Awarded· 18 Dec 2025
Toxicology Services
South Tyneside Borough Council · South Tyneside, North East
South Tyneside Borough Council has awarded Toxicology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Tyneside.
Source: Find a Tender, published 22 Dec 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Award notice published
UK5 - Transparency Notice · 12:24
View notice2025
Award notice published
UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 11:19
View notice2025
Award notice published
UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 11:06
View notice2026
Contract starts
Next
2027
Contract ends
1½ years after it starts
About this tender
In brief
South Tyneside Borough Council has awarded Toxicology Services. It is a contract for other health and social care in South Tyneside. It was awarded on 18 December 2025. The contract value is £150,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2027. It lasts 1½ years.
It is run as a below threshold - without competition. Find a Tender published it on 22 December 2025. The notice number is 085308-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-05f8f8.
Summary of the contracting process
South Tyneside Borough Council has concluded a procurement process for the provision of Toxicology Services for the Coroner. The contract, valued at £180,000, was awarded on 18 December 2025, with services set to commence on 1 January 2026 and conclude on 30 June 2027. University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust secured the contract using a direct procurement method below the threshold without competition.
This award falls under the services category, specifically health services, and is to be delivered in the UKC2 region of the United Kingdom. The procurement process was finalised with the signing of the contract on 18 December 2025, as per the legal framework of the UKPGA 2023/54. Engaging with such contracts fosters credibility and expands networks, offering pathways to further collaborations within the health sector.
About this tender
The provision of Toxicology Services for the Coroner
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 health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- 1 Jan 2026 to 30 Jun 2027 (1½ years)
- Number of suppliers
- 2
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
- Awards value
- £150,000
- Contracts value
- £150,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Complete
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 085308-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05f8f8
- CPV code
- 85100000 - Health services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- South Tyneside
- Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Postcode
- NE33 2RL
- Electoral ward
- Beacon and Bents
- Constituency
- South Shields
- Region
- North East
- Sub-region
- Tyneside
- Area
- Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Country
- England
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- South Tyneside Borough Council
- Category
- Services
- Address
- South Shields, NE33 2RL · North East · England
Not stated in the notice: contact, phone.
Documents and links
- Contract details notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085308-2025
- Contract award notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/085287-2025
- Transparency notice on Find a Tenderfind-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084321-2025
- Legislation.gov.uklegislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- OCDS record ocds-h6vhtk-05f8f8 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-h…
Questions about Toxicology Services
Who won the Toxicology Services contract?
The award notice does not name the supplier. The full record is in the official notice linked on this page.
How much is the Toxicology Services contract worth?
The contract value is £150,000. The contract runs from 1 January 2026 to 30 June 2027 (1½ years).
Who is the buyer for Toxicology Services?
South Tyneside Borough Council, based in South Tyneside, North East.
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