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title: "Toxicology Services for West London Coroner's Court"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-04d71a"
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published: "2025-05-07"
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# Toxicology Services for West London Coroner's Court

Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-04d71a

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## Summary

The procurement process for "Toxicology Services for West London Coroner’s Court" has been completed with the award of a contract under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, acting as the buying organisation on behalf of the West London Coroner's Court, is responsible for this contract. The process used a direct award under method C, bypassing the traditional open competition, as permitted by the relevant regulations. This contract falls under the services category, specifically concerning health services, and covers toxicology work related to post-mortems. The initial procurement notice was updated with a formal confirmation of the contract award, which was completed on 7th May 2025.

This tender presents opportunities for businesses specialising in pathology and medical laboratory services, particularly those with expertise in toxicological analysis. Companies that can offer innovative health services and meet high-quality standards will find this contract advantageous, especially as it includes options for a long-term engagement. Although the opportunity has now been awarded to the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, similar opportunities may arise for timely and capable service providers who meet regulatory requirements for direct procurement under the Provider Selection Regime. The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham focuses on reliability and proficiency, making this contract especially suited for businesses with a proven track record in delivering quality health services.

## Notice

Confirmation of Award under PSR for toxicology service for biological fluids taken from deceased at post mortem, as requested by the attending pathologist for The West London Coroner's Court.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

The West London Coroner's Court ("WLCS") provides coronial services for six boroughs in West London. Hammersmith and Fulham host the WLCS on behalf of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Ealing Council, Hillingdon Council, Hounslow Council, the Royal Borough of Kingston and the Royal Borough of Richmond. This notice is to inform the market of our intention to award 2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years, to provide toxicology services for the West London Coroners Court to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following the provisions under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award process C. The toxicology contract is to be awarded by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on behalf of the WLCS

Options: 2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years

### Procurement Information

This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' The director responsible for this Decision is the Executive Director - Finance and Corporate Services. The following key criteria was used to in our assessment 1 Quality (Safety, Effectiveness and Experience) Innovation Quality - 100% Weighting 2 Integration and collaboration - Pass or Fail. 3 Access, Inequalities and disparities and choice - Pass or Fail 4 Social Value - Pass or Fail 5 Price - Pass or Fail Written representations may be sent to Procurement@lbhf.go.uk

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019366-2025 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 7 May 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Dec 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £480,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND FULHAM |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | West London |
| Postcode | W6 9JU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |
| Local authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Electoral ward | Hammersmith Broadway |
| Westminster constituency | Hammersmith and Chiswick |
| Delivery location | TLI33 Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85100000 - Health services

## Release History

- 7 May 2025 at 12:17 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/019366-2025
- 6 Feb 2025 at 09:11 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003895-2025
- 29 Jan 2025 at 15:57 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/002998-2025

## Notice URLs

- http://www.capitalesourcing.com
- http://www.lbhf.gov.uk
- https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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