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Contract award notice

Information

Published

External Reference: 2025-501507

FTS Reference: 2025-011693

Contract award notice

Contract award notice

Results of the procurement procedure

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 code:  UKE31 -  Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
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

Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council
Riverside House, Main Street
Rotherham
S60 1AE
UK
E-mail: Procurement.Corporate@rotherham.gov.uk
NUTS code:  UKE31 -  Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Internet address(es):
Main address: https://www.rotherham.gov.uk/

I.2)

Joint procurement

The contract involves joint procurement
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
Reference number:  92970
II.1.2)

Main CPV code

85111800  -  Pathology services
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.1.6)

Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: no
II.1.7)

Total value of the procurement

Value excluding VAT:  1918120.00  GBP
II.2)

Description

II.2.2)

Additional CPV code(s)

85121200  -  Medical specialist services
85150000  -  Medical imaging services
II.2.3)

Place of performance

NUTS code:  UKE31 -  Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
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

Criteria below
Quality criterion  -  Name:  Quality  /  Weighting:  50
Price  -  Weighting:  50
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 IV: Procedure

IV.1)

Description

IV.1.1)

Type of procedure

Open procedure
IV.1.8)

Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement : yes
IV.2)

Administrative information

IV.2.1)

Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number in the FTS: 2025/S 000-000563

Section V: Award of contract

Contract No: 1

Title: Digital Autopsy Service

A contract/lot is awarded: yes
V.2)

Award of contract

V.2.1)

Date of conclusion of the contract

27/03/2025
V.2.2)

Information about tenders

Number of tenders received:  2
Number of tenders received from SMEs:  2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States:  0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States:  2
Number of tenders received by electronic means:  2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators :  no
V.2.3)

Name and address of the contractor

Advanced Visualisation Technologies Limited T/A Digital Autopsy UK
14330765
30 Watery Street
Sheffield
S3 7ES
UK
NUTS code:  UKE31 -  Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham

The contractor is an SME : yes
V.2.4)

Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:  1480000.00  GBP
Lowest offer:  1918120.00  GBP / Highest offer:  2256544.00  GBP   taken into consideration

Section VI: Complementary information

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