Brighton & Hove City Council · Awarded contract
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Toxicology Sampling and Analysis for HM Coroner West Sussex, Brighton & Hove

Awarded 30 Jun 2025

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Awarded30 Jun 2025
Value£108,000.00
SupplierUNIVERSITY HOSPITALS SUSSEX NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
AgencyBrighton & Hove City Council
RegionSouth East
CategoryHealth & Medical
Expires in 5mo1y 9mo term, 77% elapsed
Awarded 30 June 2025Expires 30 Mar 2027

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Brighton & Hove City Council awarded a contract to University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust for coroners' toxicology analysis of post-mortem samples and provision of professional witnesses at Coroner's inquests for cases within the Brighton and Hove area of the shared jurisdiction.

The contract, valued at AUD 108,000, is for a 2-year term until April 2027, or until a single contract covers the entire West Sussex, Brighton & Hove jurisdiction, and includes a one-month notice exit clause.

The service involves sending diagnostic samples to the laboratory at the Royal Sussex County Hospital for toxicological analysis and reporting, with a turnaround time of 28 calendar days, and clinical scientists specialising in toxicology are made available to act as professional witnesses at inquests.

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