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Published 13 Sept 2024, 14:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Toxicology Testing Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)

GoodsOpen procedure
Published estimate£1,125,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 14 Oct 2024awarded 17 Mar 2025
Awarded to Toxicology UK Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Toxicology services form part of the coronial post mortem examinations. This is a statutory duty the Council has to fund to enable the Coroner to fulfil their investigations into sudden and unexplained deaths.

CPV: Medical analysis services · Pathology dissection instruments and supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: North West
Extensions: The initial contract term is for a period of 3 years with the option to extend for a further 1 yearVariant bids: not allowed

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 60
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Goods
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
13 Sept 2024, 14:33 BST
Last source update
11 Sept 2025, 15:58 BST
Award evaluation window
14 Oct 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN688194
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-055915
Classification (CPV)
Medical analysis servicesPathology dissection instruments and supplies
Delivery area
North West (UKD72)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-049ada Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
180 days from the deadline
Bids opened
14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

14 Oct 2024 → 11 Sept 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    14 Oct 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    11 Sept 2025, 15:58 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    11 Sept 2025, 15:58 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,125,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 3
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Mar 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Toxicology UK LtdSME£1,125,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 055915-2025-1 · Toxicology UK LtdSME

    Signed
    17 Mar 2025
    Value
    £1,125,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Liverpool City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Cunard Building, Water Street, Liverpool, North West, L3 1DSContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Toxicology UK LtdAwarded supplier MAZARS, FIRST FLOOR, TWO CHAMBERLAIN SQUARE, BIRMINGHAM,, North West, B3 3AX

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.