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title: "CP2023-20 Coroners Body Removal Contract"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2021-08-23"
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# CP2023-20 Coroners Body Removal Contract

Buyer: DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-85dffc11-fb18-4103-998a-235e8afd938b

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## Summary

The tender titled "CP2023-20 Coroners Body Removal Contract" is offered by Devon County Council, focusing on procurement within the community, social and personal services sector. Located in Exeter, England, this contract aims to procure body transfer services on behalf of HM Coroner. With a total contract value of £800,000 over five years, the procurement method is an open procedure. The tender period concluded on 28 June 2021, while the contract is scheduled to commence on 1 September 2021 and run until 31 August 2026.

This tender presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and voluntary and community sector enterprises (VCSEs), that offer funeral services or related logistics. Interested businesses should be prepared to demonstrate their ability to respond promptly and meet the operational requirements specified by the Coroner’s office. Attending the tenderer event held on 10 June 2021 would have provided potential suppliers with critical insights into the tender process and service expectations, enhancing their readiness to compete in this specialized procurement opportunity.

## Notice

The Council is looking to procure Body Transfer services on behalf of HM Coroner. In the unfortunate case of a violent, sudden, or suspicious death it is the responsibility of the Coroner to remove bodies from the scene to a selected mortuary or body storage facility in order to complete the necessary investigation. A maximum of three Providers will be promoted to each Lot. These Providers will be ranked according to highest overall final evaluation score. The highest scoring provider will be the Primary provider for that geographical Lot/Zone with the other successful providers within the Lot (Zone) being the alternative (according to rank) if the primary provider is unable to provide the service. The Lots are coterminous with the Zones. Each Lot aligns with a geographical zone across the Devon County Council Coroner's jurisdiction. The deceased is to be collected as directed by the Police Control Room and the Coroner's office and transported to North Devon District Hospital and any other location as directed by the Coroner. The expected value is PS800,000 over the 5 year Contract period. There will be a tenderer event held via Microsoft Teams on 10th June 2021 at 10am in relation to this tender. The event will be focussing on the Tender Process and will explain the ITT and the other documents as well as useful information to enable Tenderers to be 'tender ready'. There will be an overview of the service requirement from commissioners of the service and there will be an opportunity to ask questions at the end of the event. Whilst every endeavour will be made to answer questions at this event, it may be necessary to respond at a later date. The presentations and questions and answers given will be made available via ProContract. To ensure that this event is of the most benefit, tendering organisations are encouraged to ensure that persons attending are the most appropriate i.e. persons who will be constructing and making decisions about any tender submitted. In order to book a place, please e-mail oliver.reed@devon.gov.uk for the meeting invite to be sent to you.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5eb3eb17-81de-48b0-8c9c-e1a2e35c5c73 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | SME, VCSE |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 23 Aug 2021 |
| Submission deadline | 28 Jun 2021 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 22 Aug 2021 |
| Contract period | 31 Aug 2021 - 31 Aug 2026 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £800,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £750,000 |
| 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 | DEVON COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | EXETER |
| Post town | Exeter |
| Postcode | EX2 4QD |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK4 Devon |
| ITL 3 | TLK43 Devon CC |
| Local authority | Exeter |
| Electoral ward | Newtown and St Leonard's |
| Westminster constituency | Exeter |
| Delivery location | TLK South West (England) |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 5 |
| Supplier names | (A. G. DOWN TRADING AS) E. A. DODD & SON HONITON; CHAPTER RESPONSE; FRIENDSHIP AND SONS FUNERAL DIRECTORS; LE ROY FUNERAL SERVICE; MORRIS BROS (TAVISTOCK |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

## Release History

- 23 Aug 2021 at 12:09 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5eb3eb17-81de-48b0-8c9c-e1a2e35c5c73
- 1 Jun 2021 at 14:47 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1d8580-82c0-46cf-b67d-2749a414dc0c
- 27 May 2021 at 14:05 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c36971a-6667-449c-9052-e2a80f4f9725

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5eb3eb17-81de-48b0-8c9c-e1a2e35c5c73
  23rd August 2021 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/0b1d8580-82c0-46cf-b67d-2749a414dc0c
  1st June 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/4c36971a-6667-449c-9052-e2a80f4f9725
  27th May 2021 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder

## Notice URLs

- http://www.devon.gov.uk

## Provenance

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