AlphaBiolabs in numbers
- The AlphaBiolabs paternity test costs £89 with next-day results. The prenatal paternity test costs £695 with results in 3-5 days and can be taken from 7 weeks' pregnant.
- The baby gender test starts at £89 and works from 6 weeks' pregnant. Home drug and alcohol test kits start at £9, and health tests, including coeliac, lactose, NIPT and STI tests, start at £28.
- Alpha Biolaboratories Retail Limited is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory, No 2773, working to ISO 17025. Sample collection is outside the scope of the accreditation.
- The Y chromosome DNA test costs £199 with free shipping and next-day results; same-day results cost an extra £79. It analyses up to 27 DNA markers, and AlphaBiolabs states over one million genetic tests performed since 2004.
- Sample collectors are available 24/7, 365 days of the year, and AlphaBiolabs runs walk-in centres across the UK and Ireland that collect samples for DNA, drug and alcohol testing.
- AlphaBiolabs won the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2016 and is Ministry of Justice approved for parentage tests directed by the civil courts in England and Wales under Section 20 of the Family Law Reform Act 1969.
- Customer service is open Monday to Thursday 8:30am to 5.30pm and Friday 8:30am to 6.00pm, closed at weekends and on bank holidays. The UK number is 0333 600 1300, the international number (+44)1925 255450.
- Under its Giving Back campaign, AlphaBiolabs donates £500 every 2 months to a UK registered charity nominated by the winner of a draw among instructing family law professionals, social workers and immigration specialists.
Sources: Homepage, Terms and conditions, Y chromosome DNA testing, CMS DNA testing, Contact us, Giving Back, Return-to-work testing.
Questions about AlphaBiolabs
When does the next-day clock start for AlphaBiolabs results?
It starts when your samples arrive at the laboratory. AlphaBiolabs counts next-day and same-day results in business days from when the samples reach its laboratory before 10am. You post the cheek swabs back in the self-addressed envelope that comes in the kit, so posting early helps. Same-day results on the Y chromosome test are an upgrade for an extra £79 on top of the £199 price.
Where can I have a sample collected for free by AlphaBiolabs?
At one of the AlphaBiolabs walk-in centres. For CMS and other legal DNA tests, AlphaBiolabs offers free sample collection at its walk-in centres, and its trained collectors follow strict chain of custody procedures. Alternatively, a dedicated sample collection service can visit you or your client anywhere in the UK, and the Customer Services team arranges the appointments once the instruction has been sent.
What do I need before buying an AlphaBiolabs CMS DNA test?
You must register with the Child Maintenance Service before you buy the test. AlphaBiolabs points out that the CMS only accepts the legal DNA test if the alleged father, the mother and the child or children all take part. You should also tell the CMS that AlphaBiolabs is conducting your legal paternity test; a legal representative can do this for you.
Why might AlphaBiolabs reject my order?
AlphaBiolabs rejects orders when it lacks the information needed to provide the service. Its terms name examples: your age or identity cannot be verified, parental responsibility for a minor cannot be confirmed, you are located outside the UK, or the service was mispriced. In that case AlphaBiolabs tells you as soon as possible and refunds the sums paid for the rejected services.
How does AlphaBiolabs send test kits and results?
Kits arrive in discreet, plain packaging at the address you choose. On its Y chromosome test page, AlphaBiolabs promises 100% confidentiality, with password-protected results delivered via secure email. The kit contains mouth swabs that are rubbed on the inside of the cheek, with no needles required, and all tests are performed at the UK laboratory, so samples are not sent abroad.
Which email address should I use to contact AlphaBiolabs?
It depends on your enquiry. General enquiries go to info@alphabiolabs.com, legal testing to testing@alphabiolabs.com, workplace testing to workplace@alphabiolabs.com and the Testing Partnership Programme to partners@alphabiolabs.com. By phone, you call 0333 600 1300 and ask for the Legal, Workplace or Partners team. The head office is listed in Cheshire, postcode WA5 8WD.
What workplace testing does AlphaBiolabs offer employers?
AlphaBiolabs offers random, for cause, pre-employment and post-rehab or return-to-work drug and alcohol testing. For return-to-work testing, breath tests detect alcohol with immediate results, oral fluid detects drugs for up to 48 hours and urine for up to 4 days. Laboratory confirmation is available the next business day if required, and the Workplace team also helps with drug and alcohol policies and awareness training.
What happens if AlphaBiolabs changes its prices after I order?
AlphaBiolabs notifies you first. Its terms say that for changes in price, timing of delivery or the scope of the services, you can email support@alphabiolabs.com to end the contract before the change takes effect. You then receive a refund for any services paid for in advance but not yet received.
Are AlphaBiolabs immigration DNA results accepted by official bodies?
Yes. AlphaBiolabs states that results of its immigration DNA test are accepted by the Home Office, UK Visas and Immigration and other official bodies, with next-day results as standard. A Y chromosome test needed for legal reasons, such as an immigration case, must be taken as a legal DNA test; the team gives advice on 0333 600 1300.
AlphaBiolabs: DNA, drug, alcohol and health tests from a UK laboratory
AlphaBiolabs is a testing laboratory that sells its tests directly online to families, legal and social care professionals and employers. Its range covers relationship and prenatal DNA tests, home drug and alcohol kits, health tests and court-approved testing for legal matters, and all analysis is carried out at its own laboratories in the UK.
Most private buyers come for a peace-of-mind test at home: you order a kit, take a cheek swab and post it back. When a voucher code from save-up.co.uk is available, it lowers the price of that order before you pay.
The AlphaBiolabs testing range
The homepage sorts the tests by who needs them. Personal testing is for you and your family, legal testing is for privately funded cases and for professionals, and workplace testing is built for businesses of all sizes. Prices for home tests are shown openly, from kits at a few pounds to the prenatal paternity test.
- Relationship DNA tests: paternity, sibling, twin and Y chromosome tests
- Prenatal DNA tests: NIPP, NIPT and baby gender
- Home drug and alcohol test kits
- Health tests, including coeliac, lactose and STI tests
- Legal and immigration DNA, drug and alcohol testing
- Workplace testing, policies, awareness training and testing supplies
Accredited testing that stays in the UK
AlphaBiolabs is a UKAS accredited testing laboratory under number 2773 and works to ISO 17025. Samples are not sent abroad, which matters if you want your DNA to stay in the country. The laboratory was awarded the Queen's Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2016, and it is approved by the Ministry of Justice for parentage testing directed by the civil courts. For legal cases it follows chain of custody throughout, so results can stand up if they are disputed. Kits are sent in discreet, plain packaging and results arrive by secure email with a password.
How to save on an AlphaBiolabs test
The voucher code is entered in the basket before payment, so it is worth checking the total there, especially if you add an upgrade such as same-day results. The biggest saving for legal tests needs no code at all: sample collection at the walk-in centres is free for legal tests, while a visit by a collector to your home is a separately booked service. The Y chromosome kit also ships free. If you are comparing other health purchases, save-up.co.uk lists further Health & Beauty shops too, such as Gisada Discount Codes, SC Nutra Voucher Codes and GI Cognition Promo Code.
Walk-in centres and collectors around the clock
One thing sets AlphaBiolabs apart: it says it is the only UK laboratory running walk-in centres across the UK and Ireland, where samples are taken for DNA, drug and alcohol testing. On top of that, a nationwide network of trained collectors works 24/7, 365 days a year, and visits homes, workplaces, local authority offices, prisons, hostels and foster homes. They collect cheek swabs, saliva, urine, hair, nails, blood and breath. For legal instructions, samples are collected within 24-48 hours.
Giving Back to UK charities
AlphaBiolabs also runs a charity draw for professional customers. Every testing instruction from family law professionals, social workers and immigration specialists enters the instructing party into a draw, and every 2 months AlphaBiolabs donates £500 to the winner's chosen charity, which must be a UK registered charity. Past donations have gone to causes for children, families and patients. More Health & Beauty offers on save-up.co.uk include Arran Voucher Code.