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# Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-sampling-for-hm-coroner-west-sussex-brighton-hove-ocds-h6vhtk-05ad06). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Brighton and Hove City Council: "Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove". Published status: complete. Contract Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Brighton and Hove City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/brighton-and-hove-city-council-ons-e06000043)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £108,000 (inc. VAT; no net value published, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/toxicology-sampling-for-hm-coroner-west-sussex-brighton-hove-ocds-h6vhtk-05ad06#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05ad06`

## 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-sampling-for-hm-coroner-west-sussex-brighton-hove-ocds-h6vhtk-05ad06#tl-md)

## Description
To provide for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove with a service of Coroners Toxicology analysis of post-mortem samples and providing professional witnesses at Coroner's inquests. This will only be for cases within Brighton and Hove area of the shared jurisdiction.
The contract with the current supplier has expired and a new 2-year contract is required until April 2027 - or until a single contract is in place to cover the entire West Sussex, Brighton & Hove jurisdiction. The contract will have a one month notice exit clause.
The current service is outlined below:
•	Postmortems are undertaken on behalf of HM Coroner for West Sussex, Brighton & Hove at Brighton & Hove City Mortuary. Postmortems are performed by the Mortuary team and Pathologists employed by HM Coroner but with a substantive post at Royal Sussex County Hospital. 
•	HM Coroner sends diagnostic samples to the laboratory at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for toxicological analysis and reporting.
•	The turnaround time for analysis of toxicology cases is 28 calendar days and a report is emailed to HM Coroner on completion of analysis.
•	Clinical scientists specialising in toxicology are made available to act as professional witnesses at HM Coroner's inquests to discuss the laboratory's toxicology reports as required.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85111800
- **Delivery regions:** UKJ

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

  - Supplier(s): **University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-177029`

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove [Brighton & Hove cases only] (active)
  - Signed Value: £108,000
  - Signed Date: 30/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F064289-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-10-10T14:44:35.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-15T12:07:56.748Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05ad06