--- title: "Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens For The Period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions" ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7.json" source: "Find A Tender Service" current_stage: "Tender" buyer: "Sefton Council" published: "2026-09-11" --- # Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens For The Period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions Buyer: Sefton Council Current stage: Tender OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7.json) ## Summary Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council is procuring a coroners’ removal service to collect and transport deceased people for coroners across Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens. The work is divided into four service areas: Sefton North, Sefton South, Knowsley and St Helens. It falls within transport services and the transport and storage of deceased persons. Delivery is required across the boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens in Merseyside. The council is the buying organisation and is seeking providers able to deliver the service for one or more of the specified areas. The requirement is a service rather than a supply or construction contract, and is likely to suit specialist funeral, mortuary transport or coroners’ removal operators with suitable vehicles, handling arrangements and local operational coverage. The process has reached tender: the council invited offers through an open, below-threshold competition. Enquiries had to be submitted by 2 October 2026 at 12:00, and offers had to be submitted electronically by 9 October 2026 at 12:00 via the council’s procurement portal. The contract period is 1 December 2026 to 30 November 2029, with two possible 12-month extensions, giving a maximum end date of 30 November 2031. The overall estimated value is £400,000 excluding VAT and £480,000 including VAT. Estimated gross values are £97,800 for Sefton North, £130,500 for Sefton South, £111,150 for Knowsley and £140,550 for St Helens. Each lot will be evaluated on quality at 90% and price at 10%. The opportunity suits specialist providers of coroners’ removal and deceased-person transport services, including small and medium-sized businesses, which the procurement identifies as suitable participants. Suppliers should be able to provide reliable local coverage in their chosen service area or areas and manage removals in a sensitive, secure and operationally dependable manner. The requirement places emphasis on service quality rather than price, so businesses with strong procedures, trained staff, appropriate vehicles and equipment, and experience working with coroners, local authorities, hospitals or mortuaries may be well placed to compete. Bidders must demonstrate the required insurance levels and financial standing. Providers can assess the four geographical lots separately and target Sefton North, Sefton South, Knowsley, St Helens or a suitable combination. ## Notice Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service across the boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens for the period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions. The requirement is accordingly split across the following lots:- Lot 1 Sefton North Lot 2 Sefton South Lot 3 Knowsley Lot 4 St Helens ### Lot Information Sefton North Sefton North Area Renewal: 2 12 Months Extensions Available Sefton South Sefton South Area Renewal: 2 12 Months Extensions Available Knowsley Knowsley Area Renewal: 2 12 Months Extensions Available St Helens St Helens Area Renewal: 2 12 Months Extensions Available ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Find A Tender Service | | Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086652-2026 | | Notice type | UK4 - Tender Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Open | | Procurement method details | Below threshold - open competition | | Tender suitability | SME | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Tender | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 11 Sep 2026 | | Submission deadline | 9 Oct 2026 | | Future notice date | Not specified | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | 1 Dec 2026 - 30 Nov 2029 | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | £400,000 | | Lots value | £400,000 | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Active | | Lots status | Active | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | Sefton Council | | Locality | BOOTLE | | Postcode area | Liverpool | | Postcode | L20 7AE | | Country | England | | ITL 1 | TLD North West (England) | | ITL 2 | TLD7 Merseyside | | ITL 3 | TLD73 Sefton | | Local authority | Sefton | | Electoral ward | Linacre | | Westminster constituency | Bootle | | Delivery location | TLD7 Merseyside, TLD73 Sefton | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products - 60 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ### Codes - 33940000 - Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies - 60000000 - Transport services (excl. Waste transport) ## Release History - 11 Sep 2026 at 17:54 - Tender - UK4 - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086652-2026 ## Documents - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086652-2026 11th September 2026 - Tender notice on Find a Tender - https://procontract.due-north.com ## Notice URLs - http://sefton.gov.uk - 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-06f8a7. The underlying structured data is available as OCDS JSON at https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7.json.