Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice

Published 22 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Coroner's Service Toxicology Contract

Official notice

Authority: Reading Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableAccelerated

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: South East (UKJ11)

Published estimate£392,700≈ £135k / year · £490,875 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 20 Feb 2026awarded 11 Dec 2025

Awarded to Toxicology UK Ltd

Contract term 2 yrs 11 moends 20 Jan 2029 · up to 20 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 21 Feb 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Coroner's Service Toxicology Contract - The scope for this project is to cover the following key deliverables: Testing analysis and interpretation of toxicological specimens, Interpretive toxicology reports to HM Senior Coroner and Pathologist within contract timescales, Maintenance of adequate contact between HM Senior Coroner's Officers and staff, Attendance at inquest as required and Monthly statistics and performance indicators

CPV: Services provided by medical laboratories

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 11 moPublished value£392,700

Contract period: 21 Feb 2026 – 20 Jan 2029 (2 yrs 11 mo) · up to 20 Jan 2031 with extensionsValue: £392,700 exc. VAT · £490,875 inc. VAT

Delivery: South East

Extensions: +1+1

85145000 Services provided by medical laboratories

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

Price: 40

Published award criteria (2)

Quality: 60% quality
Price: 40%

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 40 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Standard
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 22 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT
Last source update: 14 Apr 2026, 15:42 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 21 Feb 2026
Authority reference: RBC 00002335
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-011722
Accelerated: State of urgency
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Services provided by medical laboratories
Delivery area: South East (UKJ11)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060be9 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup

Submission deadline: 20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

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Timeline

22 Jan 2026 → 14 Apr 2026 · 9 dates

Planning notice published273 days ago
22 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT
Next notice expected268 days ago
26 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Tender notice published254 days ago
10 Feb 2026, 10:56 GMT
Submission deadline243 days ago
20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts243 days ago
21 Feb 2026
Award decision expected by242 days ago
21 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Assessment summaries sent241 days ago
23 Feb 2026
Standstill ends231 days ago
4 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Latest notice published191 days ago
14 Apr 2026, 15:42 BST

Notice history

8 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jan 2026

Planned procurement notice published
22 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT
UK3
Tender notice published
10 Feb 2026, 10:56 GMT
UK4
Status changed to active
10 Feb 2026, 10:56 GMT
Deadline moved to 20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
10 Feb 2026, 10:56 GMT
+15 days · was 5 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract award notice published
23 Feb 2026, 10:57 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
23 Feb 2026, 10:57 GMT
Contract signature expected
5 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
14 Apr 2026, 15:42 BST
UK7

Routine re-releases (4)

2026-01: 1 release · 22 Jan 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £392,7001 award exc. VAT

Bids received 55 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 13 Apr 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Toxicology UK LtdSMECoroner's Toxicology Service5 Mar 2026 – 20 Jan 2029 · up to 20 Jan 2031Extensions: +1+1	£392,700	11 Dec 2025	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 1 · Toxicology UK LtdSME
Signed
13 Apr 2026
Value
£392,700
Period
1 May 2026 – 20 Jan 2029 · up to 20 Jan 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
+1+1
3 agreed KPIs: submission of complex reports with 30 days · Submission of negative reports within 10 days · Submission of standard reports within 20 days
- submission of complex reports with 30 days, to submit any complex reports within 30 days, 10% over within a reporting month is the failure threshold with 100% as the target
- Submission of negative reports within 10 days, to submit any negative reports within 10 days, 10% over within a reporting month is the failure threshold with 100% as the target
- Submission of standard reports within 20 days, to submit any standard reports within 20 days, 10% over within a reporting month is the failure threshold with 100% as the target

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
5final-stage tenders	5	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Reading Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWBJ-9435-VXQQ Bridge Street, Reading, South East, RG1 2LUContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

TOXICOLOGY UK LTDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 10018044GB-PPON: PBLQ-5782-PNHT Mazars, 2nd Floor, 3 Chamberlain Square, Birmingham, West Midlands, B3 3AXContact email

Official documents & specifications (6)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Bidding documents and specifications tenderBidding documents and specifications
Signed contract contractSigned contractPDF

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender14 Apr 2026, 15:42 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender23 Feb 2026, 10:57 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender10 Feb 2026, 10:56 GMT
Planned procurement notice planningPlanned procurement noticeUK3Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender22 Jan 2026, 10:36 GMT