Provision of Toxicology Services
Awarded to SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Essex County Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 4 August 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 8 February 2026
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Overview
Contracting authority
- Essex County CouncilBuyer
89 awarded contracts
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PWVM-4844-NRQH
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Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £838,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 4 August 2025
- Questions by
- 22 January 2026
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Awarded value
- £838,000
- Award date
- 18 February 2026
- Contract period
- 31 March 2026 → 31 March 2029
- Contract length
- 3 years
- Could run to
- 31 March 2031
- Bids received
- 5
- SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
This contract ends on 31 March 2029, or 31 March 2031 if every extension is used.
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About the winner
SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Based in
- Sheffield
- Public contracts won
- 14
- Across UK and EU notices
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
5
3 from SMEs
Open and restricted tenders in Health and social work services drew a median of 4 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 60% · Quality 40%
- Technical35%
- Social value5%
- Commercial60%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Health and social work services
£186,136
Median of 14,517 awards in the last 24 months
This award is 4.5× the median.
Essex County Council in the last 12 months
76
contracts awarded, worth £1,151,379,867 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
31 March 2026
Contract
20 February 2026
Tender Update
8 January 2026
Contract Notice
8 January 2026
Planning Update
8 January 2026
Prior Information Notice
4 August 2025
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