--- title: "Collection of Deceased and Delivery to Mortuaries for the South London Coroners Service and Public Funerals" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON" published: "2025-04-14" --- # Collection of Deceased and Delivery to Mortuaries for the South London Coroners Service and Public Funerals Buyer: LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab.json) ## Summary The London Borough of Croydon is initiating a public procurement process for the "Collection of Deceased and Delivery to Mortuaries for the South London Coroners Service and Public Funerals" within the industry category of funeral and road transport services. This process is currently in the planning stage, with preliminary market engagement scheduled to conclude by 30th April 2025. The contracts, which will cover the geographical areas of Croydon, Sutton, Bexley, and Bromley, are expected to commence on 1st September 2025 and run until 31st August 2030. Key dates include the registration of interest by the end of April 2025, and further engagement and notification processes will be detailed in the Invitation to Tender (ITT) that will be issued shortly. This tender presents significant opportunities for funeral directors and transportation providers with experience in handling deceased body collections and public funerals. With three lots available, businesses can bid for one, two, or all three contracts, allowing flexibility in service provision. This procurement is an excellent opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have the required trained staff, appropriate vehicles, and necessary equipment to provide these essential public services. Businesses intending to bid must be registered on the council's e-procurement portal and are encouraged to participate in the pre-market engagement to better position themselves for success in the upcoming tendering process. ## Notice The London Borough of Croydon will shortly be issuing an Invitation to Tender (ITT) on (insert date) for the following two contracts that will run from the 1st September 2025 to the 31st August 2030: Coroners Body Removals for the South London coroner jurisdiction comprising the London boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Croydon and Sutton The coroner is a special judge who investigates unnatural or violent deaths, where the cause of death is unknown, or because the death took place in prison, police custody or another type of state detention, such as a mental health hospital. The investigation may include an inquest hearing. The coroner's role is to find out who died and how, when and where they died. In some cases, it is necessary to hold a post mortem examination to find out the cause of death. If the deceased died in the community the body must be transported to the coroner's mortuary for the post mortem examination, or transferred to a specialist post mortem facility and this contract provides for this service. There are two lots: Lot 1 (West - Croydon and Sutton): to collect deceased in the community, or from hospital and transport to either Croydon University Hospital or Princess Royal University Hospital, Farnborough. Lot 2 (East - Bexley and Bromley): to collect deceased in the community, or from hospital and transport to St Helier Hospital, Carshalton, Surrey. Public Health Funerals Lot 3: The Council has a statutory duty under the provisions of Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease ) Act 1984 to undertake the funeral of a deceased person, who died in the Borough and where no other arrangements have been made or are about to be made. The Council will be seeking to appoint a single Funeral Director to make all the necessary arrangements and to provide a dignified funeral in all such cases. These two contract (3 Lots) will be of interest to suitably experienced Funeral Directors and transportation providers who will have the necessary trained staff, vehicles and equipment to carry out these vital public service functions. Tenderers may apply for 1, 2 or all 3 lots, and may be awarded 1, 2 or all 3 lots. If you would like an informal discussion about these two contracts please call Giles Adey, Interim Head of Coroner Service on 07927 326030 or email him at giles.adey@croydon.gov.uk. Any such discussions must be concluded by 30th April 2025 as no discussions are permitted during the formal tendering process. To apply for these contracts, you must have first registered on the council's e-procurement portal. If you require assistance in using the portal please contact the Support Helpdesk by contacting the e-Sourcing Portal Helpdesk:support@in-tend.co.uk or 0845 557 8079 / +44 (0) 114 407 0065 The Council is intending to procure via the Open Tender Procedure in accordance with the Procurement Act 23. This pre-market engagement is being carried out in accordance with the Procurement Act rules on Pre-Market Engagement (including Regulation 16). Disclaimer The information in this document is solely for the purposes of a soft market testing exercise and no representation, warranty, or undertaking is given by the Council as to its accuracy or completeness, and the Council accepts no liability in relation to it. The Council reserves the right to, at its discretion: (a) to change this document and/or the process for the soft market testing exercise; (b) to proceed or not with a subsequent procurement. Any subsequent procurement will be separate. Neither participation (or otherwise) in this exercise nor any information supplied will advantage or disadvantage any person in such procurement. No expense in responding to soft market testing will be reimbursed by the Council. The Council will not treat as confidential any information submitted in response to the Exercise, and respondents should note that the Council is subject to the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and may be obliged to disclose responses under that Act. ### Planning Information Please register your interest in the Preliminary Market Engagement and register as a supplier on the Croydon Tenders Portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/Home ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015027-2025 | | Notice type | UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 14 Apr 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 30 Apr 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Sep 2025 - 31 Aug 2030 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planning | | Lots status | Planning | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON | | Locality | CROYDON | | Post town | Croydon | | Postcode | CR0 1EA | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLI London | | ITL 2 | TLI6 Outer London - South | | ITL 3 | TLI62 Croydon | | Local authority | Croydon | | Electoral ward | Fairfield | | Westminster constituency | Croydon West | | Delivery location | TLI6 Outer London - South | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) - 98 - Other community, social and personal services ### Codes - 60100000 - Road transport services - 98371000 - Funeral services ## Release History - 14 Apr 2025 at 14:17 - Planning - UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015027-2025 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/015027-2025 14th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender ## Notice URLs - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/croydontenders/aspx/Home - https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-0502ab.json.