AwardedAwarded 8 June 2026

715104450-Complusory Drug Testing Quality Assurance

Ministry of Defence · Central government

In brief

Ministry of Defence awarded architecture and engineering and healthcare work to King's College London on 8 June 2026.

The notice gives a value of £190,000 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 2 years, starting 1 April 2026.

The buyer says it is suitable for small and medium-sized businesses.

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What the notice says

The provision of Quality Assurance support to the Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing (CDT) programme. responsibilities include: a. conduct ‘blind performance testing’ of the Authority’s urinalysis contractor’s laboratory by providing and inserting quality assured control samples, to replicate the collection of a sample from an individual; b. perform on-site inspections of the urine analysis department of the Authority’s urinalysis contractor; c. conduct an audit trail of samples pre-selected by the Authority; d. be prepared to attend any review which may arise as a result of their work, and give independent advice and evidence as required by the Authority; e. notify the Authority of any additional and relevant legislation or guidelines to the programme as they occur; f. review and validate any experimental work, research or study conducted by the Authority’s urinalysis contractor or by other third parties; g. provide advice to the Authority on the technical and managerial merits of laboratories invited to tender for the re-let of the Authority’s urinalysis contract; h. submit an annual written report to the Authority, to include a laboratory inspection report and the scientific conduct of the programme during the previous calendar year.

Who won

WinnerValueDates
King's College London£158,333
15 June 2026 to 14 June 2028

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

  1. Tender notice · UK4, notice 002101-2026
  2. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 056519-2026
  3. Contract details notice · UK7, notice 056793-2026

Last time this was bought

Provision of Armed Forces Compulsory Drug Testing

Awarded
10 April 2026
Value
£15,000,000
Contract ends
9 April 2031

Matched on Ministry of Defence, the type of work and the title; it may be a related contract rather than the same one. Check the notice to be sure.

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From notice 002101-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 12 January 2026, last updated 16 June 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.