Notice Information
Notice Title
Coroner's Removal Contract: Lot A
Notice Description
The Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium (ISLCCC) comprising the London Boroughs of Southwark (lead authority), Lambeth and Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich awards the contract for the provision of a discreet and dignified service for the collection of bodies from the place of death within the geographical boundaries of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark ("Lot A").
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The Coroner's Removal Contract - Lot A: Covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark is for an initial period of twenty-seven (27) months with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-05e097
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013174-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK6 - Contract Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85140000 - Miscellaneous health services
98370000 - Funeral and related services
98371000 - Funeral services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,733,333 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,733,333 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £600,489 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Feb 20261 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 8 Dec 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 4 Feb 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 30 Jun 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Pending
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
- Contact Name
- Paul Dumke
- Contact Email
- paul.dumke@southwark.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- 02075255000
Buyer Location
- Locality
- LONDON
- Postcode
- SE1 2QH
- Post Town
- South East London
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLI London
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLI4 Inner London - East
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark
- Delivery Location
- TLI44 Lewisham and Southwark, TLI45 Lambeth, TLI51 Bexley and Greenwich
-
- Local Authority
- Southwark
- Electoral Ward
- London Bridge & West Bermondsey
- Westminster Constituency
- Bermondsey and Old Southwark
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/013174-2026
12th February 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/073601-2025
13th November 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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