Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Forensic Toxicology Services
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLancashire County Council is inviting tenders for the provision of forensic toxicology services for the HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Services will include the collection, transportation, testing, analysis, and reporting of samples for the HM Senior Coroner. This is a framework contract whereby toxicology services will be ordered by HM Senior Coroner as and when required.
CPV: Blood analysis services · Laboratory services · Pathology services · Research laboratory services · Services provided by medical laboratories
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat it takes to wini
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 sub-criteria (12)
- 1. Team structure overview: 10%
- 2. Contract Management: 10%
- 3. Communication: 5%
- 4. Service Delivery - Standard Processing: 10%
- 5. Service Delivery - Urgent Processing: 5%
- 6. Samples - collection and transportation: 10%
- 7. Samples - verification: 5%
- 8. Collaboration and continuous improvement: 5%
- 9. Implementation: 5%
- price: 30%
- 10. Social Value - Training and Employment: 3%
- 11. Social Value - Environmental Sustainability: 2%
Published award criteria (12)
- 1. Team structure overview: 10
- 2. Contract Management: 10
- 3. Communication: 5
- 4. Service Delivery - Standard Processing: 10
- 5. Service Delivery - Urgent Processing: 5
- 6. Samples - collection and transportation: 10
- 7. Samples - verification: 5
- 8. Collaboration and continuous improvement: 5
- 9. Implementation: 5
- 10. Social Value - Training and Employment: 3
- 11. Social Value - Environmental Sustainability: 2
- Price: 30
- Suitability
Suppliers and any named sub-contractors laboratories must be accredited by the Human Tissue Authority for the storage of a body or Relevant Material; be accredited to ISO 17025 or equivalent; and be UKAS accredited.
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Provision of Forensic Toxicology Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- First published
- 15 Mar 2021, 12:09 GMT
- Last source update
- 27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Mar 2021 – …
- Authority reference
AP/CORP/LCC/20/1038- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-002795- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029252Find a Tender
- Review procedure
This competitive procurement is undertaken in accordance with Lancashire County Council's Contract Standing Orders. The Council will operate a standstill period of not less than 10 calendar days between notifying bidders of its intention to award the framework agreement and the award of the framework agreement.
Publisher note: The tender documents are available on Lancashire County Council's electronic tenderingsite.www.lancashire.gov.uk/isupplier Use of this system does not require high specification IT equipment or connections, nor high level personal IT skills/capabilities. Access to the system/software and advice is free of charge. Registration is necessary in order to view the tender details and obtain tender documentation. Tenderers are advised to allow plenty of time for registration and to do this as early as possible during the tender period. Please see https://www.lancashire.gov.uk/business/tenders-and-procurement/tenders/ for further information.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 19 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Supplier levy on call-offs (max %)
- document
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
Timeline
19 Mar 2021 → 27 Jul 2021 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown19 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT
- Bids opened19 Mar 2021, 14:00 GMT
- Notice published27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Jun 2021- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2021, 15:32 BST
- Procurement method changed2 Jun 2021, 15:32 BST
- Published value published: £400,00027 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Status changed to active27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST
- Deadline moved to 19 Mar 2021, 10:00 GMT27 Jul 2021, 18:14 BST-28 days · was 16 Apr 2021, 10:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextSuitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers · III.1.1. | Suppliers and any named sub-contractors laboratories must be accredited by the Human Tissue Authority for the storage of a body or Relevant Material; be accredited to ISO 17025 or equivalent; and be UKAS accredited. | Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents. | |
| — | DeadlineTime limit for receipt of projects or requests to participate · IV.2.2. | 19 Mar 2021 | 16 Apr 2021 | +28 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7. | 19 Mar 2021 | 16 Apr 2021 | +28 d |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Provision of Forensic Toxicology Services
- Signed
- 2 Jun 2021
- Value
- £400,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids · 3 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Official name: Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
- Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria