Awarded contract

CSW - Post-mortem Toxicology Services for HM Coroner for Warwickshire and Coventry

Details

Buyer: Warwickshire County Council
Supplier(s): UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST(HEALTHCARE
Value: £800,000
Topic: Health and social work services
Published: 19 December 2023
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Post-mortem Toxicology Services for HM Coroner for Warwickshire and Coventry. Lot 1: The Council (on behalf of HM Coroner for Warwickshire) requires Forensic Toxicology Services to analyse and report on samples such as blood, urine, vitreous humour, occasionally liver tissue and others. A standard screen (which is the most common request) is for alcohol, prescription drugs and recreational drugs. On occasion the Coroner will ask to test for a specific substance such as carbon monoxide, keytones or a particular drug or substance. These lab reports provide essential expert evidence to support the Coroner in the discharge of his / her duties.

Timeline

Completed: Award published19 December 2023
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 December 2023

About the buyer

Warwickshire County Council buys as a local authority covering Warwickshire, and suppliers register free on Warwickshire In-Tend to see live tender opportunities. Framework call-offs are administered through the same In-Tend system rather than advertised separately. Larger opportunities also appear on the Central Digital Platform's Find a Tender service. Many goods and services are bought through the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation, a regional buying consortium. Dynamic purchasing system projects run through the council's earlier CSW-Jets In-Tend site. Bids are scored on cost and quality, and the highest-scoring bidder normally wins the contract.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of Warwickshire County Council's contract awards have been in software and information systems, health and social work and business services.

Relevant CPV codes

85000000 · Health and social work services
98000000 · Other community, social and personal services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warwickshire-county-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warwickshire-county-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warwickshire-county-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warwickshire-county-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warwickshire-county-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warwickshire-county-council.gov