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BLC0111 - Mobile Preliminary Roadside Drug Testing[E16]

-, United KingdomBlueLight Commercial[E1]

In plain English

What they want: 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.
Who can bid: No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline: Buyer's deadline: 30 May 2027, 17:00 UTC+1. UTC: 30 May 2027, 16:00 UTC.
Published 5 Feb 2025.
Value: GBP 10,000,000
Buyer: BlueLight CommercialSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply: Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
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Deadline[E4]: 30 May 2027, 17:00 UTC+1
Value[E17]: GBP 10,000,000
Published[E14]: 5 Feb 2025
Procedure[E13]: Restricted procedure (above threshold)
Source: UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked: 2 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

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 batt…[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

ConditionDelivery location: British Oversea Territories.[E8]
ConditionDelivery location: Channel Islands.[E9]
ConditionDelivery location: Europe.[E10]
ConditionDelivery location: Isle of Man.[E6]
ConditionDelivery location: Rest of the World.[E11]
ConditionDelivery location: United Kingdom.[E7]
The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

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Updates

First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC
The source published a call for competition with a future deadline.
Source document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742

Evidence

17 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

E1
The buyer is BlueLight Commercial.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E2
The notice is classified under CPV 38544000 (Drug detection apparatus).
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E3
Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E4
Tenders must be submitted by 30 May 2027, 17:00 UTC+01:00.
“2027-05-30T17:00:00+01:00”
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E5
The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.
“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 Roa…”
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E6
Delivery location: Isle of Man.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/4, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E7
Delivery location: United Kingdom.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/6, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E8
Delivery location: British Oversea Territories.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/1, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E9
Delivery location: Channel Islands.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/2, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E10
Delivery location: Europe.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/3, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E11
Delivery location: Rest of the World.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/5, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E12
This notice changes or updates a call for competition.
“tenderAmendment”
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E13
The procedure is: Restricted procedure (above threshold).
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E14
The notice was published on 5 Feb 2025.
“2025-02-05T16:40:07Z”
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E15
Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E16
The notice is titled "BLC0111 - Mobile Preliminary Roadside Drug Testing".
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)
E17
The stated value is GBP 10,000,000.
“10000000 GBP”
Document ffa2c033-650d-45c6-a3ea-6ecad88fa8ca-828742, field /tender/value/amount, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:39 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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