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# Supply of Toxicology Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-toxicology-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03552b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service: "Supply of Toxicology Services". Published status: active. Framework Ceiling: £900,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 25 Aug 2022, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crown-office-and-procurator-fiscal-service-GB-FTS-2817)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £900,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 25 August 2022 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Blood analysis services, Laboratory services, Services provided by medical laboratories
- **Delivery Location:** UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03552b`

## 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/supply-of-toxicology-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03552b#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-toxicology-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03552b#participate

## Description
The Lord Advocate through the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has responsibility in Scotland for the prosecution of crime in Scotland and the investigation of sudden or suspicious deaths which require further investigation. As part of the process of investigating deaths, the Procurator Fiscal may, in order to establish the cause and mechanism of death, instruct post-mortem examinations at specified mortuaries. As part of the post-mortem process, the Pathologists may require toxicological analysis in order to assist with the determination of the cause of death. COPFS currently contracts with Glasgow University (the University) of these post-mortem toxicological services for the whole of Scotland (excluding Aberdeenshire and the Highlands). The University is currently working through a transition process as agreed with COPFS and Scottish Government leading to the transfer of this service to the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) effective from 1st December 2022. As part of that transition process the University is required to engage closely with SPA to successfully implement the transition and to establish the new laboratory facilities. As a consequence, there will be periods when the University is not able to fully engage with operational service delivery and therefore service provision will require to be supplemented and supported.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85111810, 85145000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £900,000
- **Description:** As part of the determination of the cause of death, Toxicological analysis is required in many cases. At present this Post Mortem Toxicology Service (PMTS) is provided under contract to COPFS by Glasgow University. However, this contractual arrangeme...
- **Contract Period:** 30/08/2022 to 30/11/2022
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020099-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-07-25T09:39:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:48:33.519Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03552b