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Published 11 Jan 2024, 16:12 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Toxicology Services 2024 - 2028

Official notice

Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£512,000≈ £128k / year36.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 12 Feb 2024awarded 10 Apr 2024
Awarded to Analytical Services International Ltd
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Mar 2028 · extension options published · starts 1 Apr 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sandwell MBC (the "Council") is the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Jurisdiction which covers four local authority areas namely; Sandwell MBC, Dudley MBC, Walsall MBC and the City of Wolverhampton. Annually approximately 5000 deaths are reported to the Senior Coroner for the Black Country. When discharging his or her judicial responsibilities, a coroner will make whatever inquiries are necessary when endeavouring to establish a cause of death. Those inquiries although not exclusively may involve a Digital Autopsy scan, a Post Mortem examination and in some instances the use of Toxicology Services to ensure that service he or she provides meets the needs of the bereaved in a timely manner. The Council co-ordinating a tender exercise for Toxicology Services and Invited interested suppliers ("Tenderers") to participate in a tender exercise in relation to the supply of these services ("invitation to Tender" or "ITT").

CPV: Blood analysis services · Laboratory services · Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrs
Contract period: 1 Apr 2024 – 31 Mar 2028 (4 yrs)
Delivery: West Midlands
Extensions: To contract will be re-tendered in 4 years time.Variant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 30%Price: 70%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Quality and Social value: 30%
  • price: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality and Social value: 30%
  • Price: 70%
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    Please refer to ITT Documents

  • Economic & financial standing

    Please refer to ITT Documents

    Minimum: Please refer to ITT Documents
  • Technical & professional ability

    Please refer to ITT Documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
11 Jan 2024, 16:12 GMT
Last source update
10 Apr 2024, 11:47 BST
Award evaluation window
12 Feb 2024 – …
Authority reference
SMBC 23047a
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-011602
Classification (CPV)
Blood analysis servicesLaboratory servicesPathology services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG37)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-042c7b Find a Tender

Publisher note: The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents. In Order to View the On-Line Questionnaire and Submit a Tender, you will be required to` Opt-In`. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal please click on the `Guidance for Suppliers` section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend Supplier Portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system, please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
12 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
12 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Feb 2024 → 10 Apr 2024 · 4 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    12 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts
    1 Apr 2024, 00:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    10 Apr 2024, 11:47 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    10 Apr 2024, 11:47 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £700,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 55 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 10 Apr 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Analytical Services International Ltd£700,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5bids · 5 electronic5——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street, Oldbury, West Midlands, B69 3DBContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court of EnglandReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.