SO16108 – Provision of Environmental Monitoring Service

Tender description

Home Office Science require a 3 year contract to cover the environmental monitoring service for our DNA-clean laboratory. The purpose of maintaining the NAS lab facilities is to enable NDNAD Assurance Service (NAS) to supply proficiency testing samples to forensic labs, to ensure their standards and practices are within the criteria of being a lab accredited to load to the NDNAD. NAS needs to procure a supplier for the provision of environmental monitoring services for its DNA-clean laboratory, in order to facilitate the provision of the mandatory proficiency testing schemes described above, by providing assurance that the NAS lab facilities are free from contamination in accordance with ISO 17043. This service must be carried out to ensure the above provisions, and for NAS to maintain its accreditation.