Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
City of Doncaster Council
182338557
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
UK
Contact person: Linda Lomas
Telephone: +44 1302735983
E-mail: linda.lomas@doncaster.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.doncaster.gov.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/104514
I.1) Name and addresses
Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
UK
E-mail: Procurement.Corporate@rotherham.gov.uk
NUTS: UKE31
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract involves joint procurement
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87373&B=UK
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=87373&B=UK
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent to the abovementioned address
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Digital Autopsy Service
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The City of Doncaster Council ( “the council”) invites tenders to deliver an effective, efficient, safe and secure digital autopsy service (“the Service”) to the Senior Coroner for South Yorkshire (East District) (“the coroner”) to cover the areas of Doncaster and Rotherham.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st May 2025 and run for a period of 3 years until 30th April 2028. There is also an option to extend the contract by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the council.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
1 480 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
85121200
85150000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKE31
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The City of Doncaster Council ( “the council”) invites tenders to deliver an effective, efficient, safe and secure digital autopsy service (“the Service”) to the Senior Coroner for South Yorkshire (East District) (“the coroner”) to cover the areas of Doncaster and Rotherham.
It is anticipated that the contract will commence on 1st May 2025 and run for a period of 3 years until 30th April 2028. There is also an option to extend the contract by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the council.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
1 480 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
There is also an option to extend the contract by a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the council.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1) Conditions for participation
III.1.1) Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
List and brief description of conditions:
As stated in the procurement documents.
III.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
III.2) Conditions related to the contract
III.2.2) Contract performance conditions
As stated in the procurement documents.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
07/02/2025
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
07/02/2025
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
Estimated timing for further notices to be published:
On expiry of the contract term including any exercised extensions
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows
Electronic ordering will be used
Electronic invoicing will be accepted
Electronic payment will be used
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
City of Doncaster Council
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
UK
VI.4.3) Review procedure
Precise information on deadline(s) for review procedures:
The Council will incorporate a minimum of 10 calendar day stand still period at the point when the information on the award of the contract is communicated to tenderers. If an a appeal regarding the award of a contract has not been successfully resolved the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (SI20105/102) provide for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or are at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales, Northern Ireland).
VI.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
City of Doncaster Council
Civic Office, Waterdale
Doncaster
DN1 3BU
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/01/2025