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Coroner’s Service Toxicology Contract

Buyer: Reading Borough Council →

BuyerReading Borough Council
StatusAwarded
DeadlineNot published
ValueValue not published
Published5 Nov 2025

What is being bought

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Lot details

Lot LOT-0001

No lot description published.

Statuscomplete

Comparable-procurement analytics

No usable CPV category has been published, so a comparable market set cannot yet be built.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementNot published
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyNot published
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Awards

Coroner's Toxicology Service

Statuspending
Value£392,700
Contract periodFrom 21 Jan 2026 to 20 Jan 2029

Documents & submission route

No documents are published in the current source record.

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-0568ab
Latest release ID071151-2025
Latest release timestampWed Nov 05 2025 10:28:40 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLNot published
Tender statuscomplete
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: endNot published
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadlineNot published
Award period: startNot published
Award period: endNot published
Submission method detailsNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender valueNot published
Tender lots in source1
Tender items in source0
Tender documents in source0
Awards in latest release1
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release2

Notice history

DateEventReference
5 Nov 2025awardUpdate, contractUpdate071151-2025
27 Oct 2025award, contract068598-2025
15 Aug 2025tenderUpdate049162-2025
30 Jul 2025tender044120-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

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30 Jul 2025 · 044120-2025 · tender
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