Notice Information
Notice Title
SCC RD - Transport Removals Service on Behalf of H.M. Coroner for Surrey
Notice Description
Surrey County Council ("the Council") is seeking to re-procure the contract for A Transport Removals Service on Behalf of H.M. Coroner for Surrey.
Lot Information
Lot 1 - North Surrey
The Coroners Act 1988 places several duties on Local Authorities for the provision of a Coroner's Service. The Coroner is an independent judicial officer whose role is to investigate the causes of sudden deaths, deaths of unknown cause, unnatural or violent deaths or deaths in custody. Bodies that fall under the jurisdiction of the Coroner are transported to a designated mortuary under specific conditions for further investigation and possible postmortem. The proposed objectives of this procurement are as follows. i. To put in place via an open tender process a compliant contract to deliver a Coroner's Transport Removal service on behalf of HM Coroner for Surrey. ii. To ensure the contract provides value for money. iii. To deliver a contract which supports collaborative working and delivers continuous improvement. iv. To deliver a service which compliments and helps to support other contracts such as the provision of mortuary services. The proposed objectives of the contract are as follows: i. To meet the requirements of The Coroners Act 1988. ii. The movement of deceased, coming under the jurisdiction of the Coroner, to a predesignated mortuary for investigation. iii. Collection of deceased within 1 hour of the call out. iv. Adherence to strict procedures to ensure the dignity of the deceased is maintained at all times. v. Adherence to strict procedures to ensure integrity of evidence that may be pertinent to a criminal investigation. vi. Adherence to strict procedures to ensure safekeeping of any personal effects on the deceased and preservation of evidence (compliance). In order to meet these objectives, The Council is seeking to appoint one or more contractors to cover the predetermined geographical lots within Surrey. The successful contractor(s) will be required to be member of one of the following: i. National Association of Funeral Directors ii. The National Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors
Renewal: It is anticipated that the contract term will be a maximum of 5 years (i.e., 3-year initial term plus options to extend for two 1-year periods thereafter).
Lot 2 - South West SurreyAs per Lot 1.
Renewal: As per Lot 1.
Lot 3 - South East SurreyAs per Lot 1.
Renewal: As per Lot 1.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-033507
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/022650-2022
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
-
- CPV Codes
98371100 - Cemetery services and cremation services
98371110 - Cemetery services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £570,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £605,670 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 16 Aug 20224 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 6 Jun 2022Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 1 Aug 20224 years ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- Surrey County Council
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- REIGATE
- Postcode
- RH2 8EF
- Postcode Area
- Redhill
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ26 East Surrey
- Delivery Location
- TLJ2 Surrey, East and West Sussex
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- Local Authority
- Reigate and Banstead
- Electoral Ward
- South Park & Woodhatch
- Westminster Constituency
- Reigate
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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.