Contract

Digital Autopsy Service

  • City of Doncaster Council
  • Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-011693

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04ce59 (view related notices)

Published 28 March 2025, 10:19am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

City of Doncaster Council

Civic Office, Waterdale

Doncaster

DN1 3BU

Contact

Linda Lomas

Email

linda.lomas@doncaster.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1302735983

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

National registration number

182338557

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/

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

Email

Procurement.Corporate@rotherham.gov.uk

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKE31 - Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/

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