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Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services

Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council

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08 Sep 2026 at 09:25

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council procured adult coroners’ post-mortem and forensic services. The requirement covers health and social work services supporting the council’s coronial functions, including adult post-mortem and forensic work. Delivery is for the council’s area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. The buying organisation is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, a sub-central public authority. The procurement was treated as a light-touch service requirement and was arranged as a single lot. This is a specialist healthcare and forensic services opportunity rather than a general medical supply, construction or routine social care contract. It is relevant to organisations that provide coroners’ post-mortem examinations and associated forensic services for public-sector clients.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct procedure below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was awarded on 8 September 2026 to Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services, an NHS supplier. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and runs from 8 September 2026 to 28 February 2029. Its value is £130,000 gross. The award is active and relates to the single lot covering the full service requirement. The procurement used the light-touch regime. The outcome indicates that the council selected a specialist provider directly rather than evaluating competing tenders, with the award relating to health and social work services.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for a dedicated provider of adult coroners’ post-mortem and forensic services. A credible future competitor would need the clinical and forensic capability to carry out adult post-mortem examinations and provide services that support coronial investigations. It would also need to operate at public-sector service standards, manage sensitive work reliably and demonstrate the organisational capacity expected of an established provider. The selected supplier is an NHS organisation classified as large, indicating that scale and institutional capability can be relevant to this requirement. Organisations already delivering coroners’ or forensic pathology services are therefore the closest comparators for this council’s purchasing need.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services

Notice Description

Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services for BCP Council.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06f423
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084703-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
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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
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

85 - Health and social work services

CPV Codes

85000000 - Health and social work services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£130,000 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
8 Sep 20261 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
8 Sep 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 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
Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
BOURNEMOUTH
Postcode
BH2 6DY
Postcode Area
Bournemouth
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Electoral Ward
Bournemouth Central
Westminster Constituency
Bournemouth West

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services

Further Information

Notice Documents

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