DNA, Anthropology & Genealogy Services
Buyer: Ministry of Defence
- Published
- 13 November 2025
- Submission deadline
- 17 February 2026
- Estimated value
- £416,667
- Place of performance
- UK
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Lots
- 1
- Documents
- 1
- Notice number
- 073712-2025
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e0dd
- Official source
- Official source
CPV codes
- 71900000Laboratory services
Description
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC), Commemorative casework team are responsible for co-ordinating efforts to establish the identity of historic human remains recovered from battlefields and aircraft crash sites involving British service personnel and arranging a fitting burial. Anthropology and DNA analysis may be required to assist with confirming the identities of the remains where other methods have proved inconclusive. Genealogy services may also be required to assist in the identification process. Key Requirements The Contractor must be compliant with the Forensic Science Society or other appropriate industry standards including ISO/IEC 17025:2017 (General Requirements for the Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories) and IS09001:2000 (Quality Management Systems). The Contractor will be required to obtain DNA profiles from both human remains (teeth or bone samples) and individuals who volunteer to provide a comparison sample. The Contractor must be able to undertake DNA profiling of the Y chromosome, to access the paternal lineage and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) to determine the maternal lineage of human remains such a as bo…
Official publications
- FTS · 073712-2025 · 13 November 2025
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- What is the deadline to bid for this tender?
- The submission deadline is 17 February 2026. Check the official source, as dates can be modified.
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- The estimated value published by the buyer is £416,667.
- Who is the buyer of this tender?
- The contracting authority is Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom).
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