Take it with youExport tenders and matches to CSV.
Interested2
Preparing1
Submitted1
Won1
Grounds maintenance panelSaved to your pipeline
InterestedGovBot
Ask a question in plain English.
Find tenders, look up a supplier, or check who won a contract. Just type what you need.
Who wins public safety and security contracts in United Kingdom?
Top suppliers by awarded value
1
2
3
Ask about tenders, suppliers or public bodies
Get started
Get public safety and security tenders in United Kingdom by email.
Find the tender, size it up and track the bid, in one place.
7 days free, then £36/GBP per month
