Notice Information
Notice Title
WCC Body Transfer Service
Notice Description
Warwickshire's Coroner's Office is contracting a Funeral Director to provide a caring, respectful and cost-effective service, which includes, but is not limited to: -Collection of the deceased from locations as directed by the Coroner's Office and transport, in a suitable vehicle, to the required destination, and if required, return the deceased as per the request. -Ensuring that the deceased shall be kept in a dignified manner whilst in the Provider's care. The transportation will be requested via the Coroner's Office, and will predominantly be from Warwick Hospital to University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital. Occasionally, bodies can be sent to, or between, Warwick Hospital, George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Birmingham, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and/or Sheffield Children's Hospital. On rare occasions there may be destinations not listed here.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Renewal: The initial contract term will be 3 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant(s).
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-065af0
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050620-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
-
- CPV Codes
33949000 - Body transport containers
98370000 - Funeral and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Awards Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- £90,000 Under £100K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 29 May 20263 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- 24 Mar 2026Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 31 Mar 20262 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- WARWICKSHIRE 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
- WARWICK
- Postcode
- CV34 4SA
- Post Town
- Coventry
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG1 Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Warwickshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLG13 Warwickshire CC
-
- Local Authority
- Warwick
- Electoral Ward
- Warwick Saltisford
- Westminster Constituency
- Warwick and Leamington
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/050620-2026
29th May 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037925-2026
27th April 2026 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016444-2026
24th February 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
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.
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