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title: "Body Transportation Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-045260"
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buyer: "CAPITALESOURCING"
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# Body Transportation Services

Buyer: CAPITALESOURCING  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-045260

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## Summary

The Body Transportation Services contract was awarded by Westminster City Council on behalf of the Consortium of London Councils. The aim of the Consortium is to provide body transportation and mortuary services in specific London Boroughs. The contract covers the collection of bodies in various areas and was awarded following a limited procurement method without prior publication. The contract was signed on April 11, 2024, with BM Ambulance Group Limited being the awarded supplier.

This tender presents business opportunities for companies in the funeral and related services industry. Specifically, businesses that offer body transportation services and have experience in rapid response and statutory obligations would be well-suited to compete. As the contract involves providing discreet and dignified services for body collection within specified boroughs, companies with expertise in this area have the potential to grow their business through this opportunity.

## Notice

Westminster City Council is part of the Consortium of London Councils. The aim of the Consortium is to support London's communities in the provision of services such as Body Transportation and Mortuaries. As part of a collaborative approach in response to the coroner's statutory duty to provide a discreet and dignified service for the collection of bodies within the following Boroughs, Westminster City Council, on behalf of the Consortium, led in procuring body transportation services to support London's communities and collect bodies within A) the City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea from the place of death to the Westminster Mortuary, 1 Regency Pl, London SW1P 2EB B) London Boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth from the place of death to the Mortuary at St George's Hospital Mortuary, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Inner London Body Transportation Services. This contract was awarded under regulation 32. 2. c due to urgency with existing cover expiring and attempts to undertake a procurement were not successful. The services are statutory, the Council had very limited time to put in place a replacement contractor to ensure that it can continue to fulfil its statutory responsibilities. As a result no opportunity notice was previously published.

### Procurement Information

This contract was awarded under regulation 32. 2. c due to urgency with existing cover expiring and attempts to undertake a procurement were not successful. The services are statutory, the Council had very limited time to put in place a replacement contractor to ensure that it can continue to fulfil its statutory responsibilities. As a result no opportunity notice was previously published.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012227-2024 |
| Notice type | Award Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Limited |
| Procurement method details | Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | SME |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 15 Apr 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 10 Apr 2024 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £99,000 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CAPITALESOURCING |
| Locality | LONDON |
| Post town | South West London |
| Postcode | SW1E 6QP |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLI London |
| ITL 2 | TLI3 Inner London - West |
| ITL 3 | TLI35 Westminster and City of London |
| Local authority | Westminster |
| Electoral ward | St James's |
| Westminster constituency | Cities of London and Westminster |
| Delivery location | TLI London |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | BM AMBULANCE GROUP |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98370000 - Funeral and related services

## Release History

- 15 Apr 2024 at 15:13 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012227-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://westminster.gov.uk/

## Provenance

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