Pathology services

Tender description

Sandwell MBC (the Council) is the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Jurisdiction which covers 4 local authority areas namely; Sandwell MBC, Dudley MBC, Walsall MBC and Wolverhampton City Council. Annually approximately 5 000 deaths are reported to the Senior Coroner for the Black Country. When discharging his or her judicial responsibilities, a coroner will make whatever inquiries are necessary when endeavouring to establish a cause of death. Those inquiries although not exclusively may involve a digital autopsy scan, a post mortem examination and in some instances the use of toxicology services to ensure that service he or she provides meets the needs of the bereaved in a timely manner. The Council proposes to enter into a contract agreement to provide toxicology services for a period of 4 years (4) (subject to termination) commencing 1.2.2020 and expiring 31.1.2024. Sandwell MBC (the Council) is the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Jurisdiction which covers 4 local authority areas namely; Sandwell MBC, Dudley MBC, Walsall MBC and Wolverhampton City Council. Annually approximately 5 000 deaths are reported to the Senior Coroner for the Black Country. When discharging his or her judicial responsibilities, a coroner will make whatever inquiries are necessary when endeavouring to establish a cause of death. Those inquiries although not exclusively may involve a digital autopsy scan, a post mortem examination and in some instances the use of toxicology services to ensure that service he or she provides meets the needs of the bereaved in a timely manner. The Council proposes to enter into a contract agreement to provide toxicology services for a period of 4 years (4) (subject to termination) commencing 1.2.2020 and expiring 31.1.2024.