Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Forensic Toxicology Services
Authority: Lancashire County Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionLancashire County Council ran an Above Threshold Open tender process to establish a single supplier contract for the provision of Forensic Toxicology Services for HM Senior Coroner for Lancashire and Blackburn with Darwen.
Services include the collection, transportation, testing, analysis and reporting of samples for HM Senior Coroner.
CPV: Laboratory services · Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
What 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 award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 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
- Yes
- First published
- 25 Sept 2024, 16:11 BST
- Last source update
- 19 May 2025, 12:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 23 Jan 2025 – …
- Authority reference
BB/CORP/LCC/24/055- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022567- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04a2d2Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 23 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 23 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
Timeline
9 Dec 2024 → 19 May 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected9 Dec 2024
- Submission deadline23 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened23 Jan 2025, 13:00 GMT
- Notice published19 May 2025, 12:09 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 9 Dec 2024- Status changed to active9 Dec 2024, 10:19 GMT
- Procurement method changed9 Dec 2024, 10:19 GMT
- Deadline published: 23 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT9 Dec 2024, 10:19 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 May 2025, 12:09 BST
- Buyer details updated19 May 2025, 12:09 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | £500,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 022567-2025-1 · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- Signed
- 29 Apr 2025
- Value
- £500,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of Justice - The High CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.