How to win: DHSE: Global Health: Sentinel Drug Testing FY26/27

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National toxicology testing and surveillance service supporting the cross-government Early Warning System for emerging synthetic opioids and other dangerous drugs. Collection, transport, targeted laboratory testing, confirmatory testing, reporting and surveillance support for urine and blood samples from an expanded sentinel network of drug treatment services, hospitals and other agreed settings.

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• ✓Answer against the marking scheme, not the question text — Department of Health & Social Care scores each response, so map your evidence to the published criteria and weightings.
• ✓At £1,032,016, expect quality and social value to carry a large share of the score — price alone rarely wins services work.
• ✓Show recent, comparable delivery: name similar services contracts you've delivered for public bodies, with measurable outcomes.
• ✓Start early: deadlines are tight and a strong bid takes iteration.

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