# Forensic Testing Services

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Somerset Council](/buyers/somerset-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: DNA Legal Limited
- Award value: £220,000
- Tender value: £220,000
- Award date: 7 January 2024
- Published: 9 January 2024
- Contract start: 8 January 2024
- Contract end: 31 December 2025
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: f065c8e3-b24b-4813-93f2-880cb9974d64-712374
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-922a9325-9e9f-4019-817a-b7b65b307632

## Description

This service specification is for the Provision of Forensic Testing Services to include Drug, Alcohol and DNA Testing for Somerset Council\. Under the statutory duties of the Children's Act 1989, the Council is required to promote the welfare of children\. The Council must meet a range of statutory obligations to ensure that safeguarding decisions about children are made using high quality evidence suitable for the courts\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/f065c8e3-b24b-4813-93f2-880cb9974d64-712374)