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# Toxicology Analysis and Reports Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-analysis-and-reports-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02a41f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Norfolk County Council: "Toxicology Analysis and Reports Service". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 27 May 2021, 10:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Norfolk County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/norfolk-county-council-ons-e10000020)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 May 2021 at 10:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Toxic substances monitoring services
- **Delivery Location:** UKH15, UKH16, UKH17
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £350,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-analysis-and-reports-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02a41f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02a41f`

## 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/toxicology-analysis-and-reports-service-ocds-h6vhtk-02a41f#tl-md)

## Description
Norfolk 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 90743100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** Toxicology Analysis and Reports Service

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 020829-2021-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Forensics Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-26443`
  - Value: £350,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 020829-2021-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £350,000
  - Signed Date: 28/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F020829-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-08-24T13:12:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T18:12:14.161Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02a41f