Official UK procurement notice
Application Form to be on the pre-approved list of Pathologist Post Mortem Services on behalf of Her Majesty’s Coroner
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council wish to invite Pathologists to complete an application form to be on the pre-approved list of Pathologist Post Mortem Services on behalf of Her Majesty’s Coroner in Norfolk.
- Recurrence: The framework will be open for applicants for the duration.
CPV: Health and social work services · Pathology services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 200 suppliers
- Framework period
10 yrs from 1 Apr 2022, This Light Touch Regime Framework is being let under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime), under which the Council has flexibility as to the process or procedure to be used when purchasing certain services of which Pathology Services is one.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Her Majesty’s Coroners are involved in the investigation of any death where the cause…RenewalPublished value£5,000,000
Her Majesty’s Coroners are involved in the investigation of any death where the cause is suspicious or unknown or falls under certain other specific circumstances. A post mortem examination may be undertaken to determine the cause of death.Norfolk County Council has responsibility for the administration of this Contract on behalf of Her Majesty’s Coroner for Norfolk. However, instructions to undertake a post mortem examination will be given by the Coroner.Coroners instruct pathologists to make an examination under section 14 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. The Pathologist should set out in a written report full details of his/her examination and give an opinion as to the cause of death. The report itself may be used by the coroner as evidence at the inquest and it may, in some circumstances, be necessary for the pathologist to attend the Inquest to give evidence as to their findings. Additional information: The Value is an estimate based. Actual values will depend on need in Norfolk
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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 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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 100
- Price: 0
- “Application Form to be on the pre-approved list of Pathologist Post…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 200 suppliers, not a single contract.
Competition analysis · published record, not a forecast of who will bid
How Norfolk County Council buys Health and social work services (CPV 85), and who usually turns up
Norfolk County Council’s own published record, next to the published market for the same work. This notice is a framework or DPS, so only frameworks and DPS are compared. Whole-market view: Health and social work services (CPV 85) →
How the contest usually goes
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How often small and medium firms win.
Share of awards where the winner’s size is known.
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Small firms have won here. Neither number says whether you qualify; it describes who has been winning.
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How often local firms win similar work.
Winners with a registered address in the delivery region, out of awards with a known address.
Here, local means registered in East of England.
A local branch does not count if the registered address is elsewhere.
Most of this buyer’s recorded winners are registered in East of England.
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How long buyers here take to decide after bids close.
Middle value in days from the deadline to the first award notice, on competitions that published both dates.
Only decided tenders count, so slow ones still waiting are not in.
Half of these awards were announced within 81 days of the bid deadline.
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How often work is awarded with no recorded rival.
Direct awards and tenders where every published lot count shows one bid.
The market share is a minimum: some awards have no bid count.
Thin markets produce this too; it is not proof of a tailored specification.
Awards are recorded, but published direct routes and bid counts do not establish this buyer’s share.
How many bids did past lots attract?
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How many bids past lots received.
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Past bids do not predict this tender.
1 bid0% / 8%
2–30% / 7%
4–60% / 17%
7+100% / 68%
How did awards compare with estimates?
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Where winning prices landed against estimates.
Each colour shows awards below, close to or above the published estimate, one lot at a time.
On a framework or DPS, prices are agreed when work is called off.
Past prices are a guide, not a bid price.
Not comparable on a framework or DPS. The notice sets up a supplier panel and a ceiling value; what the work actually costs is agreed later, on each call-off or mini-competition, and those publish as contract notices of their own. The award-vs-estimate record of this market therefore sits on the call-offs; this page shows it on the contracts, not on the panel that frames them.
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No supplier is confirmed as a bidder.
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Lot #1Her Majesty’s Coroners are involved in the investigation of any death where the cause…Published estimate£5.0m
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How many bids this lot may attract.
The forecast uses similar past competitions. The bar shows either that forecast or past bid counts; the line below says which.
Each lot shows its own forecast based on its own category; forecasts for different lots of the same notice are not comparative.
