---
title: "Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-056035"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "CORNWALL COUNCIL"
published: "2025-07-29"
---

# Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT

Buyer: CORNWALL COUNCIL  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-056035

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## Summary

The procurement process for the "Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT" involves Cornwall Council as the buyer and Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust as the supplier. The contract focuses on health and social work services, specifically concerning procedures for deaths requiring coronial investigation at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, United Kingdom (region UKK30). This contract was awarded as a direct procurement due to need and location specifics, with its official signing dated 1st July 2025. The contract became active from 1st August 2025 and will run until 31st March 2029. It was notably issued under the legal basis of the UKPGA scheme 2023/54.

This tender provides significant opportunities for organisations involved in health and social work services, particularly those capable of delivering mortuary services in support of coronial investigations. Notably, the procurement process involved a direct award, highlighting a unique opportunity for local businesses with technical expertise and location-specific capabilities. Large-scale enterprises with the infrastructure to provide comprehensive support services in the Truro area would find this contract particularly appealing. Businesses that possess specialized resources and expertise in handling sensitive health service provisions would be well-positioned to leverage this opportunity for business growth.

## Notice

The Council must have effective procedures in place for any death that needs to be investigated by the coroner. The Coronial Service uses the mortuary for undertaking post-mortems and for the storage of bodies.

### Procurement Information

Due to need and location

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043953-2025 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Direct award |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 29 Jul 2025 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 31 Mar 2025 |
| Contract period | 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Mar 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | £1,600,000 |
| Contracts value | £1,600,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | CORNWALL COUNCIL |
| Locality | TRURO |
| Post town | Truro |
| Postcode | TR1 3AY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK3 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| ITL 3 | TLK30 Cornwall and Isles of Scilly |
| Local authority | Cornwall |
| Electoral ward | Truro Boscawen & Redannick |
| Westminster constituency | Truro and Falmouth |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | ROYAL CORNWALL HOSPITAL'S TRUST |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 29 Jul 2025 at 14:34 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043953-2025
- 21 Jul 2025 at 14:14 - Award - UK6 - Contract Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041711-2025
- 16 Jul 2025 at 10:56 - Award - UK5 - Transparency Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040475-2025

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/043953-2025
  29th July 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/041711-2025
  21st July 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040475-2025
  16th July 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- http://www.cornwall.gov.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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