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Provision of Toxicology Services

No classification published
Location not published
Official notice
Published value
£838,000
Submission deadline 8 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
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Tenderline Synopsis: Essex County Council: "Provision of Toxicology Services". Published status: complete. Published value: £838,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 8 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityEssex County CouncilScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
Closed
8 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)£838,000
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Essex County Council
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Essex County Council. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
84.1Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
Cubic Transportation Systems LimitedTop vendor: 48% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 94 active published awards; 37 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
Cubic Transportation Systems Limited1 win£385,600
MICHAELS PROPERTY CONSULTANTS LIMITED1 win£166,666
RACKSPACE LIMITED1 win£151,843
PODARIS LIMITED1 win£72,000
KJR Contracts Limited1 win£26,820
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityEssex County Council
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published31 Mar 2026, 14:22 BST
Last source update31 Mar 2026, 14:22 BST
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationNot published
Delivery areaLocation not published
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-056bf3
What is being bought
Essex Coroner Service has procured a contract for the provision of toxicology services on behalf of his Majesty's Coroner. The contract requirement includes; 1. Collection of samples from Coroners approved Mortuaries 2. Testing of samples 3. Production of a report to support the pathologist in determining the cause of death Contract will run from April 2026 for an initial period of 3 years with possible extensions of 24 months
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Official notice release published
    31 Mar 2026, 14:22 BST
  2. tender value changed
    20 Feb 2026, 00:16 GMT
  3. Status changed to complete
    20 Feb 2026, 00:16 GMT
  4. Official notice release published
    20 Feb 2026, 00:16 GMT
  5. Submission deadline changed to published date
    20 Feb 2026, 00:16 GMT
  6. Official notice release published
    8 Jan 2026, 17:32 GMT
  7. Published value updated to £838,000
    8 Jan 2026, 17:26 GMT
  8. Status changed to active
    8 Jan 2026, 17:26 GMT
  9. Official notice release published
    8 Jan 2026, 17:26 GMT
  10. Submission deadline changed to 8 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
    8 Jan 2026, 17:26 GMT
  11. Official notice release published
    8 Jan 2026, 17:24 GMT
  12. Published value updated to £1,100,000
    4 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
  13. Status changed to planning
    4 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
  14. Official notice release published
    4 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
  15. Buyer information updated
    4 Aug 2025, 09:33 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Individual lot title not published
    complete
    Published valueNot published
    The source published no individual title or description for this lot.
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    31 Mar 2026, 14:22 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · £838,000
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Provision of Toxicology Services
£838,000 · signed 30 Mar 2026, 00:00 BST · active
Contract period: 1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST — 31 Mar 2029, 23:59 BST
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

Essex County Council

Contracting authority GB-PPON-PWVM-4844-NRQH
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  • Essex County Council
    buyer

    GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH
    County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, GB
    Benedict.itoyah@essex.gov.uk

  • SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
    supplier

    GB-NHS: RHQ · GB-PPON: PYZV-3517-VQCJ
    Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, UKE32, S10 2JF, GB
    simon.beal@nhs.net
Documents (1)
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