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Published 23 Feb 2026, 10:30 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Toxicology Reporting Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Published estimate£400,000≈ £200k / year · £500,000 inc. VAT25% above final estimate
Submissions closed 27 Mar 2026awarded 6 May 2026
Awarded to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Contract term 2 yrsends 27 Apr 2028 · up to 26 Apr 2030 with extensions · starts 28 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The provision of a Toxicology Service to support the operation of the West Yorkshire West HM Coroner's Service to enable it to fully investigate all sudden and unexplained deaths that are referred. This service forms part of the investigation to enable the Coroner to determine a cause of death.

  • No preliminary market engagement: Authority has clear understanding of deliverables and current market

CPV: Laboratory services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsPublished value£400,000
Contract period: 28 Apr 2026 – 27 Apr 2028 (2 yrs) · up to 26 Apr 2030 with extensionsValue: £400,000 exc. VAT · £500,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 periods of 12 months

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 70%Social value: 30%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: Response to Specification and Social Value
  • Social Value: Price

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
Unspecified in notice
First published
23 Feb 2026, 10:30 GMT
Last source update
10 Jun 2026, 14:48 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 16 Apr 2026
Authority reference
CBMDC108265
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-015956
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE4)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0659df Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
27 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
18 Mar 2026
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

23 Feb 2026 → 10 Jun 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published239 days ago
    23 Feb 2026, 10:30 GMT
  2. Clarification questions by216 days ago
    18 Mar 2026
  3. Submission deadline207 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 11:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by186 days ago
    16 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
  5. Contract starts175 days ago
    28 Apr 2026
  6. Assessment summaries sent165 days ago
    8 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published132 days ago
    10 Jun 2026, 14:48 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    23 Feb 2026, 10:30 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 May 2026, 16:26 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 May 2026, 16:26 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    22 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    10 Jun 2026, 14:48 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £500,0001 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 25 May 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030Extensions: 2 periods of 12 months£500,000 inc. VAT6 May 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    Signed
    25 May 2026
    Value
    £500,000 inc. VAT
    Period
    1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2028 · up to 31 May 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    2 periods of 12 months

    No agreed KPIs: Below the threshold

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders00—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PBWW-4714-TBHN City Hall, Centenary Square, Bradford, Yorkshire & Humber, BD1 1HXContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender