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title: "Coroner's Service Toxicology Interim Contract"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-060b63"
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buyer: "READING BOROUGH COUNCIL"
published: "2026-01-21"
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# Coroner's Service Toxicology Interim Contract

Buyer: READING BOROUGH COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-060b63

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## Summary

Reading Borough Council has completed a procurement process for the "Coroner's Service Toxicology Interim Contract," which falls under the services category, specifically within medical laboratory services (CPV code 85145000). The contract involves service delivery to support coroner's toxicology needs, such as testing, analysis, and report interpretation. The finalised contract stage started on 21st January 2026 and will end on 20th February 2026. The contract location is Reading, in the UKJ11 region of the United Kingdom. This was a direct award contract without competition, executed below the threshold, addressing an urgent requirement due to previous tender complications.

This project offers avenues for growth to businesses engaged in providing specialised toxicology services, particularly SMEs like TOXICOLOGY UK LTD, the supplier awarded the contract. Companies with expertise in medical laboratory services and robust logistics and communication systems are well-suited to compete for such contracts, which may require delivering technical reports and liaising with coroners and pathologists. Future opportunities could arise from similar contracts, especially for businesses capable of responding swiftly to direct award procurements demanded by urgent public health and safety needs.

## Notice

This is an interim award to provide RBC coverage whilst a technical issue with Find a Tender's notice's is corrected A new Planned Procurement notice is being issued in an effort to correct the previously published UK6 2025/S 000-071151. The procurement was awarded before it was noted that the wrong scoring methodology had been used in the evaluation process. As this could have changed the result, a UK12 2025/S 000-072410 was posted to withdraw the award until it could be Re-Evaluated correctly. This has now been completed but the Find a Tender system does not allow RBC to modify the already posted notices nor can they link a new UK6 to the already established UK4 2025/S 000-049162 As such RBC will be raising a new UK4 tied to a UK3 so it can accelerate the process, with a new UK6 to follow. The scope for this project is to cover the following key deliverables: Testing analysis and interpretation of toxicological specimens, Interpretive toxicology reports to HM Senior Coroner and Pathologist within contract timescales, Maintenance of adequate contact between HM Senior Coroner's Officers and staff, Attendance at inquest as required and Monthly statistics and performance indicators

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005412-2026 |
| Notice type | UK5 - Transparency Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 21 Jan 2026 |
| Contract period | 21 Jan 2026 - 20 Feb 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £6,545 |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | READING BOROUGH COUNCIL |
| Locality | READING |
| Post town | Reading |
| Postcode | RG1 2LU |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLJ South East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLJ16 Berkshire West |
| Local authority | Reading |
| Electoral ward | Abbey |
| Westminster constituency | Reading Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | TOXICOLOGY |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories

## Release History

- 21 Jan 2026 at 15:26 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005412-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/005412-2026
  21st January 2026 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.toxicologyuk.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.reading.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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