Notice Information
Notice Title
Mortuary Facilities and Pathology Services
Notice Description
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), through its Registration Services, acts as the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Service. The jurisdiction of the Black Country Coroners Service encompasses the four local authority areas of Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, and Wolverhampton. To support the delivery of coronial responsibilities, the provision of mortuary and pathology services across the Black Country region has beenll be procured under this contract. The services will be divided into four (4) Lots, each corresponding to one of the local authority areas. Each Lot represents the provision of mortuary and pathology services specific to the corresponding local authority area. The criteria for each lot will be the same, where TUPE arrangements may apply. Further details regarding the requirements for each Lot can be found in Schedule 5 - Specification. The contract is divided into the following lots: Lot 1 - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Lot 2 - Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Lot 3 - City of Wolverhampton Council and Lot 4 - Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Lot Information
Lot 1
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Lot 2Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council
Lot 3City of Wolverhampton Council
Lot 4Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-060a40
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025771-2026
- 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
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
85111800 - Pathology services
85145000 - Services provided by medical laboratories
98370000 - Funeral and related services
98371200 - Undertaking services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £1,960,000 £1M-£10M
- Lots Value
- £1,960,000 £1M-£10M
- Awards Value
- £1,900,000 £1M-£10M
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 16 Feb 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 20 Mar 20262 weeks ago
- Contract Period
- 1 Apr 2026 - 31 Mar 2030 3-4 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
- SANDWELL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Email
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
- Contact Phone
- Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Buyer Location
- Locality
- OLDBURY
- Postcode
- B69 3DE
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG39 Wolverhampton
- Delivery Location
- TLG36 Dudley, TLG37 Sandwell, TLG38 Walsall, TLG39 Wolverhampton
-
- Local Authority
- Wolverhampton
- Electoral Ward
- St Peters
- Westminster Constituency
- Wolverhampton West
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/025771-2026
20th March 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/004944-2026
20th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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