Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Lancashire County Council
PO Box 100, County Hall
Preston
PR1 0LD
Contact
Andrew Patten
contractscorporate@lancashire.gov.uk
Telephone
+44 1772536452
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKD4 - Lancashire
Internet address(es)
Main 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
Provision of Forensic Toxicology Services
Reference number
AP/CORP/LCC/20/1038
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Lancashire County Council is awarding a contract for the provision of forensic toxicology services for the HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Services will include the collection, transportation, testing, analysis, and reporting of samples for the HM Senior Coroner. This is a framework contract whereby toxicology services will be ordered by HM Senior Coroner as and when required.
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: £400,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
- 73111000 - Research laboratory services
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKD4 - Lancashire
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lancashire County Council is awarding a contract for the provision of forensic toxicology services for the HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Services will include the collection, transportation, testing, analysis, and reporting of samples for the HM Senior Coroner. This is a framework contract whereby toxicology services will be ordered by HM Senior Coroner as and when required.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: 1. Team structure overview / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 2. Contract Management / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 3. Communication / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: 4. Service Delivery - Standard Processing / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 5. Service Delivery - Urgent Processing / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: 6. Samples - collection and transportation / Weighting: 10
Quality criterion - Name: 7. Samples - verification / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: 8. Collaboration and continuous improvement / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: 9. Implementation / Weighting: 5
Quality criterion - Name: 10. Social Value - Training and Employment / Weighting: 3
Quality criterion - Name: 11. Social Value - Environmental Sustainability / Weighting: 2
Price - Weighting: 30
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
The framework agreement for the provision of forensic toxicology services will commence on or around 01.07.2021.The agreement will run for an initial term of 24 months until 30.06.2023 with the option to extend for any number of defined periods so long as the maximum duration of the framework agreement does not exceed 48 months.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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: 2021/S 000-002795
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
1
Title
Provision of Forensic Toxicology Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
2 June 2021
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 1
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 3
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
Trust Headquarters, 8 Beech Hill Road
Sheffield
S10 2SB
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKE3 - South Yorkshire
Internet address
The contractor is an SME
No
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot: £400,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £400,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice - The High Court
Royal Courts of Justice, Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom
Internet address
https://courttribunalfinder.service.gov.uk/courts/royal-courts-of-justice