Published date: 21 January 2026

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 30 June 2025, 12am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Pathology services - 85111800

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£108,000

Procurement reference

BHCC - 015876

Published date

21 January 2026

Closing date

30 June 2025

Closing time

12am

Contract start date

1 July 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other: Below threshold LTR Direct Award

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

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.

Award information

Awarded date

30 June 2025

Contract start date

1 July 2025

Contract end date

31 March 2027

Total value of contract

£108,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST

Address

Lyndhurst Road

Worthing

BN11 2DH

United Kingdom

Reference

Charity Commission reference: 1050864

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Procurement Team

Address

Town Hall
HOVE
BN3 3BQ
England

Email

procurement@brighton-hove.gov.uk