Award

CPU 6555 Toxicology Services

  • Nottingham City Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-077507

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-059520 (view related notices)

Published 27 November 2025, 9:33am



Scope

Reference

CPU 6555

Description

Toxicology Services for the use of HM Senior Coroner. The services shall be provided in relation to deaths for which the Coroner assumes jurisdiction.


Contract 1

Supplier

Contract value

  • £725,000 excluding VAT
  • £870,000 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

25 November 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

25 November 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 9 December 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

5 January 2026

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 5 January 2026 to 4 January 2028
  • Possible extension to 4 January 2029
  • 3 years

Description of possible extension:

At the discretion of the local authority

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 71900000 - Laboratory services

Contract locations

  • UKF14 - Nottingham

Information about tenders

  • 5 tenders received
  • 5 tenders assessed in the final stage:
    • 5 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 4 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PYZV-3517-VQCJ

8 Beech Hill Road

Sheffield South Yorkshire

S10 2SB

United Kingdom

Region: UKE32 - Sheffield

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1


Contracting authority

Nottingham City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PZGG-1891-TDCX

Loxley House, Station Street

Nottingham

NG2 3NG

United Kingdom

Region: UKF14 - Nottingham

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government