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# Coroner's Service Toxicology Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coroner-s-service-toxicology-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-060be9). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Reading Borough Council: "Coroner's Service Toxicology Contract". Published status: complete. Published Value: £392,700. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Reading Borough Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/reading-borough-council-ons-e06000038)
- **Published Value:** £392,700 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 February 2026 at 23:59 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Services provided by medical laboratories
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ11
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £392,700 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 7 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coroner-s-service-toxicology-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-060be9#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-060be9`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coroner-s-service-toxicology-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-060be9#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Freadingbc%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coroner-s-service-toxicology-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-060be9#participate

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85145000
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £392,700

- **Contract Period:** 21/02/2026 to 20/01/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Coroner's Toxicology Service (active)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **TOXICOLOGY UK LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-160645`
  - Value: £392,700 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 11/12/2025

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £392,700
  - Signed Date: 12/04/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011722-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-14T14:42:11.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T10:52:48.133Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-060be9