Notice Information
Notice Title
Removal of Deceased Persons (Contracts for Coroners Services - Body removals)
Notice Description
To collect and bring deceased into funeral director care over 24 hours 365 day per year, to be inclusive of storage of deceased and transfer to Stoke Public Mortuary, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent during working hours when required to do so. Funeral Directors should aim to meet a 60-minute response time to coroner's removal location subject to already being engaged on an existing call. Should this be the case coroners call will be prioritised to the next pending call out. On arrival to the scene the Funeral Directors will have suitable attired in anonymous uniform and vehicles that carry fit for purpose equipment to perform task. The Funeral Director will be prohibited from any form of solicitation, but should they be asked where the deceased is to be taken must be able to state the temporary location. Funeral Directors will use purpose-built vehicles for the transportation of bodies to and from all locations. These vehicles will be un-liveried and clean. All deceased will be placed in a single use cadaver bag and identification wristlet place on opposing ankle and wrist. ID details will be Name and Address. Any next of kin, family and friends present at the time of removal will be provided with coroner's information guide. All deceased transferred from the community must be transferred one deceased at a time. Unless we are informed to transfer direct to mortuary. Collecting deceased from a 3rd party funeral director during business hours en-route to mortuary as part of daily transfer. Multiple fatality. .
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-068abd
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037610-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - without competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £189,800 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 24 Apr 20262 weeks ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 25 Mar 20261 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Mar 2028 2-3 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
- STOKE ON TRENT CITY 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
- STOKE-ON-TRENT
- Postcode
- ST4 1HH
- Post Town
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
- Delivery Location
- Not specified
-
- Local Authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Electoral Ward
- Hartshill Park & Stoke
- Westminster Constituency
- Stoke-on-Trent Central
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/037610-2026
24th April 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
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