Notice Information
Notice Title
Berkshire Coroner's Removal Contract
Notice Description
The Council seeks to appoint contractor(s) for the removal of bodies where a death has been referred to HM Senior Coroner for Berkshire and you are invited to submit your quotation for this requirement. It is intended to appoint contractor(s) sufficient to provide an adequate service to the areas detailed below. Bodies are to be removed to a mortuary detailed under each area but may be taken to the mortuary designated by the Coroner's Service (this may not be the nearest mortuary geographically). It will also be necessary to transport a deceased from another funeral director or from outside the contract area to the mortuary, see clause 3.20. A map showing the extent of the areas is attached (Appendix 1). There are three zones covering the Berkshire area. Operational requirements may determine that precise District boundaries are not followed, the areas are summarised below:- Zone 1 is that covered by the area from Newbury and Theale to the boundary of West Berkshire Zone 2 is that co
Lot Information
Lot 1
The Council seeks to appoint contractor(s) for the removal of bodies where a death has been referred to HM Senior Coroner for Berkshire and you are invited to submit your quotation for this requirement. It is intended to appoint contractor(s) sufficient to provide an adequate service to the areas detailed below. Bodies are to be removed to a mortuary detailed under each area but may be taken to the mortuary designated by the Coroner's Service (this may not be the nearest mortuary geographically). It will also be necessary to transport a deceased from another funeral director or from outside the contract area to the mortuary, see clause 3.20. A map showing the extent of the areas is attached (Appendix 1). There are three zones covering the Berkshire area. Operational requirements may determine that precise District boundaries are not followed, the areas are summarised below:- Zone 1 is that covered by the area from Newbury and Theale to the boundary of West Berkshire Zone 2 is that covered by the area around Reading including western parts of Wokingham and eastern parts of West Berkshire Zone 3 is that covered by the area of Slough, Bracknell, Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and the eastern areas of Wokingham
Renewal: Possible 2 x 12 month extension periods available depending upon satisfactory performance
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-041c23
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/034605-2023
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £990,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £990,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 22 Nov 20232 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 21 Dec 2023Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- READING BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Matthew Golledge
- Contact Email
- pchub@reading.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- READING
- Postcode
- RG1 2LU
- Post Town
- Reading
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLJ South East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLJ1 Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLJ16 Berkshire West
- Delivery Location
- TLJ11 Berkshire
-
- Local Authority
- Reading
- Electoral Ward
- Abbey
- Westminster Constituency
- Reading Central
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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