Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Birmingham City Council
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
Contact
Commercial and Procurement Services
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKG31 - Birmingham
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
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
Toxicology Services
Reference number
P2268
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 71900000 - Laboratory services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
To deliver Toxicology Services.
The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (s1) places a duty on the coroner to investigate certain deaths, s14 of the Act allows the coroner to order a suitable post-mortem examination, to enable the coroner to decide if Section 1 applies.
A pathologist carries out the post-mortem and they or the Coroner request various toxicological testing to support investigations to establish the cause of death.
Toxicology analysis will be undertaken on those cases where there is reason to suspect the death may be related to a toxicological substance or substance misuse. (Toxicology is defined by the Oxford Languages dictionary as 'the measurement and analysis of potential toxins, intoxicating or banned substances, and prescription medications present in a person's body.')
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: £1,125,576
two.2) Description
two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- 85111810 - Blood analysis services
- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
To deliver Toxicology and Pathology Services following the 'Direct Award Process C' as set out in the Health Care Services [Provider Selection Regime (PSR)] Regulations 2023. "Direct Award Process C" means the process set out in regulation 8 for the award of a contract without a competition.
The three year contract will commence on 1st October 2025 with an option to extend for a further period of 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion - Name: Quality / Weighting: 100%
Price - Weighting: Price 0%
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: Yes
Description of options
With an option to extend for a further period of 1 year subject to satisfactory performance and budgetary availability.
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 29th September 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
The key criteria as follows:
(a) Quality and innovation
(b) Value
(c) Integration, collaboration and service sustainability
(d) Improving access
(e) Social value
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
17 September 2025
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Trust Headquarters, PO Box 9551, Main Drive, Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Birmingham
Birmingham
B15
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKG - West Midlands (England)
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
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: £1,125,576
Total value of the contract/lot: £1,125,576
Section six. Complementary information
six.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Written representations should be made to etendering@birmingham.gov.uk by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 29/09/2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.
Decision makers:
Director of City Operations in conjunction with the Director of Commercial & Procurement (or their delegate), Executive Director of Finance and Section 151 Officer (or their delegate) and the Director of Legal & Monitoring Officer (or their delegate)
No conflict of interest identified.
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Birmingham City Council
Council House, 1 Victoria Square
Birmingham
B1 1BB
Country
United Kingdom