Drug Testing Products and Laboratory Analysis for use within Children's Social Care
What the buyer wrote
Nottinghamshire County Council (The Council) is seeking tenders for Drug Testing Products and Laboratory Analysis for use within Children's Social Care as described in the service specification. By undertaking 'point-of-care' testing, social workers in Children's Social Care (CSC) can screen parents / carers during home visits where there are concerns about substance misuse, with follow-up evidence tests in cases of a positive result. In a similar manner, testing for alcohol may be undertaken where a reasonable suspicion of excessive intoxication exists. Hair strand testing is also used by the Local Authority, usually in Care Proceedings, to determine longer term substance misuse / m…
Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Drug Testing Products and Laboratory Analysis for use within Children's Social Care
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Type
- services
- Work starts
- 31 Mar 2018
- Work ends
- 31 Mar 2021
Who the buyer named
corporate.procurement@nottscc.gov.uk was the named contact on this notice.