Scope
Reference
FEW1546
Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.
The contract relates to the conduction of the following services:
- Carrying out the Post Mortem
- Interpreting an MRI scan to ascertain cause of death
- Carrying out a view and grant for a cause of death
- Carrying out an invasive Post Mortem
These fall under the Provider Selection Regime under CPV code 85100000-0
Contract 1. Coroners Pathologists
Supplier
Contract value
- £280,000 excluding VAT
- £336,000 including VAT
Below the relevant threshold
Date signed
16 September 2025
Contract dates
- 21 September 2025 to 20 September 2026
- Possible extension to 20 September 2027
- 2 years
Description of possible extension:
Initial one year term with one year extension
Main procurement category
Services
CPV classifications
- 85000000 - Health and social work services
Contract locations
- UK - United Kingdom
Procedure
Procedure type
Below threshold - without competition
Special regime
Light touch
Supplier
University Hospital of Leicester NHS Trust
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PWXN-8614-MPHH
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 6WW
United Kingdom
Email: uhl-tr@nhs.net
Region: UKF21 - Leicester
Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No
Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No
Contract 1. Coroners Pathologists
Contracting authority
Leicester City Council
- Public Procurement Organisation Number: PXRT-5737-VBQD
City Hall (4th Floor)
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
United Kingdom
Contact name: Siobhan Paterson
Telephone: 0116 454 2158
Email: siobhan.paterson@leicester.gov.uk
Website: https://www.leicester.gov.uk
Region: UKF21 - Leicester
Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government