# The Provision of Toxicology Services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council](/buyers/sandwell-metropolitan-borough-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £240,000
- Published: 31 October 2019
- Planned start: 1 February 2020
- Planned end: 31 January 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 370310e9-2942-4206-aa81-1d7d5b04c1ae-322962
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-b8a9a2dd-d651-4716-8a88-d9c2f098344c

## Description

Sandwell MBC \(the Council\) is the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Jurisdiction which covers four local authority areas namely; Sandwell MBC, Dudley MBC, Walsall MBC and Wolverhampton City Council\. Annually approximately 5000 deaths are reported to the Senior Coroner for the Black Country\. When discharging his or her judicial responsibilities, a coroner will make whatever inquiries are necessary when endeavouring to establish a cause of death\.Those inquiries although not exclusively may involve a Digital Autopsy scan, a Post Mortem examination and in some instances the use of Toxicology Services to ensure that service he or she provides meets the needs of the bereaved in a timely manner\. The Council proposes to enter into a Contract Agreement to provide Toxicology Services for a period of four years \(4\) \(subject to termination\) commencing 1st February 2020 and expiring 31st January 2024 Additional information: Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/370310e9-2942-4206-aa81-1d7d5b04c1ae-322962)