AwardedAwarded 13 April 2026

Coroner's Service Toxicology Contract

Reading Borough Council · Local authority

In brief

Reading Borough Council awarded healthcare work to Toxicology UK Ltd on 13 April 2026.

The notice gives a value of £392,700 excluding VAT.

The contract runs for 35 months, up to 59 months with extensions, starting 21 February 2026.

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What the notice says

RBC are completing a ITT exercise for the provision of Coroner's Service Toxicology Contract - The scope for this project is to cover the following key deliverables: Testing analysis and interpretation of toxicological specimens, Interpretive toxicology reports to HM Senior Coroner and Pathologist within contract timescales, Maintenance of adequate contact between HM Senior Coroner's Officers and staff, Attendance at inquest as required and Monthly statistics and performance indicators

Who won

Winner	Value	Dates
Toxicology UK Ltd (SME) 5 bids received	£392,700	Awarded 11 December 2025 1 May 2026 to 20 January 2029

Values as the award notice gives them, excluding VAT where stated.

Timeline

22 January 2026Planned procurement notice · UK3, notice 005639-2026
10 February 2026Tender notice · UK4, notice 011722-2026
23 February 2026Contract award notice · UK6, notice 015975-2026
14 April 2026Contract details notice · UK7, notice 033874-2026

About the buyer

Reading Borough CouncilLast 12 months

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From notice 005639-2026 on Find a Tender, first published 22 January 2026, last updated 14 April 2026. We last checked for changes on 28 September 2026.