Official UK procurement notice
Toxicology Services for West London Coroner’s Court
Authority: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fuham (LBHF) (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Confirmation of Award under PSR for toxicology service for biological fluids taken from deceased at post mortem, as requested by the attending pathologist for The West London Coroner’s Court. The West London Coroner’s Court (“WLCS”) provides coronial services for six boroughs in West London. This notice is to inform the market of our intention to award 2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years, to provide toxicology services for the West London Coroners Court to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following the provisions under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award process C.
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionConfirmation of Award under PSR for toxicology service for biological fluids taken from deceased at post mortem, as requested by the attending pathologist for The West London Coroner’s Court.
CPV: Health services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The West London Coroner’s Court (“WLCS”) provides coronial services for six boroughs…Awarded
The West London Coroner’s Court (“WLCS”) provides coronial services for six boroughs in West London. Hammersmith and Fulham host the WLCS on behalf of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Ealing Council, Hillingdon Council, Hounslow Council, the Royal Borough of Kingston and the Royal Borough of Richmond.
This notice is to inform the market of our intention to award 2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years, to provide toxicology services for the West London Coroners Court to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following the provisions under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award process C.
The toxicology contract is to be awarded by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on behalf of the WLCS
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £480,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 002998-2025-1 · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 31 Dec 2024
- Value
- £480,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jan 2025, 15:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 7 May 2025, 13:17 BST
- Authority reference
(OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-04d71a- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-019366- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d71aFind a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’
The director responsible for this Decision is the Executive Director - Finance and Corporate Services.
The following key criteria was used to in our assessment
1 Quality (Safety, Effectiveness and Experience) Innovation Quality - 100% Weighting
2 Integration and collaboration - Pass or Fail.
3 Access, Inequalities and disparities and choice - Pass or Fail
4 Social Value - Pass or Fail
5 Price - Pass or Fail
Written representations may be sent to Procurement@lbhf.go.uk
Publisher note: 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 10th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Buyer details updated6 Feb 2025, 09:11 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
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| — | TextVI.3 | 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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide… | 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 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. This contract has now been formally awarded using direct award process C.’ |
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 standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by provide…
1 amendment published without a description.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.