---
title: "Toxicology Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06fad4"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council"
published: "2026-09-16"
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# Toxicology Services

Buyer: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06fad4

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## Summary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council procured specialist toxicology services for issues that cannot be dealt with through normal testing. The requirement is a health service involving toxicology expertise and specialist investigations outside routine testing arrangements. It falls within the broad category of health and social work services. The work is associated with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council and delivery is in the surrounding council area. The procurement was structured as a single lot. Suppliers relevant to this requirement are organisations able to provide specialist toxicology advice and testing, manage cases requiring non-routine analysis, and support the council’s health-related service needs. The selected providers are University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust.

The procurement is complete and has been awarded through a below-threshold route, with the specific method recorded as unknown and a light-touch regime applied. One lot was awarded to University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust and University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. The award is active. The contract was signed on 30 March 2026 and runs from 1 April 2026 to 31 March 2029. Its gross value is £300,000. The award covers the full toxicology services requirement. The process used a services category and the published classification is health and social work services. The outcome shows that the council selected two large NHS foundation trusts to deliver the specialist requirement.

This award demonstrates established demand for specialist toxicology support within a council-led health and social care setting, particularly where routine testing is insufficient. A credible competitor for comparable work would need specialist toxicology capability, access to appropriate non-routine testing and analysis, and the clinical or technical expertise to interpret results for difficult cases. The selected suppliers are large NHS foundation trusts, indicating that organisational scale, dependable service capacity and the ability to operate across institutional healthcare environments are relevant strengths. Providers should also be able to support a public-sector client with consistent processes, responsive specialist advice and delivery across the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole area. The requirement is focused on toxicology rather than general laboratory testing.

## Notice

Toxicology specialists for issues that cannot be dealt with as normal testing

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087624-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - unknown |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 16 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £300,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 2 |
| Supplier names | University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust; University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 16 Sep 2026 at 10:22 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087624-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/087624-2026
  16th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uhsdigital.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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