# CO0262 Provision of Toxicology Services

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Essex County Council](/buyers/essex-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £600,000
- Published: 23 August 2022
- Planned start: 1 November 2022
- Planned end: 31 October 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: a0f86e18-d033-4b93-9a84-3eb79c15fd43-565988
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-f1bb4a9b-fd65-4af1-836b-d9b7685d8185

## Description

The provision of an effective toxicology service shall support HM Senior Coroner for Essex's compliance with the Coroners and Justice Act 2009, and the Council's continual commitment to the bereaved families of Essex\. HM Senior Coroner for Essex also has a responsibility to act in incidents resulting in mass fatalities\. In such cases the Service Provider must to be able to respond and support high volume processing in emergency situations\. The Service Provider shall support any out of hours processing in urgent situations\. The Service Provider shall undertake the following tests upon request by HM Senior Coroner for Essex; \(a\) Standard Drug Testing; \(b\) Alcohol Only Testing; \(c\) SDT \+ Alcohol Testing; \(d\) Full Screening In addition to the tests listed in paragraph 2\.1 the Service Provider shall undertake special analytical test\.

## Related contract awards

- [Quantity Surveying \(QS\) support for the Ormiston Rivers SEN project](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-792a8c30-dbea-4c19-b53b-675db70c888a): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [NDORS Booking System](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-652764a5-9885-4560-87b1-3ad5260098b7): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL
- [Subscription Based Research Services](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-f776f94c-afa5-4342-ada4-0d138edbd792): ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/a0f86e18-d033-4b93-9a84-3eb79c15fd43-565988)