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Toxicology Services

Birmingham City Council

Buyer Contact Info

Buyer Name: Birmingham City Council

Buyer Address: Council House, 1 Victoria Square, Birmingham, UKG31, B1 1BB, United Kingdom

Contact Name: Commercial and Procurement Services

Contact Email: etendering@birmingham.gov.uk

Status
complete
Procedure
limited
Value
1125576.0 GBP
Published
17 Sep 2025, 17:11
Deadline
n/a
Contract Start
n/a
Contract End
n/a
Category
services
CPV
85111800 - Pathology services
Region
n/a
Awarded To
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Official Source
Open Find a Tender

Description

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.')

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Opportunity Context

Lots

Lot 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.

Lot 1 Status: cancelled

Lot 1 Has Options: Yes

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

Lot 1 Award Criterion (quality): Quality

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