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# Toxicology

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-ocds-h6vhtk-03e34f). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** City of Doncaster Council: "Toxicology". Published status: complete. Published Value: £735,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 29 Aug 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [City of Doncaster Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/doncaster-council-ons-e08000017)
- **Published Value:** £735,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 29 August 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Medical analysis services, Services provided by medical laboratories
- **Delivery Location:** UKE31
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £980,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-ocds-h6vhtk-03e34f#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03e34f`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-03e34f#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D70896%26B%3DUK)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-ocds-h6vhtk-03e34f#participate

## Description
The City of Doncaster Council ( “the council”) has a requirement for the provision of a highly professional Toxicology, Microbiology, Virology, Immunology and associated Laboratory Testing Service. The Service Provider will be required to analyse tissue and body fluids obtained during autopsy examination for the detection of substances, and assist the Coroner to investigate sudden unexpected deaths within their area of remit, in accordance with the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.
The council is looking to contract with either a sole tender or multiple suppliers for the two lots.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st November 2023 and run for a period of 3 years until 31st October 2026.  There is also an option to extend the contract on no more than 2 (two) occasions for up to 24 (twenty four) months on each occasion (3+2+2)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Toxicology
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 85148000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Estimated Value:** £735,000
- **Description:** The City of Doncaster Council ( “the council”) has a requirement for the provision of a highly professional Toxicology, Microbiology, Virology, Immunology and associated Laboratory Testing Service. The Service Provider will be required to analyse tis...

- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 1 & 2: Toxicology
- **Lot id:** `1 & 2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85148000
- **Delivery regions:** UKE

- **Description:** The City of Doncaster Council ( “the council”) has a requirement for the provision of a highly professional Toxicology, Microbiology, Virology, Immunology and associated Laboratory Testing Service. The Service Provider will be required to analyse tis...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Toxicology (active)
  - Award id: `037604-2023-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-NHS-RHQ`
  - Value: £980,000 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Toxicology (active)
  - Signed Value: £980,000
  - Signed Date: 20/11/2023

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F037604-2023)
- **Last Source Update:** 2023-12-21T09:20:17.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T10:05:00.009Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03e34f