Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)

Tender description

Hertfordshire County Council (the Council) has the requirement for the provision of a highly professional Toxicology Service. The service provider will be required to analyse tissue and body fluids for the detection of substances, and assist the Coroner in the execution of his duty to investigate sudden unexpected deaths within the county, in accordance with the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. This brief is being used as an outline to engage with the market so the Council can discuss the opportunity with potentially interested organisations. The purpose of the Council’s pre-procurement market engagement process is to allow and enable, potentially interested organisations with appropriate expertise and relevant experience to: — outline and generate initial views/ideas around the outcomes, scope and the potential procurement strategy (i.e. with no commitment to themselves or the Council), — engage with the Council to understand its challenges, intentions and desired outcomes, — inform the Council of current market developments, — enable the Council to understand how the Current Requirements could be shaped and delivered, — explain potential options and solutions available to the Council. The Council will consider the feedback received to help inform the Council’s options and further decision making. For the avoidance of doubt, this stage of the project is not part of a formal procurement process and the Council is not committing, at this stage, to carrying out such a process. Participation or non-participation in the PPME shall not prevent any supplier participating in a potential future procurement, nor is it intended that any information supplied as part of the PPME shall place any supplier at an advantage in a potential procurement process. Participation in the PPME will be at each organisation’s own cost. No expense in responding to this PPME will be reimbursed by the Council. To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance. To participate in this PPME, organisations must submit their completed Provider Questionnaire, together with any supporting documents, through the In-Tend system by the return deadline of 12:00 noon on 2.10.2018. Please make sure that you have submitted your Provider Questionnaire following the instructions above. The Council will not be held accountable for any errors made by an organisation in submitting their Provider Questionnaire.