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Cellmark Forensic Services

UK public-sector supplier
SME

Cellmark Forensic Services specializes in DNA testing, including paternity, immigration, and relationship tests, as well as drug and alcohol testing. Established in 1987, it is recognized as the UK's most experienced DNA testing service.

cellmark.co.uk ↗

Summary from the supplier’s website — unverified

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Awarded
£751k
Live
1
Buyers
3
12m
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At a glance
  • Quick answer
Profile
  • Social value
  • ESG & policies
  • Capabilities1
  • Buyer references
  • Accreditations
Track record · verified
  • KPI performance
  • Contracts1 / 3
  • Top buyers3
  • Category mix
  • Geography
  • Peers5
Trust & risk
  • Red flags0
  • Compliance
  • Modifications
  • News
Company
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Quick answer — Cellmark Forensic ServicesUpdated 13 Jul 2026

At a glance · for buyers and watchdogs

Cellmark Forensic Services has won £751k across 3 public-sector buyers, with 1 live contract.

Why: top buyer Liverpool City Council at 84% · 0 active risk flags · 0 modifications.

Decision signals
0Active red flags
No CH recordCompany status
1 of 3Live contracts
84%Top-buyer concentration
—Category exposure
0Contract modifications
If you're a buyer:CapabilitiesReferencesKPIComplianceWatchdog?FlagsModificationsConcentrationNews

Social value

Commitments mapped to the Government Social Value Model themes.

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No social-value commitments yet

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ESG & policies vault · 0/5

Key governance & sustainability policies. Published documents link out; missing ones are greyed.

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Net-zero planNot provided✓
Modern slavery statementNot provided✓
EDI policyNot provided✓
Anti-briberyNot provided✓
Data protectionNot provided✓

Capabilities

What this supplier does, where they sit, who they sell to.

◐ From website & notices
Services · 2
DNA TestingIncludes paternity, maternity, sibling, grandparentage, and Y chromosome testing. ↗Drug TestingHair drug testing and alcohol testing services. ↗
Frameworks & DPS · 1 from notices
  • DNA, Drugs and Alcohol Testing Services FrameworkLiverpool City Council · £634k

Extracted automatically from cellmark.co.uk on Jul 2026. Not independently verified — treat as the supplier’s own marketing claims.

Case studies

Delivery stories the supplier has published, with sector and outcome.

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Buyer references

Named public-sector contacts who have agreed to act as a reference.

✓ Confirmed by buyer
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No buyer references yet

Public-sector buyers can confirm they'll act as a reference for this supplier. Confirmed references — with the contract they relate to — show here.

Accreditations & memberships

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No accreditations recorded

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KPI performance

Delivery, budget and satisfaction scores reported quarterly by buyers.

✓ Verified
84

No verified KPI scores yet

Once buyers report contract KPIs — delivery on time, on budget, satisfaction, adoption and accessibility — a weighted grade and breakdown appear here.

Contracts · 1 live · 2 historic

Pulled from Contracts Finder & Find a Tender. Most recent first.

✓ From notices
TitleBuyerCPVAwardedValueTermStatus
DNA, Drugs and Alcohol Testing Services Framework
Liverpool City Council7190000001 Mar 2021£634k3 yrsClosed
Forensic Testing Services Framework
Somerset Council8514500004 Sept 2018£117k2 yrsClosed
Provision of DNA, Drug & Alcohol and Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing (NIPT)
Hull City Council————Live
Total live value — · mean award £250k

Top buyers · 3 buyers · top 3 = 100%

Share of awarded value. Concentration fires above 40% for any single buyer.

✓ From notices
1
Liverpool City Council
1 contract
84%
since 2021
2
Somerset Council
1 contract
16%
since 2019
3
Hull City Council
1 contract
0%

Geography

Distribution of awarded value by buyer region.

✓ From notices
UK · schematic only
North West1 contract
84%
South West1 contract
16%
Yorkshire1 contract
0%

Peers

Suppliers with overlapping CPVs & buyers (last 24m). Cellmark Forensic Services highlighted.

✓ From notices
SupplierSME?Awarded · 24mContracts
RD
Roche Diagnostics Ltd
No£150.4m9
AT
Abbott Toxicology Ltd
Yes£38.7m2
TC
Tersus Consultancy Ltd
Yes£10.9m3
LM
Leica Microsystems (UK) Limited
Yes£10.9m3
DS
DFP Services Limited (Lot 1 and Lot 2)
Yes£10.6m2
CF
Cellmark Forensic Services
Yes——
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Red flags · 0 active

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No Companies House record linked — automated risk checks unavailable.

Compliance scorecard

Derived from Companies House filings — not a full supplier-assurance check.

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No Companies House record linked — statutory compliance checks unavailable.

Modifications

Variations to awarded contracts logged under Procurement Act 2023 s.74.

✓ From notices
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No modifications recorded

No published contract variations for this supplier. Modification notices appear here as they are issued under the Procurement Act 2023.

News mentions

UK trade press & nationals, matched to this supplier.

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No news mentions found

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Companies House

Registered details, directors and PSC.

✓ Live sync
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No Companies House record linked

No Companies House number on file — this supplier may be overseas, a sole trader or a consortium.

Financial

Filed accounts from Companies House.

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£

No financial filings on record

Turnover, profit and headcount appear here once audited or micro-entity accounts are filed at Companies House.

Org tree

Group structure and ownership.

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Independent. No parent company or subsidiaries recorded at Companies House for this entity.