Official UK procurement notice
Coroner’s Service Toxicology Contract
Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionRBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Coroner’s Service Toxicology Contract - The scope for this project is to cover the following key deliverables: Testing analysis and interpretation of toxicological specimens, Interpretive toxicology reports to HM Senior Coroner and Pathologist within contract timescales, Maintenance of adequate contact between HM Senior Coroner’s Officers and staff, Attendance at inquest as required and Monthly statistics and performance indicators
Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting the "View Details" button for the project.
Expressions of interest will only be accepted until 19/08/2025.
Any questions relating to this opportunity should be made via the correspondence link on this portal.
CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£500,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Simple description: 40% Price and 60% Quality (includes Social Value)
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 30 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
- Last source update
- 5 Nov 2025, 10:28 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 22 Sept 2025
- Authority reference
RBC 00002335- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-044120- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0568abFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
30 Jul 2025 → 21 Jan 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 10:12 BST
- Clarification questions by19 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Submission deadline5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by400 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent366 days ago27 Oct 2025
- Latest notice published356 days ago5 Nov 2025, 10:28 GMT
- Contract starts280 days ago21 Jan 2026
Notice history
7 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 30 Jul 2025- Tender notice published30 Jul 2025, 10:12 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published15 Aug 2025, 14:11 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 5 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST15 Aug 2025, 14:11 BST+7 days · was 30 Aug 2025, 00:59 BST
- Contract award notice published27 Oct 2025, 14:45 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete27 Oct 2025, 14:45 GMT
- Contract award notice published5 Nov 2025, 10:28 GMTUK6
- Contract signature expected17 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Due to the high volume and complexity of the clarifications, we have decided to extend the closing date for the project by 1 week to the 5th September, in order to provide enough time for the clarification responses to be fairly processed and analysed by the suppliers.
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-07: 1 release · 30 Jul 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toxicology UK LtdSMECoroner's Toxicology Service21 Jan 2026 – 20 Jan 2029 · up to 20 Jan 2031Extensions: +1+1 · Amended: The standstill period will be extended by 1 week to the 12th November in order to allow the Council time to review a challenge that has been received. | £392,700 | 27 Oct 2025 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Toxicology UKAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specifications Suppliers that would like to take part in this process are invited to "Express Interest" via In-Tend upon which they will be given access to the full documentation delivered through this portal. Documents can be accessed from the "My Tenders" area of this website by selecting th…
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
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