Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
City of Doncaster Council
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
Contact
Linda Lomas
Telephone
+44 1302735983
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
National registration number
182338557
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104514
one.1) Name and addresses
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
Procurement.Corporate@rotherham.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
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
Digital Autopsy Service
Reference number
92970
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
The City of Doncaster Council ( “the council”) invites tenders to deliver an effective, efficient, safe and secure digital autopsy service (“the Service”) to the Senior Coroner for South Yorkshire (East District) (“the coroner”) to cover the areas of Doncaster and Rotherham.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st May 2025 and run for a period of 3 years until 30th April 2028. There is also an option to extend the contract by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the council.
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: £1,918,120
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
- 85150000 - Medical imaging services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Doncaster Council ( “the council”) invites tenders to deliver an effective, efficient, safe and secure digital autopsy service (“the Service”) to the Senior Coroner for South Yorkshire (East District) (“the coroner”) to cover the areas of Doncaster and Rotherham.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st May 2025 and run for a period of 3 years until 30th April 2028. There is also an option to extend the contract by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the council.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 50
Price - Weighting: 50
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
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
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number: 2025/S 000-000563
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Digital Autopsy Service
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
27 March 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from other EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 2
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Advanced Visualisation Technologies Limited T/A Digital Autopsy UK
30 Watery Street
Sheffield
S3 7ES
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
National registration number
14330765
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £1,480,000
Lowest offer: £1,918,120 / Highest offer: £2,256,544 taken into consideration
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
City of Doncaster Council
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
Country
United Kingdom
six.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures
The Council will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day stand still period at the point when the information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an a appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI20105/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, Northern Ireland).
six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
City of Doncaster Council
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
Country
United Kingdom