The Provision of Addiction Testing Kits and Related Services

NHSGG&C Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services deliver treatment and care services to approximately 6,000 patients per year in a range of settings.

• Care & Treatment Teams
• Specialist In-patient Services
• Day Services
• Complex Needs Services
• Criminal Justice Services
• Out-patient Services

The partnership intends to carry out addiction testing across all addiction teams and this tender is for the supply and distribution of drug detection kits, with the testing process being undertaken by Glasgow Addiction Services Partnership staff.

Kits will test for 8 main categories of drug addiction

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22985. For more information see:

http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

The Contracting Authority does not intend to include a sub-contract clause as part of community benefits (as per Section 25 of the

Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014) in this contract for the following reason:

Not suitable

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see:

https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

Potential framework participants are required to summarise any proposed community benefits that will be developed and delivered as part

of this contract if successful or, alternatively, potential framework participants confirm that they will engage with the NHS Scotland’s

Community Benefits Gateway (CBG). This gateway, developed through requests from suppliers seeking opportunities to support the

delivery of community benefits within the contracting region, provides information on community benefit opportunities. The CBG is a free

and easy to use online service that connects NHS Scotland suppliers with third sector community organisations within Scotland and will be

used for tracking and reporting and is an approved compliant route to the realisation of community benefits.

For further information please visit

https://www.nss.nhs.scot/procurement-and-logistics/sustainability/access-our-community-benefit-gateway/

The buyer is using PCS-Tender to conduct this ITT exercise. The Project code is 22985. For more information see: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/info/InfoCentre.aspx?ID=2343

Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:

A non-scored question has been added to the ITT