BLC0111 - Mobile Preliminary Roadside Drug Testing
BlueLight Commercial · UK-wide · up to £10,000,000
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What the buyer wants
Provision of mobile preliminary roadside drug testing devices and consumables, split into two lots: unpowered single-use devices and powered reusable handheld devices, both capable of detecting specified drugs and holding Home Office Type Approval.
Thank you for your interest in responding to the Notice of Competition to join a Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for the Provision of Preliminary Roads Drug Testing Devices, (MPRDTD), including the respective equipment and consumables that are required where appropriate.
The Road Traffic Act 1988 Section 5A permits the police to conduct a preliminary test in the investigation of drug driving offences for the purpose of obtaining an indication whether a person has a specified controlled drug in their body.
This DPS will be for two (2) LOTs with the characteristics described in ITT Schedule 1: Specification (Statement of Requirements (SOR), Service Level Agreement (SLA) and Technical & Quality Standards Annex 1 and Annex 2.
LOT 1 - Un-Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices Single Use Disposable.
? test cartridges designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs.
? Devices shall be 'Unpowered' - with no electrical power required to operate the MPRDTD.
? Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).
LOT 2 Powered Mobile Preliminary Road Drug Testing Devices - Re-Usable Handheld Devices.
? test cartridges: designed to detect the presence of a specified drug or drug group in a sample of saliva and to provide an indication of the presence of the target drugs.
? Devices shall be 'Powered' - capable of being used from mains electricity supply, a local generated electrical supply, internal batteries and/or external batteries.
? Associated consumables, equipment, and accessories (Goods).
The Suppliers devices must be able to detect the following target drugs currently specified under the Road Traffic Act 1988[1]: (Mandatory)
? Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (the main active ingredient of cannabis)
? Cocaine.
All devices must have and maintain Home Office Type Approval for police use in Great Britain. (Annex 1 and Annex 2)
Over an historical three (3) year period there has been a combined total of approx. 300,000 Preliminary Road drug tests undertaken across the UK.
Additional information:
To receive documentation please go to https://sell2.in-tend.co.uk/blpd/publictenders and search 'BLC0111' in Key Word.
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
How Tenderoo reads it
This is a dynamic purchasing system (a dynamic market under the Procurement Act): suppliers can apply to join at any point while it runs, and work is awarded in rounds to the members. A missed deadline is not the end of it.
The notice reads as suitable for a small or medium-sized firm: the scope, value and requirements are within reach of a business of that size.
Services required
- Provision of drug detection apparatus
- Supply of consumables and accessories for drug testing devices
What you will need to show
- Home Office Type Approval — Suppliers must ensure their devices have and maintain Home Office Type Approval for police use in Great Britain as specified in the annexes.
- Drug detection capability — Devices must be capable of detecting Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol and Cocaine as specified under the Road Traffic Act 1988.
Documents to submit
- ITT Schedule 1: Specification (Statement of Requirements)
- Service Level Agreement (SLA)
- Technical & Quality Standards Annex 1
- Technical & Quality Standards Annex 2
Key facts
- Buyer: BlueLight Commercial
- Estimated value: up to £10,000,000
- Deadline: 30 May 2027
- Contract period: 31 May 2027 to 1 June 2027
- Location: UK-wide
- Published on: Contracts Finder
- First seen by Tenderoo: 26 September 2026
- CPV: 38544000
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