Official UK procurement notice
Toxicology Analysis and Reports Service
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council has awarded a contract for toxicology analysis and reports service.The Norfolk Coroner jurisdiction covers a population of 920,000 and has approximately 3000 reported deaths a year. Under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (the 2009 Act), the Coroners (Investigation) Regulations 2013 and the Coroners (Inquest Rules) 2013, the Coroner is required to establish the cause of a person’s death. If the cause of death is unknown, then the Coroner will instruct a pathologist to conduct an examination to establish the cause of death. As part of that examination the pathologist may request that samples taken during examination are submitted for toxicological analysis. Norfolk County Council is responsible for meeting all costs of the service and for arranging a toxicology service to support the needs of the Senior Coroner.
CPV: Toxic substances monitoring services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Toxicology Analysis and Reports ServiceAwarded
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).
- Price
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 9 Apr 2021, 09:24 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Aug 2021, 14:12 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 27 May 2021 – …
- Authority reference
NCCT42161- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-020829- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a41fFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
The Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (as amended) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland).Proceedings must be brought within 30 days from the date of knowledge (the date on which the economic operator first knew or ought to have known that grounds for starting the proceedings had arisen) unless the Court considers that there is good reason for extending the period within which proceedings may be brought, in which case the Court may extend that period up to a maximum of 3 months from the date of knowledge.
Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate in this procurement, applicants must first be registered on the system at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc. Full instructions for registration and use of the system can be found at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/BuyerProfiles. Once registered you will be able to see the procurement project under the `tenders` section and `express an interest` to view the documentation. If you encounter any difficulties whilst using the system you can contact the In-tend support team by phoning +44 8442728810 or e-mailing [email protected].
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 27 May 2021, 10:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 27 May 2021, 10:00 BST
Timeline
27 May 2021 → 24 Aug 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline27 May 2021, 10:00 BST
- Bids opened27 May 2021, 10:00 BST
- Notice published24 Aug 2021, 14:12 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Aug 2021, 14:12 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forensics Limited | £350,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 020829-2021-1 · Forensics Limited
- Signed
- 29 Jun 2021
- Value
- £350,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5bids · 5 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NPLAWReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Forensics LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria