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title: "CST078 Provision of Pathology"
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buyer: "DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
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# CST078 Provision of Pathology

Buyer: DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-439ae2ac-3909-478c-9475-b479483ad9fd

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## Summary

The Derbyshire County Council has awarded a £48,000 contract to University Hospitals of Leicester for the provision of pathology services. The procurement method used was an open procedure, and the contract period is from 2nd November 2022 to 1st November 2023. The tender period ended on 6th October 2022. This contract falls under the industry category of Hospital and related services and is located in England.

This tender presents opportunities for SMEs and VCSEs interested in providing specialist forensic pathology services. Businesses in the healthcare sector or those offering laboratory investigations may find this tender suitable for their expertise. The Derbyshire County Council acted as the buyer in this procurement process, with a focus on ensuring quality pathology services for the local community.

## Notice

Derby and Derbyshire Coroner service refers forensic samples for pathology services to the University Hospitals of Leicester for analysis. Derby and Derbyshire Coroner service uses the pathology services of University Hospital of Leicester to analyse forensic samples taken when home office post mortems have been undertaken. Home office post mortems are undertaken at Leicester Mortuary by a home office registered pathologist who acts on behalf of the coroner and police to investigate suspicious deaths and murder cases. UHL work closely with the mortuary offers a service which provides a comprehensive range of laboratory investigations that are constantly being updated to take in to account the analysis of new substances. The use of UHL to provide the specialist forensic pathology service is the preferred choice of the senior coroner and also the police service.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/913f3802-377e-4cb9-a374-c59239d57978 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Not specified |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 11 Nov 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 6 Oct 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 2 Nov 2022 |
| Contract period | 3 Nov 2022 - 2 Nov 2023 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £48,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £48,000 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | DERBYSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | MATLOCK |
| Post town | Derby |
| Postcode | DE4 3AG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLF East Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLF1 Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire |
| ITL 3 | TLF13 South and West Derbyshire |
| Local authority | Derbyshire Dales |
| Electoral ward | Matlock West |
| Westminster constituency | Derbyshire Dales |
| Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER - NHS TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85110000 - Hospital and related services

## Release History

- 11 Nov 2022 at 09:30 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/913f3802-377e-4cb9-a374-c59239d57978

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/913f3802-377e-4cb9-a374-c59239d57978
  11th November 2022 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.derbyshire.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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