WARRINGTON-based AlphaBiolabs has been awarded the contract to provide drug and alcohol testing services for six local authorities in the Liverpool City Region.
Under the four-year contract – worth approximately £2m – AlphaBiolabs will provide all legally-defensible drug and alcohol testing in support of Family Court proceedings across Liverpool City Council, Halton, Knowsley, Sefton, St Helens, and Wirral, including sample collection and back-to-lab analysis.
One of the UK’s leading drug, alcohol, DNA and health testing laboratories, AlphaBiolabs owns and operates purpose-built toxicology and genetics laboratories from its headquarters at Webster Court in Westbrook, and has extensive experience working with family courts and local authorities across the country, including Warrington Borough Council, and Cheshire West and Chester.
The Warrington lab’s proximity to the Liverpool City Region authorities also means samples can be processed quickly, ensuring drug and alcohol test results are delivered even faster – a crucial factor for family court proceedings.
Rachel Davenport, director and co-founder at AlphaBiolabs, said: “Many of our employees live locally and we feel privileged to be able to deliver services that directly support social workers and families within our own communities.
“Our in-depth knowledge of the challenges facing local authorities, particularly when it comes to making time-critical safeguarding decisions, stems from over 20 years’ experience working with authorities across the country. We know all too well the sensitivities involved and will work hard to deliver the highest possible standard of service for the people of Liverpool, Sefton, Wirral, St Helens, Knowsley and Halton, over the next four years.”
AlphaBiolabs is one of the UK’s leading providers of drug, alcohol and DNA testing services for members of the public, the legal sector, social workers, and the workplace.
It also operates 21 walk-in centres across the UK and Ireland – including a location on Rodney Street in Liverpool City Centre – providing on-site sample collection appointments for drug, alcohol and DNA tests.
