Notice Information
Notice Title
HCC - 02/22 - Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the Provision of a Body Removal Service for Hertfordshire County Council
Notice Description
Hertfordshire County Council (the "Council") is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement for the aforementioned.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. Further information can be found within the attached documentation. You are invited to submit a completed questionnaire by 12 noon on 28th February 2022.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Hertfordshire County Council (the 'Council') is carrying out Pre-Procurement Market Engagement ('PPME') in relation to a Body Removal Service. The Council is seeking to appoint Contractors for the removal of cadavers from the place of death and other locations where the death may be referred to a Coroner. It is intended to appoint sufficient Contractor(s) to provide a service to the thirteen (13) areas detailed below.The Areas of operation are as follows: Area 1 Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth Area 2 Royston Area 3 Stevenage, Codicote, Knebworth Area 4 Dacorum Area 5 St Albans, Harpenden Area 6 Welwyn, Hatfield, Potters Bar Area 7 Broxbourne, Cheshunt Area 8 Three Rivers Area 9 Watford Area 10 Bushey, Borehamwood, Radlett Area 11 Hoddesdon Area 12 East Herts - Bishops Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Buntingford Area 13 East Herts - Hertford, WareThe Contractor(s), under the instruction of the Authorised Officer or his successors or assigns, will collect the deceased and take them directly to the hospital mortuary or his premises unless directed otherwise by the Police. The Contractor(s) may also be required to conduct the transfer of the deceased between hospitals for example transfer of deceased to suitable or specialist premises for storage and or postmortem. The Council gives no assurance as to the number of occasions on which the Service of any Contractor will be called upon. To access the PPME documentation please visit www.supplyhertfordshire.uk and follow the on-screen guidance.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-031361
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/003270-2022
- Current Stage
- Planning
- All Stages
- Planning
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Planning Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Not specified
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98371100 - Cemetery services and cremation services
98371110 - Cemetery services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 4 Feb 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 4 Feb 2022Expired
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Planned
- Lots Status
- Planned
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Strategic Procurement Group
- Contact Email
- zoe.upson@hertfordshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 01707292463
Buyer Location
- Locality
- HERTFORD
- Postcode
- SG13 8DE
- Post Town
- Stevenage
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire
- Delivery Location
- TLH23 Hertfordshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- East Hertfordshire
- Electoral Ward
- Hertford Castle
- Westminster Constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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