Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
Town Hall, king street
London
W6 9JU
UK
E-mail: procurement@lbhf.gov.uk
NUTS: UKI33
Internet address(es)
Main address: www.capitalesourcing.com
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.lbhf.gov.uk/
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
Toxicology Services for West London Coroner’s Court
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85111800
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
The West London Coroner’s Court requires a toxicology service for biological fluids taken from deceased at post mortem, as requested by the attending pathologist.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
480 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKI33
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The West London Coroner’s Court (“WLCS”) provides coronial services for six boroughs in West London. Hammersmith and Fulham host the WLCS on behalf of Hammersmith and Fulham Council, Ealing Council, Hillingdon Council, Hounslow Council, the Royal Borough of Kingston and the Royal Borough of Richmond.
This notice is to inform the market of our intention to award 2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years, to provide toxicology services for the West London Coroners Court to Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust following the provisions under the Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Direct Award process C.
The toxicology contract is to be awarded by the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham on behalf of the WLCS
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: the existing provider is satisfying the original contract and will likely satisfy the proposed contract to a sufficient standard
/ Weighting: 100
Price
/ Weighting:
0
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2-year contract, with the option to extend for up to 2 further years
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 IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the Directive
Explanation
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by [Add date]. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’
The director responsible for this Decision is the Executive Director - Finance and Corporate Services.
The following key criteria was used to in our assessment
1 Quality (Safety, Effectiveness and Experience) Innovation Quality - 100% Weighting
2 Integration and collaboration - Pass or Fail.
3 Access, Inequalities and disparities and choice - Pass or Fail
4 Social Value - Pass or Fail
5 Price - Pass or Fail
Written representations may be sent to Procurement@lbhf.go.uk
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
31/12/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Hallamshire Hospital
Sheffield
S10 2JF
UK
NUTS: UKE32
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 480 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice. Representations by providers must be made to decision makers by 10th February 2025. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.’
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
29/01/2025