Notice Information
Notice Title
Westminster City Council P81 - Toxicology Services for the Coroner
Notice Description
The Inner West London Coroner's Court provides coronial services for the City of Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Wandsworth and Merton. The Senior Coroner for Inner West London is seeking to procure toxicology services to support the investigation of deaths within the Jurisdiction. Results of toxicological testing can be vital for pathologists to ascertain the medical cause of death. The required toxicology services will include, but are not limited to: - Comprehensive toxicological analysis of biological samples (e.g., blood, urine, tissue). - Detection and quantification of drugs (over the counter and illicit), alcohol, poisons, and other toxic substances. - In house hair analysis for drugs of abuse. - Provision of detailed toxicology reports to assist in determining the cause of death. - Expert witness services for court proceedings, if necessary. - Consultation and advisory services related to toxicology findings. All services are required to be carried out following the guidelines agreed by the United Kingdom & Ireland Association of Forensic Toxicologists. These guidelines are recognised by the Forensic Science Regulator and Chief Coroner. Analysis is required to be tailored to each case individually to ensure all necessary analysis is carried out but only those drug concentrations which can be interpreted are measured. At present, hair analysis is routinely offered for all the Inner West London Coroner's cases. This opportunity and all associated procurement documents are accessible via our City of Westminster Procurement and Contracts portal ("the Portal"), please visit https://wcc.ukp.app.jaggaer.com and register your account to download all relevant documents. Conditions of Participation - Please note that the Authority will disregard and not evaluate any tender submitted by a supplier located outside the UK or in a treaty state. This requirement is in place to ensure suppliers have the technical ability to perform the contract in order to prevent sample contamination and to ensure suppliers can meet the strict deadlines set by the Coroner. These include rapid turnaround times, attendance at Court hearings, the ability to respond to urgent requests, and mitigating risks associated with sample postage or courier delays.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: 2 x optional 12 month extensions subject to Council requirements.
Planning Information
To register your interest please submit and EOI to jpeek@westminster.gov.uk by 12pm on 16th June 2025. You will then be added to the opportunity when released.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-050859
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003874-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK4 - Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
71620000 - Analysis services
85111800 - Pathology services
85111810 - Blood analysis services
85148000 - Medical analysis services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,309,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,309,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 1 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 11 Jun 2026 - 11 Jun 2031 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WESTMINSTER CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- procurementteammailbox@westminster.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SW1E 6QP
- Post Town
- South West London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI3 Inner London - West
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI35 Westminster and City of London
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Westminster
- Electoral Ward
- St James's
- Westminster Constituency
- Cities of London and Westminster
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003874-2026
16th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017299-2025
28th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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