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title: "Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f423"
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buyer: "Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council"
published: "2026-09-08"
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# Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services

Buyer: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f423

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## Summary

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council procured adult coroners’ post-mortem and forensic services. The requirement covers health and social work services supporting the council’s coronial functions, including adult post-mortem and forensic work. Delivery is for the council’s area in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, Dorset. The buying organisation is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, a sub-central public authority. The procurement was treated as a light-touch service requirement and was arranged as a single lot. This is a specialist healthcare and forensic services opportunity rather than a general medical supply, construction or routine social care contract. It is relevant to organisations that provide coroners’ post-mortem examinations and associated forensic services for public-sector clients.

The procurement has been completed and awarded through a direct procedure below the applicable threshold, without competition. The contract was awarded on 8 September 2026 to Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services, an NHS supplier. The contract was signed on 8 September 2026 and runs from 8 September 2026 to 28 February 2029. Its value is £130,000 gross. The award is active and relates to the single lot covering the full service requirement. The procurement used the light-touch regime. The outcome indicates that the council selected a specialist provider directly rather than evaluating competing tenders, with the award relating to health and social work services.

This procurement demonstrates demand from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council for a dedicated provider of adult coroners’ post-mortem and forensic services. A credible future competitor would need the clinical and forensic capability to carry out adult post-mortem examinations and provide services that support coronial investigations. It would also need to operate at public-sector service standards, manage sensitive work reliably and demonstrate the organisational capacity expected of an established provider. The selected supplier is an NHS organisation classified as large, indicating that scale and institutional capability can be relevant to this requirement. Organisations already delivering coroners’ or forensic pathology services are therefore the closest comparators for this council’s purchasing need.

## Notice

Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services for BCP Council.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084703-2026 |
| Notice type | UK7 - Contract Details Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Direct |
| Procurement method details | Below threshold - without competition |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 8 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 8 Sep 2026 - 28 Feb 2029 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £130,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council |
| Locality | BOURNEMOUTH |
| Postcode area | Bournemouth |
| Postcode | BH2 6DY |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK63 Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Local authority | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole |
| Electoral ward | Bournemouth Central |
| Westminster constituency | Bournemouth West |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85000000 - Health and social work services

## Release History

- 8 Sep 2026 at 09:25 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084703-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/084703-2026
  8th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://uhsdigital.co.uk/
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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