Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Toxicology Services
Authority: Derbyshire County Council (Local council)
Sectors: Architecture & Engineering (71)Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF1)
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £400,000 inc. VAT20.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 10 Apr 2026awarded 2 Jun 2026
Awarded to University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust
Contract term 2 yrsends 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Jun 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionDerbyshire County Council is seeking to appoint a suitably qualified and accredited supplier to provide comprehensive toxicology testing services. The contract will support the Authority's statutory responsibilities and operational requirements by delivering reliable, timely, and high-quality toxicological analyses across a range of substances and sample types
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Feb 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Laboratory services · Pathology services · Services provided by medical laboratories
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£400,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 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
- 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
- Yes · next expected 1 Feb 2030
- First published
- 10 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Jun 2026, 16:25 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Apr 2026
- Authority reference
CST242- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-021171- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0665f0Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 10 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
10 Mar 2026 → 2 Jun 2026 · 6 dates- Tender notice published230 days ago10 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMT
- Submission deadline199 days ago10 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Award decision expected by181 days ago27 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts147 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published146 days ago2 Jun 2026, 16:25 BST
Notice history
6 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 10 Mar 2026- Tender notice published10 Mar 2026, 09:30 GMTUK4
- Tender notice published26 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMTUK4
- Deadline moved to 10 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST26 Mar 2026, 15:10 GMT+6 days · was 4 Apr 2026, 11:00 BST
- Contract award notice published2 Jun 2026, 16:25 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete2 Jun 2026, 16:25 BST
- Contract signature expected15 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Published amendments (1)
Extension to tender deadline
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £401,1341 award exc. VAT
Bids received 42 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust29 Jun 2026 – 28 Jun 2028 · up to 28 Jun 2030Extensions: 2 period of 12 month extensions. | £401,134 | 2 Jun 2026 | Awarded |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- University Hospitals Leicester NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender