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    ContractsPhysical Forensic Services
    Awarded contract

    Physical Forensic Services

    Awarded
    £38m
    Published 21 Sept 2026

    Provision of comprehensive physical forensic laboratory and investigation services including toxicology, DNA analysis, firearms examination, and fire investigation to support the criminal justice system.

    🇬🇧United KingdomPublished 21 Sept 2026· 1 month agoviaContracts Finder
    Awarded
    £38m
    Published 21 Sept 2026

    Decision brief

    4 fields
    • Contract value
      £38,000,000
      Pounds sterling
    • Tender closed
      25 Aug 2025
      1 year ago
    • Sector
      Environmental Services
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    • Location
      🇬🇧United Kingdom

    Suppliers

    3 suppliers
    • OC
      Orchid Cellmark Ltd (t/a Cellmark Forensic Services)
    Lead contractor
  1. FA
    Forensic Access Limited
    Consortium partner
  2. KF
    Key Forensic Services Limited
    Consortium partner
  3. Lifecycle

    Awarded

    Contract awarded. Originally published 1 month ago.

    21 Sept 2026Today25 Aug 2025

    Brief

    This opportunity provides physical forensic laboratory and investigation services to support policing and the criminal justice system. Services include: radiological toxicology (RT Tox), chemical weapons toxicology (CW Tox), drug analysis, subject DNA analysis, crime scene DNA analysis (CSDNA), firearms and ammunition examination, fire investigation, noxious substances analysis, questioned documents examination, ecological analysis, marks and traces analysis, and chemical weapons biology analysis. The services are procured through the BLC Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS), which establishes a collaborative, nationally standardised framework. This approach ensures consistent service delivery, adequate capacity, sustainable terms and conditions, and a cohesive marketplace that meets both current and future forensic service needs across police forces and criminal justice organisations.

    Track record

    1 award · 1 winner
    Thin record

    Only 1 prior award here — too little to read.

    In environmental services, GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE has awarded 1 contract to 1 supplier.

    Who wins here
    1. Orchid Cellmark Ltd (t/a Cellmark Forensic Services)1× · 100%

    Across environmental services, the most active winners are BIFFA WASTE SERVICES LTD, CHURCHILL CONTRACT SERVICES LTD, VEOLIA ES UK LIMITED — the field to beat, or your route in as a partner.

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    Publisher
    UK Cabinet Office
    Licence
    OGL v3.0
    Source
    contractsfinder.service.gov.uk
    Record ID
    05758c20-645b-4a17-810d-accd701d0188-914838

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    GREATER MANCHESTER POLICE
    Sector
    Environmental Services