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title: "Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of Staffordshire"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06f92a"
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buyer: "Stoke-on-Trent City Council"
published: "2026-09-14"
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# Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of Staffordshire

Buyer: Stoke-on-Trent City Council  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f92a

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## Summary

Stoke-on-Trent City Council procured mortuary and post-mortem services for HM Coroner for Staffordshire. The service supports coronial investigations by securely receiving, storing, caring for and releasing deceased people, and providing facilities and suitably qualified staff for routine, complex, bariatric, prison, custody and emergency-department post-mortem examinations. It also covers authorised viewing and identification, facilities for bereaved relatives and observers, digital post-mortem examinations, and urgent out-of-hours arrangements. Work supports hospital and community deaths referred by the Senior Coroner, including requirements from Bradwell Hospital, Leek Moorlands Hospital, Longton Cottage Hospital and Haywood Hospital. Delivery may take place at Royal Stoke University Hospital Mortuary or another suitable facility in the pathology network. The service involves coordination with coronial, police, funeral and healthcare organisations and compliance with professional, regulatory, health and safety, and infection-control requirements.

The procurement is complete and was awarded through a direct below-threshold procedure without competition. One lot was awarded to University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust. The award was made on 3 August 2026 and the contract was signed on the same date. The contract runs from 3 August 2026 to 31 March 2027. Its value is £36,000 excluding VAT, or £45,000 including VAT. The award covers pathology services. Evaluation was therefore based on a direct award route rather than a competitive tender. The contract is active, while the tender status is complete. The requirement covers a single service package for Staffordshire coronial mortuary provision, including the facilities, staffing, examinations, transfers, viewing arrangements and coordination described in the service scope.

This award indicates demand for a specialist mortuary and pathology provider able to support a county-wide coronial service rather than only routine hospital pathology. A credible competitor would need secure mortuary capacity, appropriately qualified and competent post-mortem staff, and the expertise and facilities to handle routine, complex, digital, bariatric, prison, custody and emergency-department cases. Capability should include secure receipt, storage, care, transfer and release of deceased people, authorised viewing and identification, observer access, and arrangements for urgent cases outside normal hours. Relevant operational strength includes coordination with coroners' officers, police, funeral directors and healthcare providers across multiple hospitals and community settings. Providers would also need robust compliance with applicable legislation, professional standards, health and safety, infection prevention and control, information handling and service-continuity requirements.

## Notice

Service Description The service will provide mortuary and post-mortem facilities and associated services to support coronial investigations into deaths within Staffordshire. The service will provide appropriate mortuary facilities for the secure receipt, storage, care and release of deceased persons referred under the jurisdiction of the Senior Coroner for Staffordshire. The service will provide facilities and appropriately qualified and competent staff to undertake post-mortem examinations as required by the Senior Coroner. This will include support for routine, complex and other post-mortem examinations where appropriate facilities and expertise are required. The service will provide appropriate facilities to enable authorised viewing and identification of deceased persons, including facilities for bereaved relatives where required. Suitable facilities will also be available for authorised observers attending post-mortem examinations, including Coroners' Officers, Police representatives and relevant medical or nursing students. The service will operate during normal working hours, Monday to Friday, 08:00 to 16:00, excluding public and bank holidays, with appropriate out-of-hours/on-call arrangements to support urgent coronial requirements. The service will accommodate hospital and community deaths in Staffordshire requiring a post-mortem examination following referral by the Senior Coroner. Post-mortem examinations may be undertaken at Royal Stoke University Hospital Mortuary or another appropriate mortuary facility within the relevant pathology service network, as agreed with the Senior Coroner. The service will also support digital post-mortem examinations where required by the Senior Coroner. This will include appropriate arrangements for the secure holding and transfer of deceased persons to a designated facility for digital imaging and any subsequent examination required. The service may be required to accommodate additional or non-standard post-mortem examinations, including bariatric cases, prison or deaths in custody, complex cases that cannot be undertaken at the public mortuary, and deaths occurring within emergency departments where a post-mortem examination is required. The service will support mortuary requirements arising from Bradwell Hospital, Leek Moorlands Hospital, Longton Cottage Hospital and Haywood Hospital. The service will require effective liaison and coordination with Coroners' Officers, Staffordshire Police, funeral directors, healthcare providers and other relevant organisations involved in the coronial process. This will include communication regarding workload, urgent cases, anticipated delays, transfer arrangements and the release of deceased persons. The service will be delivered in accordance with all applicable legislation, regulatory requirements, professional standards and relevant health and safety, infection prevention and control requirements.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086876-2026 |
| 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 | 14 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 3 Aug 2026 - 31 Mar 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £36,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Stoke-on-Trent City Council |
| Locality | STOKE-ON-TRENT |
| Postcode area | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 1HH |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Hartshill Park & Stoke |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 85 - Health and social work services

### Codes

- 85111800 - Pathology services

## Release History

- 14 Sep 2026 at 13:37 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086876-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/086876-2026
  14th September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents
- https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/

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