A forecast, not a list of bidders.
1 bid1%
2–35%
4–69%
7+85%
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Where the award price may land.
The forecast uses similar awards and the buyer’s estimate. The band covers the middle half of likely prices.
No comparable awards for this lot yet.
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Who has supplied this buyer on similar work? i
Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
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Who has done similar work for this buyer.
Past contracts are matched by buyer, title and type of work.
A past supplier may not bid again.
| Supplier | This buyer’s earlier contract | Lot | Award value | Why listed |
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| Reed Wellbeing LimitedWorked for this buyer | NHS Health Checks Catch-Up Programmenotice published Mar 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
| PSS (UK)Worked for this buyer | Shared Lives for Adults in Norfolknotice published Feb 2022 | — | — | Similar wording and category |
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
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Who could compete for this lot?
Firms with relevant past wins. On a framework, we show firms on that agreement.
None is confirmed as a bidder.
| Supplier | Won in this category | Live contracts | Award vs estimate |
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| £11m4 awards in 36m · last 15 months ago | 1 live · £3.7m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=3 | |
| £613m39 awards in 36m · last 2 months ago | 4 live · £2.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | at estimate n=5 | |
| £134m43 awards in 36m · last this month | 3 live · £2.3m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | no comparable pairs | |
| £7.2m5 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 3 live · £4.1m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 5% below n=6 | |
| £1.2m5 awards in 36m · last 5 months ago | 2 live · £1.5m iPublic contracts this supplier still holds. Its awards whose published end date is still in the future, with their values. Many contracts publish no end date, so this is a floor, not the whole book. Unexpired says nothing about spare capacity. | 58% above n=1 |
About this data
- Source. Official UK public procurement notices (Find a Tender), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0. New notices arrive through the day; the figures are rebuilt nightly.
- Two views, kept apart. The authority’s own track record and the wider market for the same kind of work sit side by side and are never mixed. Where the local picture is too thin, a figure widens to a broader market and says which one it used.
- Forecasts are labelled. The price forecast and its range, possible competitors and the earlier-work matches are our estimates from past awards: not published facts, not win chances and not price advice. Official notices do not say who is bidding.
- Every figure shows what it rests on. Not every notice publishes a bid count, a value or a delivery region, so each figure carries the number of records behind it, and one built on few records is marked as such. The on a figure explains it; the counting rules are in the methodology. Spotted something wrong? Tell us.
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
- Open admission
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · The framework will be open for applicants for the duration.
- First published
- 8 Mar 2022, 11:29 GMT
- Last source update
- 8 Mar 2022, 11:29 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 31 Mar 2032 – …
- Authority reference
NCCT42350- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-006274- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-031f1bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings maybe brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
Publisher note: This Light Touch Regime Framework is being let under Regulations 74 to 77 of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 (Light Touch Regime), under which the Council has flexibility as to the process or procedure to be used when purchasing certain services of which Fostering Services is one. In this instance, the Council is establishing a framework agreement with multiple suppliers that will set out the terms and conditions for making specific purchases (call –offs). The framework agreement differs from those let under the non-light touch regime in that the Council, exercising its flexibility, may periodically open the framework for new applicants. Individual Contracts awarded under this framework may have a maximum total duration of 18 years. (to ensure a child placed at any age can continue until adulthood). This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest`. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected] value is an estimate based on the life of the framework agreement.
How to participate & submission route
Official notice Apply via In-tend- Requests to participate (first stage)
- —
- Appointment period ends
- 31 Mar 2032, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- —
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 31 Mar 2032, 11:00 BST
Timeline
8 Mar 2022 → 31 Mar 2032 · 4 dates- Notice published8 Mar 2022, 11:29 GMT
- Contract starts1 Apr 2022, 00:00 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown31 Mar 2032, 11:00 BST
- Bids opened31 Mar 2032, 11:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Nothing awarded yet- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Norfolk County Council - Head of ProcurementReview body
- Norfolk County Council - NP LawMediation body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria