Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Town Hall, king street
London
W6 9JU
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Toxicology Services for West London Coroner’s Court
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The West London Coroner’s Court requires a toxicology service for biological fluids taken from deceased at post mortem, as requested by the attending pathologist.
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £480,000
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI33 - Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The West London Coroner’s Court (“WLCS”) provides coronial services for six boroughs in West London. Hammersmith and Fulham host the WLCS on behalf of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Ealing Council, Hillingdon Council, Hounslow Council, the Royal Borough of Kingston and the Royal Borough of Richmond.
This notice is to inform the market of our intention to award 2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years, to provide toxicology services for the West London Coroners Court to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following the provisions under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award process C.
The toxicology contract is to be awarded by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on behalf of the WLCS
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard / Weighting: 100
Price - Weighting: 0
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’
The director responsible for this Decision is the Executive Director - Finance and Corporate Services.
The following key criteria was used to in our assessment
1 Quality (Safety, Effectiveness and Experience) Innovation Quality - 100% Weighting
2 Integration and collaboration - Pass or Fail.
3 Access, Inequalities and disparities and choice - Pass or Fail
4 Social Value - Pass or Fail
5 Price - Pass or Fail
Written representations may be sent to Procurement@lbhf.go.uk
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31 December 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Sheffield
S10 2JF
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE32 - Sheffield
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £480,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 10th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
Country
United Kingdom