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Toxicology Services

Awarded to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Birmingham City Council(buyer)

Published
Published 17 September 2025
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Overview

Birmingham City Council has awarded a contract worth £1,125,576 to University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust to deliver toxicology services. The services support coroner investigations by providing toxicological analysis on post-mortem samples to help establish causes of death where substance-related factors are suspected, in compliance with the Coroners and Justice Act 2009.

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Key details

Country
United Kingdom
Status
Contract signed
Category
Services
Procedure
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Rules
Public Contracts Regulations 2015
Published
17 September 2025
Classification (CPV)
Laboratory servicesPathology servicesBlood analysis servicesServices provided by medical laboratories

Award outcome

Awarded value
£1,125,576
Award date
16 September 2025
Bids received
1
Winner
  • University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

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About the winner

University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust

Based in
Birmingham

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Competition and scoring

Bids received

1

Open and restricted tenders in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services drew a median of 5 bids over the last 24 months; 18% received only one.

How bids were scored

  • Quality
  • Price 0%

Market context

Typical award in Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services

£100,000

Median of 10,809 awards in the last 24 months

This award is 11.3× the median.

Birmingham City Council in the last 12 months

82

contracts awarded, worth £11,312,440,068 in total

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Notice history

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  1. Tender Update

    9 October 2025

  2. Contract

    17 September 2025

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