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title: "Contract for the Provision of Coroner's Post Mortems"
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buyer: "HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL"
published: "2023-07-05"
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# Contract for the Provision of Coroner's Post Mortems

Buyer: HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-b5fd17-ef5fe329-a3b3-4f0c-894a-9f400b117e79

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## Summary

The Hertfordshire County Council recently awarded a contract for the Provision of Coroner's Post Mortems. The total contract value is £980,000, and it involves pathology services classified under CPV code 85111800. The contract was awarded through a limited, negotiated procedure without prior publication. The contract period is from August 1, 2023, to July 31, 2027. The tender was initiated on July 5, 2023, with a tender period ending on May 16, 2023. The contracting authority is Hertfordshire County Council, located in Hertford, East of England.

This contract for Coroner's Post Mortems with Hertfordshire County Council presents business growth opportunities for pathology service providers or NHS Hospital mortuaries. The contract aims to fulfill the statutory duty of providing a Coroner Service for the community of Hertfordshire. Businesses well-suited to compete include service providers experienced in pathology services and post-mortem examinations. The contract, awarded without competition for technical reasons, provides a steady revenue stream over the contract period, offering stability and growth potential for the successful suppliers.

## Notice

This is an Award Notice. Hertfordshire County Council have awarded a contract for the Provision of Coroner's Post Mortems. There is no competition for this service. Deceased bodies referred to the Hertfordshire Coroner must remain within their jurisdiction until officially released by the Hertfordshire Coroner. Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) is relying on Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 in making this award without prior publication. Regulation 32(2)(b)(ii) permits such an award where competition is absent for technical reasons. The Local Authority has a statutory duty to provide a Coroner Service for the community of Hertfordshire. As part of the Coroner's duties, he/she must establish a cause of death if none has been provided by the signing/authorising medical practitioner. To facilitate post-mortem examinations Hertfordshire County Council has contracts with local NHS Hospital mortuaries. There are 3 NHS Hospital mortuaries within Hertfordshire (or close to the Hertfordshire border) that provide post-mortem services to the Coroner Service. Currently, one mortuary would not be able to manage the volume of post-mortems requested by Hertfordshire so we need more than one contract to cover this requirement. The direct award value of PS980,000 reflects the total estimated value that will be awarded over the whole term of the contract between the three NHS trusts receiving the direct award. The PS980,000 will not be equally divided between the three NHS trusts but will be awarded based on volume of deceased sent to each NHS trust for coronial post-mortem examination each month. Reg 32(2)(b) states that a procurement is not required where a service can only be supplied by a particular economic operator ENHT, WHHT and PAH in this case because "competition is absent for technical reasons".

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Contracts Finder |
| Latest notice | https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ce97804-771a-4e18-846d-02c260ff6f72 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Negotiated procedure without prior publication (above threshold) |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 5 Jul 2023 |
| Submission deadline | 16 May 2023 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 8 Jun 2023 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2023 - 31 Jul 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £980,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £980,000 |
| 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 | HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL |
| Locality | HERTFORD |
| Post town | Stevenage |
| Postcode | SG13 8DQ |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLH East (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLH2 Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLH26 North and East Hertfordshire |
| Local authority | East Hertfordshire |
| Electoral ward | Hertford Castle |
| Westminster constituency | Hertford and Stortford |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 3 |
| Supplier names | EAST AND NORTH HERTFORDSHIRE TRUST (ENHT; PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL HARLOW (PAH; WEST HERTFORDSHIRE HOSPITALS NHS TRUST (WHHT |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 5 Jul 2023 at 11:31 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ce97804-771a-4e18-846d-02c260ff6f72

## Documents

- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/3ce97804-771a-4e18-846d-02c260ff6f72
  5th July 2023 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder

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