Awarded· 30 Jun 2025
Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove
Brighton and Hove City Council · Brighton and Hove, South East
Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove. It is a contract for other health and social care in Brighton and Hove.
Source: Find a Tender, published 10 Oct 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Contract starts
2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:44
View noticeNext
2027
Contract ends
2 years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
Brighton and Hove City Council has awarded Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove. It is a contract for other health and social care in Brighton and Hove. The contract went to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 30 June 2025. The contract value is £108,000. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 1 April 2027. It lasts 2 years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 10 October 2025. The notice number is 064289-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05ad06.
Summary of the contracting process
Brighton and Hove City Council has concluded a procurement process for providing Coroners Toxicology analysis services under the title "Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove". This contracted service is pertinent to the healthcare industry, specifically in the pathology services sector. The geographical focus is primarily within the Brighton and Hove area, located in the United Kingdom region code UKJ21.
The process reached the award stage and completed on 10th October 2025. A direct procurement method was utilised, below threshold and without competition, reflecting a light-touch regime. This service is crucial for processing post-mortem toxicology analyses in not more than 28 days to support inquests conducted by HM Coroner.
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, a large-scale supplier, was awarded and is an apt example of an ideal contestant due to its capability to manage specialised healthcare services efficiently. The agreement valued at £108,000, effective from 1st July 2025 until 1st April 2027 with a flexible exit clause, offers stable financial growth prospects for enterprises with expertise in delivering precise, time-sensitive diagnostic analyses.
The notice in full
To provide for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove with a service of Coroners Toxicology analysis of post-mortem samples and providing professional witnesses at Coroner's inquests. This will only be for cases within Brighton and Hove area of the shared jurisdiction.
The contract with the current supplier has expired and a new 2-year contract is required until April 2027 - or until a single contract is in place to cover the entire West Sussex, Brighton & Hove jurisdiction. The contract will have a one month notice exit clause. The current service is outlined below:
- Postmortems are undertaken on behalf of HM Coroner for West Sussex, Brighton & Hove at Brighton & Hove City Mortuary. Postmortems are performed by the Mortuary team and Pathologists employed by HM Coroner but with a substantive post at Royal Sussex County Hospital.
- HM Coroner sends diagnostic samples to the laboratory at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for toxicological analysis and reporting.
- The turnaround time for analysis of toxicology cases is 28 calendar days and a report is emailed to HM Coroner on completion of analysis.
- Clinical scientists specialising in toxicology are made available to act as professional witnesses at HM Coroner's inquests to discuss the laboratory's toxicology reports as required.
Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 30 Jun 2025 to 1 Apr 2027 (2 years)
- Awarded to
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement method
- Direct
- Procedure
- Below threshold - without competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £108,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 064289-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05ad06
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Town
- Brighton
- Postcode
- BN3 3BQ
- Electoral ward
- Central Hove
- Constituency
- Hove and Portslade
- Region
- South East
- Sub-region
- Brighton and Hove
- Area
- Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Brighton and Hove City Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- Hove, BN3 3BQ · South East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove
Who won the Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove contract?
Brighton and Hove City Council awarded the contract to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust on 30 June 2025. It is due to end on 1 April 2027, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.
How much is the Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove contract worth?
The contract value is £108,000. The contract runs from 30 June 2025 to 1 April 2027 (2 years).
Who is the buyer for Toxicology Sampling for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove?
Brighton and Hove City Council, based in Brighton and Hove, South East.
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