Tender overview

Updated 31 March 2026

Buyer: Essex County Council
Status: Complete
Procurement method: Open procedure
Category: services
CPV classification: Not supplied
Tender period: Not supplied — 8 February 2026

Description

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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02 Awards and contracts

Published award records

1 shown

Active

C014PA Provision of Toxicology Services

Awarded: 18 February 2026
Award value: £838,000
Suppliers: 1
Signed contract: 29 March 2026

03 Organisations

Buyers, suppliers and other parties

2 parties

Buyer

Essex County Council

County Hall, Market Road, Chelmsford, UKH36, CM1 1QH, United Kingdom

GB-PPON PWVM-4844-NRQH

Supplier

SHEFFIELD TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, UKE32, S10 2JF, United Kingdom

GB-NHS RHQ

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04 Provenance

Source for this process

FTS

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