Published date: 27 March 2018
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Funeral services - 98371000
Location of contract
CW14QJ
Value of contract
£28,000 to £140,000
Procurement reference
20180327123029-15
Published date
27 March 2018
Closing date
16 April 2018
Contract start date
1 August 2018
Contract end date
31 July 2019
Contract type
Service contract
Procedure type
Other
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
Yes
Description
Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust are inviting bids from a qualified organisation to provide the following; (This is purely an example of the requirements as stated in the actual specification)
Services required:
• To remove deceased from designated area in a sensitive manner providing two funeral Director personnel and equipment capable of fulfilling service.
•To provide a service on behalf of the Trust for deceased persons where the hospital is arranging for cremation.
•To provide a service on behalf of the Trust for deceased persons where the family request that the hospital arrange burial. (The Trust will be invoiced from the Funeral Director but will claim the cost from the family)
•To provide a service on behalf of the Trust for Non Viable Foetus (NVF) where the hospital is arranging for cremation.
•To transport paediatric cases for post mortem and placenta's for examination from Leighton Hospital to Alder Hey Hospital, collect and return on completion. Price should be quoted per visit rather than per specimen transported.
• To transport Products Of Conception (POC) specimens from Leighton Hospital to Crewe crematorium and ensure delivery to the crematorium within one week of being notified.
To transport tissue blocks and tissue sections from Leighton Hospital to Crewe crematorium and ensure delivery to the crematorium within one week of being notified.
• To act as a liaison between the Trust Bereavement Manager and bereaved families when required where they have requested the return of post mortem tissue blocks and tissue sections/whole retained organs to make their own funeral arrangements.
More information
Links
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- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=23733&B=MCHT
- Tender notice
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Please see below a link to view the actual tender opportunity. All bids and questions concerning this opportunity once registered must be submitted via this portal once registered.
https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=23733&B=MCHT
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- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/15
- Tender notice
- User / Company
About the buyer
Contact name
Edwin Gough
Address
Middlewich Road
Crewe, Cheshire
CW1 4QJ
ENG
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