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title: "Provision of Digital Autopsy Services - AWARD"
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buyer: "SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL"
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# Provision of Digital Autopsy Services - AWARD

Buyer: SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-e1c7a793-731c-488e-adbb-4616d436778d

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## Summary

The Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council has awarded a contract for the provision of Digital Autopsy Services covering Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, and Wolverhampton. The contract involves CT scanning services and is valued at £1,250,000. The contract period spans from 10th October 2023 to 30th September 2028. The tender was conducted through an open procedure, with the deadline for tender submission set on 9th June 2023.

This procurement opportunity in the medical specialist services category presents a chance for companies offering digital autopsy and medical imaging services to expand their business. The awarded contract to Advanced Visualisation Technologies Ltd T/A Digital Autopsy UK provides an example of the type of supplier that could be successful in this market. Businesses in the West Midlands, United Kingdom, aiming to provide innovative medical services should monitor such opportunities to participate in future tenders in the healthcare sector.

## Notice

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council are the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Service. The Black Country Jurisdiction covers Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley and Wolverhampton and this contract will provide digital autopsy(CT scanning) services for all four areas and will be offered in one lot as we seek a single provider. Digital Autopsy/CT Scanning is used as first line intervention as an alternative to traditional post-mortem examinations within the Black Country. Patients are scanned via a CT Scanner and images from the scan are then used by specially trained radiologists and coroners' pathologists to assist in ascertaining a cause of death. It is anticipated that a cause of death can be ascertained in approximately 75% of cases where patients have been scanned. This avoids the need to use the more traditional invasive approach to post mortem in these cases.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cc31a57-df8b-4b40-941d-9143f732f6d2 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Oct 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 9 Jun 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 9 Oct 2023 |
| Contract period | 9 Oct 2023 - 30 Sep 2028 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £1,250,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £2,065,000 |
| 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 | SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | WEST MIDLANDS |
| Post town | Birmingham |
| Postcode | B69 3DB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG3 West Midlands |
| ITL 3 | TLG37 Sandwell |
| Local authority | Sandwell |
| Electoral ward | Oldbury |
| Westminster constituency | West Bromwich |
| Delivery location | TLG West Midlands (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ADVANCED VISUALISATION TECHNOLOGIES LTD T/A DIGITAL AUTOPSY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85121200 - Medical specialist services
- 85150000 - Medical imaging services

## Release History

- 10 Oct 2023 at 09:05 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cc31a57-df8b-4b40-941d-9143f732f6d2

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3cc31a57-df8b-4b40-941d-9143f732f6d2
  10th October 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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