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title: "Removal of Deceased Persons for Her Majestys Coroner - Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire North"
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# Removal of Deceased Persons for Her Majestys Coroner - Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire North

Buyer: STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-2cb3db7b-0023-4ad3-a426-bf5715a9ce87

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## Summary

The procurement process is initiated by Stoke-on-Trent City Council for the contract titled "Removal of Deceased Persons for Her Majesty's Coroner - Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire North." This service falls under the "Post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies" industry category and is situated within the Stoke-on-Trent area, with a contract period commencing on 1st April 2018 and concluding on 31st March 2022. The tender period has ended, and the procurement method used for this process was an open procedure, allowing all interested parties to submit their bids by the deadline of 22nd January 2018.

This tender creates opportunities for businesses specialising in mortuary and transportation services, particularly those equipped to provide swift responses to remove deceased individuals and transport them to designated facilities. Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) may find unique avenues for growth by participating in this framework agreement, which requires reliable and timely services for delivering and collecting bodies from various mortuaries within the designated area, thereby catering to both local hospitals and national services.

## Notice

The Contract is to provide a rapid and effective response when called upon by HM Coroner, or officers acting on his behalf, to remove a Body from a premises or other situation within the Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire area, or as directed by HM Coroner, and transporting it directly to the Public Mortuary,Hartshill. As an ancillary part of the Service, the Service Provider will also be required to deliver and collect bodies from the Public Mortuary or other Local Hospital Mortuaries within the Coroner's District for Stoke on Trent and Staffordshire North to the X-ray department of the Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke on Trent and then elsewhere but normally (though not exclusively) to Birmingham Women's Hospital, Selly Oak Hospital, Birmingham Children's Hospital, Sandwell General Hospital or Leicester Hospitals, Alderhay Hospital or Walsgrave Hospital Coventry. Exceptionally, there may be the need to transport a Body to or from a location much further afield. In addition to the above requirements, there will also be a need to transport in the region of 12 Bodies per year from the scene of death to the mortuary at the Royal Stoke University Hospital, Stoke on Trent, to facilitate Home Office post mortem examinations, then transport the Bodies to any other location as required. The period of the Framework Agreement will be from 1st April 2018 to 31st March 2022 (2+1+1).

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d77a5e3f-13c0-462e-86b4-5fed53c3dda0 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Framework |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 2 Feb 2018 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jan 2018 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 1 Feb 2018 |
| Contract period | 2 Feb 2018 - 3 Feb 2018 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £320,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Not specified |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hartshill Park & Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | NOT AWARDED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 33900000 - Post-mortem and mortuary equipment and supplies
- 98300000 - Miscellaneous services

## Release History

- 2 Feb 2018 at 13:22 - AwardUpdate - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d77a5e3f-13c0-462e-86b4-5fed53c3dda0
- 15 Dec 2017 at 14:53 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d77a5e3f-13c0-462e-86b4-5fed53c3dda0

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/d77a5e3f-13c0-462e-86b4-5fed53c3dda0
  15th December 2017 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- https://www.stoke.gov.uk

## Provenance

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