Provision of Toxicology Services

Published facts

What the notice says

Buyer

Essex County Council

Published status

complete

Latest release reference

029740-2026

CPV codes

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes: 85111810, 85111820

Published tags

award, contract

Latest record Bidwake loaded from this source

27 Aug 2026

Essex Coroner Service has procured a contract for the provision of toxicology services on behalf of his Majesty's Coroner. The contract requirement includes; 1. Collection of samples from Coroners approved Mortuaries 2. Testing of samples 3. Production of a report to support the pathologist in determining the cause of death Contract will run from April 2026 for an initial period of 3 years with possible extensions of 24 months

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Observed notice trail

How the published record developed

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1. Planning notice observed

   4 Aug 2025

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   045488-2025

   Published tags

   planning

2. Planning record updated

   8 Jan 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   001635-2026

   Published tags

   planningUpdate

3. Tender notice observed

   8 Jan 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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   Record references

   Release reference

   001637-2026

   Published tags

   tender

4. Tender record updated

   8 Jan 2026

   Latest variant observed by Bidwake on 16 Jul 2026.

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Awards and suppliers

Published award and contract facts

• C014PA Provision of Toxicology Services

  Buyer: Essex County CouncilSupplier: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

  End date in notice

  31 Mar 2029Date from the linked contract

  Value shown in notice

  £838,000Value from the linked contract

  Official source

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  About this figure

  • This figure comes from the linked contract record. Overall totals continue to use the separately published award value.

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  Source

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  Award or lot reference

  1

Related evidence

Published terms and linked processes

• Renewal information is statedLot 1Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 8 Jan 2026.Open supporting notice 001635-2026
• Renewal information is statedLot 1

  The Agreement term for the contract will be 3 years with an option to extend for a period of 24 months. The decision to extend the Agreement with is at the sole discretion of Essex County Council.

  Repeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 8 Jan 2026.Open supporting notice 001640-2026
• Recurrence is statedWhole tenderRepeated in 2 notices; the most recent statement is shown.Published 8 Jan 2026.Open supporting notice 001640-2026

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