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PROCUREMENT OPPORTUNITY

Toxicology Services

Birmingham City Council · compiled

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 09:33.

Opportunity overview

To deliver Toxicology Services. 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.')

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Classification

  • CPV71900000 — Laboratory services
  • CPV85111800 — Pathology services
  • CPV85111810 — Blood analysis services
  • CPV85145000 — Services provided by medical laboratories

Lots

  • To deliver Toxicology and Pathology Services following the 'Direct Award Process C' as set out in the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime (PSR)] Regulations 2023. "Direct Award Process C" means the process set out in regulation 8 for the award of a contract without a competition. The three year contract will commence on 1st October 2025 with an option to extend for a further period of 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
P2268
Status
complete
Procurement Method
limited
Main Procurement Category
services
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen
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. The key criteria as follows: (a) Quality and innovation (b) Value (c) Integration, collaboration and service sustainability (d) Improving access (e) Social value

Covered By

GPA

Amendments

Entry 1
Id
1

Unstructured Changes

Entry 1

Where

Section
VI.3

New Value

Text
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

Old Value

Text
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.

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Classification

Id
71900000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory services

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Scheme
TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Description
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
cancelled
Has Options
Yes
Description
To deliver Toxicology and Pathology Services following the 'Direct Award Process C' as set out in the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime (PSR)] Regulations 2023. "Direct Award Process C" means the process set out in regulation 8 for the award of a contract without a competition. The three year contract will commence on 1st October 2025 with an option to extend for a further period of 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability.

Options

Description
With an option to extend for a further period of 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability.

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1
Name
Quality
Type
quality
Description
100%
Criterion 2
Type
price
Description
Price 0%

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85111800
Scheme
CPV
Description
Pathology services
Entry 2
Id
85111810
Scheme
CPV
Description
Blood analysis services
Entry 3
Id
85145000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Services provided by medical laboratories

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-139613
Name
Birmingham City Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKG31
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B1 1BB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Council House, 1 Victoria Square

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local authority
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
Birmingham City Council
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Contact

Name
Commercial and Procurement Services
Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-161235
Name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG
Locality
Birmingham
Postal Code
B15
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Trust Headquarters, PO Box 9551, Main Drive, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham

Details

Scale
large

Identifier

Legal Name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
No Identifier Rationale
notOnAnyRegister

Award information

Award 1
Id
057515-2025-1
Status
active

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-161235
Name
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
057515-2025-1
Status
active
Award ID
057515-2025-1
Date Signed
17 Sept 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount
1,125,576
Currency
GBP

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Birmingham · UKG31 · B1 1BB · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKG

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-059caa-2025-10-09T12:22:24+01:00compiled ·