Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham City Council
Council House, Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
Contact
Commercial and Procurement Services
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
www.in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc
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 Services
Reference number
P1185-2024
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 70100000 - Real estate services with own property
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Birmingham City Council wishes to establish a single supplier framework agreement Contract for the provision of a Digital Autopsy Service – A Digital Autopsy is a non-invasive post-mortem, referred to as a CTPM short for Computed Tomography Post-Mortem.A CTPM is a scan of the deceased, conducted by a radiographer using a CT scanner. Following which, the resultant scans are analysed by a GMC registered radiologist to produce an interpretation in the form of a digital autopsy report.The digital autopsy report should contain or suggests the cause of death for consideration by a pathologist at Birmingham Central mortuary and be available within 24 hours of the CT scan being completed.
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: £290,000
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85120000 - Medical practice and related services
- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
- 98371110 - Cemetery services
- 98371100 - Cemetery services and cremation services
- 85121000 - Medical practice services
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG31 - Birmingham
Main site or place of performance
Birmingham
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Birmingham City Council wishes to establish a single supplier framework agreement Contract for the provision of a Digital Autopsy Service – A Digital Autopsy is a non-invasive post-mortem, referred to as a CTPM short for Computed Tomography Post-Mortem.A CTPM is a scan of the deceased, conducted by a radiographer using a CT scanner. Following which, the resultant scans are analysed by a GMC registered radiologist to produce an interpretation in the form of a digital autopsy report.The digital autopsy report contains or suggests the cause of death for consideration by a pathologist at Birmingham Central mortuary. Section 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 places a duty on the coroner to investigate certain deaths. Section 14 of the Coroners Act 2009 allows the coroner to order a suitable post-mortem examination to enable the coroner to decide if Section 1 applies. CTPM’s are an innovative technology that should in the future prevent invasive post-mortems, which many families and some religions would like to see avoided.The framework agreement Contract will be awarded for 2 years commencing 1st October 2024.The Framework Agreement will be awarded to one supplier.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality and Social Value / Weighting: 30% and 20%
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.1.3) 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: 2024/S 000-015000
Section five. Award of contract
Contract No
P1185-2024
Title
Digital Autopsy Services
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14 October 2024
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: 0
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 Ltd trading as Digital Autopsy UK Ltd
30 Watery Street
Sheffield
S3 7ES
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG3 - West Midlands
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: £290,000
Total value of the contract/lot: £290,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Royal Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
Country
United Kingdom