--- title: "Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens For The Period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions" ocid: "ocds-b5fd17-95b95954-93cd-458d-88af-647c89d03731" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95b95954-93cd-458d-88af-647c89d03731" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95b95954-93cd-458d-88af-647c89d03731.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95b95954-93cd-458d-88af-647c89d03731.json" source: "Contracts Finder" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Sefton Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens For The Period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions Buyer: Sefton Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-b5fd17-95b95954-93cd-458d-88af-647c89d03731 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-b5fd17-95b95954-93cd-458d-88af-647c89d03731) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-b5fd17-95b95954-93cd-458d-88af-647c89d03731.json) ## Summary Sefton Council is procuring a coroners removal service covering the boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens in England. The requirement is for the removal of deceased people in connection with coroners’ services, across four geographic areas: Sefton North, Sefton South, Knowsley and St Helens. This is a public service requirement rather than a purchase of general goods, although the associated classification covers cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies (CPV 33940000). Suppliers would need to provide the required removal service across one or more of the listed borough areas, supporting the relevant coroners’ arrangements for those locations. Sefton Council is the buying organisation and is responsible for the procurement. The process reached the tender stage, with Sefton Council inviting offers through an open procedure described as below threshold. The tender deadline set by the council is 9 October 2026 at 12:00. The contract period is from 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with an option for two further 12-month extensions. The estimated total value is £400,000 including all four geographic lots. Bidders can assess the opportunity by service area: Sefton North, Sefton South, Knowsley or St Helens. The published requirement is for a three-year service arrangement with potential extensions, giving relevant operators a route to provide coroners’ removals across defined local areas. This opportunity suits operators already providing coroners’ removals, deceased-person transport, funeral transport or closely related specialist services. It may be relevant to smaller businesses: the procurement is identified as suitable for small and medium-sized enterprises. The four geographic lots allow suppliers to focus on Sefton North, Sefton South, Knowsley, St Helens, or consider coverage across several areas according to their operational reach. Well-placed bidders are likely to be businesses with suitable vehicles, trained staff, secure handling arrangements and the capacity to respond across the relevant boroughs. The work is specialist and location-based, so experience in sensitive deceased-person removals and dependable local coverage will be commercially relevant. ## Notice Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service across the boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens for the period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions. The requirement is accordingly split across the following lots:- Lot 1 Sefton North Lot 2 Sefton South Lot 3 Knowsley Lot 4 St Helens ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Contracts Finder | | Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fcdc60de-9d46-4484-9906-79c0393ca0d4 | | Notice type | Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Open procedure (below threshold) | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £400,000 | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Not specified | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Sefton Council | | Locality | BOOTLE | | Postcode area | Liverpool | | Postcode | L20 3NJ | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton | | Local authority | Sefton | | Electoral ward | Derby | | Westminster constituency | Bootle | | Delivery location | TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England) | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products ### Codes - 33940000 - Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 10:36 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fcdc60de-9d46-4484-9906-79c0393ca0d4 ## Documents - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/fcdc60de-9d46-4484-9906-79c0393ca0d4 11th September 2026 - Opportunity notice on Contracts Finder - https://procontract.due-north.com/Advert?advertId=eb46da03-c2ad-f111-813c-005056b64545 Advert ## Notice URLs - http://www.sefton.gov.uk/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. 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