Notice Information
Notice Title
Removal of Bodies on Behalf of HM Coroner for Gloucestershire
Notice Description
Provision of a removal of bodies tender on behalf of HM Coroner for Gloucestershire. The Contractor is required to undertake the movement of bodies from the place of death to the Gloucestershire Coroner's Court at Corinium Avenue, Gloucester, GL4 3DJ (during working hours 08:00AM - 16:00PM) Monday - Friday and to the contractor's own premises (during evenings and weekends) on the direction of a Police or Coroners officer or the Coroners Out of Hours Service.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-061156
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042426-2026
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK12 - Procurement Termination Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98370000 - Funeral and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Lots Value
- £600,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 8 May 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- 26 Jan 2027 - 25 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
- Recurrence
- 2032-01-28
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Cancelled
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- GLOUCESTERSHIRE COUNTY 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
- GLOUCESTER
- Postcode
- GL1 2TG
- Post Town
- Gloucester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK7 Gloucestershire and Wiltshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK73 Gloucestershire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLK13 Gloucestershire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Gloucester
- Electoral Ward
- Westgate
- Westminster Constituency
- Gloucester
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042426-2026
8th May 2026 - Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/007765-2026
28th January 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
http://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
Submissions of tender will be electronically via the council's procurement portal. Submissions outside this portal will not be accepted and deemed invalid.
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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