Award

The Transportation of Bodies on Behalf of the Senior Coroner for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

CORNWALL COUNCIL

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Award

21 Apr 2021 at 16:12

Summary of the contracting process

Cornwall Council has completed the procurement process for the transportation of bodies, as required by the Senior Coroner for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. The tender title is "The Transportation of Bodies on Behalf of the Senior Coroner for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly," classified under the industry category of funeral and related services. Located in Truro, Cornwal, the procurement stage is now at the award phase, having concluded on 19 March 2021, with a total contract value of £125,000 for two active awards specifically designated for Council’s Community Network Areas 15 and 18/19. This process was conducted under a limited procurement method due to extreme urgency, following a tender initiated in December 2020.

This tender represents a significant opportunity for local funeral service providers, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and larger funeral directors, to engage with public sector services. Companies that can offer efficient transportation services, manage the logistical complexities of body removals at short notice, and operate within the Cornwall, Devon, and potentially national areas would be particularly well-suited to fulfil these requirements. The process illustrates a need for reliability and quality in service delivery, making it essential for bidders to demonstrate their capacity to meet these specific expectations outlined in the tender.

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Notice Title

The Transportation of Bodies on Behalf of the Senior Coroner for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly

Notice Description

In general all deaths not entirely due to natural causes or where a cause of death is unknown should be reported to the Coroner. When there is a sudden death, it is the responsibility of the Coroner to examine the cause of death and to remove bodies from the scene to the Mortuary, pending a post-mortem examination. The cases that require the removal of a body in this way are mainly community rather than hospital deaths. The Coroner through the Police Control Centre or a Coroner's Officer will instruct a Provider to collect the body and transport it to the mortuary. Body removals will need to be undertaken from different locations in the County and taken to specified mortuaries at locations in Cornwall, Devon and on occasions nationally, at short notice and at any time. In order to ensure this process is carried out efficiently, Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint Providers by competitive tender to provide this Service which will be used by the Coroner for Cornwall & Isles of Scilly. The Council is the responsible body and is therefore carrying out the tender process on behalf of the Coroner

Lot Information

Lot 6: Council's Community Network Areas 15, 18 and 19.

Lot 6: Council's Community Network Areas 15, 18 and 19.

Procurement Information

Cornwall Council went out to tender in December 2020 to renew an Agreement for contractors to provide a service to transport deceased persons between the place of death to the Coroner's chosen mortuary. Tenders closed in January 2021, a formal evaluation process followed, and the 8 lots were awarded at the beginning of March 2021.Dignity were awarded Lot 6 but declined due to it not being financially viable for them, there were no other tenders for this lot. .Cornwall Council took the following steps. 1. Offer contract to all bidders who met the quality evaluation criteria 2. Direct enquiries to local Funeral Directors in the area and consideration of a consortium 3. Approach previous bidder to negotiate directly Conclusion Co-op submitted a very reasonable price for Lot 6, areas 18 and 19, Legal have incorporated this Lot into the contract along with Lots 3, 4 and 5, using the previously submitted social value and quality method statement responses for all lots. F.D Hall & Son submitted a fair price for Lot 6, area 15, and will subcontract out to Richardson's of Looe. Legal have drawn up a contract incorporating their pricing document, but no quality method statements or social value templates were submitted as this is not a requirement under the negotiation without prior publication procedure, it was also considered to be a delicate relationship due to the previous history and not appropriate to ask them to fill in extra paperwork, Procurement did however carry out a due diligence report to assess any financial risk, the Due Dil report showed credit health as 'very low risk' and no other areas for concern

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-02a8c9
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/008536-2021
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large, SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

98370000 - Funeral and related services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£125,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
21 Apr 20214 years ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
19 Mar 20214 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
CORNWALL COUNCIL
Contact Name
Miss Tamsyn Willcocks
Contact Email
tamsyn.willcocks@cornwall.gov.uk
Contact Phone
+44 1872322562

Buyer Location

Locality
TRURO
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Post Town
Truro
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Delivery Location
TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly

Local Authority
Cornwall
Electoral Ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Westminster Constituency
Truro and Falmouth

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
2
Supplier Names

FD HALL AND SON

FUNERAL SERVICES LTD T/A CO-OP FUNERALCARE

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