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Published 23 Aug 2022, 13:06 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CO0262 Provision of Toxicology Services

Official notice

Authority: Essex County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 23 Sept 2022awarded 1 Nov 2022
Awarded to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Service Provider shall undertake the following tests upon request by HM Senior Coroner for Essex;

(a) Standard Drug Testing;

(b) Alcohol Only Testing;

(c) SDT + Alcohol Testing;

(d) Full Screening

In addition to the tests listed the Service Provider shall undertake special analytical test, to test for substances not covered by the tests detailed.

CPV: Metal · Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1Awarded
Delivery: East of England
Extensions: A two year extension (24 months) is available subject to satisfactory performance.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: 55%Price: 40%Social value: 5%
Published sub-criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55%
  • price: 40%
  • Social Value: 5%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Technical: 55
  • Social Value: 5
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
No (one-off requirement)
First published
23 Aug 2022, 13:06 BST
Last source update
13 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT
Award evaluation window
23 Sept 2022 – …
Authority reference
DN628911
FTS notice number
2022/S 000-035256
Classification (CPV)
MetalOther community, social and personal services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03620d Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
23 Sept 2022, 12:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Sept 2022 → 13 Dec 2022 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    23 Sept 2022, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    23 Sept 2022, 12:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    13 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    13 Dec 2022, 15:00 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 42 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Nov 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
The Service Provider shall undertake the following tests upon request by HM Senior…4bids · 4 electronic · 4 from abroad2—£400,000 – £600,000
Whole notice———£200,000 – £600,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Essex County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, East of England, CM1 1QHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of JusticeReview body London
  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview 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.