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AWARDEDProcurement notice · Birmingham City CouncilRef ocds-h6vhtk-059caa
Toxicology Services
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Contract Value
Not specified
Supplier
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Procurement
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (s1) places a duty on the coroner to investigate certain deaths, s14 of the Act allows the coroner to order a suitable post-mortem examination, to enable the coroner to decide if Section 1 applies.
A pathologist carries out the post-mortem and they or the Coroner request various toxicological testing to support investigations to establish the cause of death.
Toxicology analysis will be undertaken on those cases where there is reason to suspect the death may be related to a toxicological substance or substance misuse. (Toxicology is defined by the Oxford Languages dictionary as 'the measurement and analysis of potential toxins, intoxicating or banned substances, and prescription medications present in a person's body.')
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
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1 lot
Lot 1
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Lots
This procurement was divided into 1 lots, each awarded separately. 1 bids were received in total.
Lots
1
Initial Term Value
£1,125,576
Bids Received
1
Bids per Lot
1
Limited competition: at least one lot received only a single bid.
Lot
Value
Bids Received
Awarded To
Status
Lot 1
£1,125,576
initial term
1
single bid — no competition
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
active
Data note: the source feed marks these lots as cancelled even though their awards are active — an inconsistency in the published notice. The award status is shown above.
Award criteria
Weightings from the notice.
Quality100%
Price
Key Dates
Published
9 October 2025
Tender Open
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Tender Deadline
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Award Date
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Contract Signed
17 September 2025
Contract Start
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Contract End
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Notice Amendments
Changes the buyer published to this notice after it first appeared.
Amendment 1
Change (VI.3): This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 29th
September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR. → This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts
Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using the most suitable provider process
Procurement Details
Method
Limited — the buyer invited chosen suppliers
Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Route to market
Direct award
Main category
Services
Category
Pathology services
Delivery location
UKG
Open under
WTO Government Procurement Agreement
Buyer Reference
P2268
Legal Basis
Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (EU Directive 2014/24)
CPV Codes
71900000 – Laboratory services; 85111800 – Pathology services; 85111810 – Blood analysis services; 85145000 – Services provided by medical laboratories