Published date: 28 April 2017

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 3 January 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Funeral and related services - 98370000

Location of contract

Any region, South West

Value of contract

£600,000

Procurement reference

CORNWALL001-DN176697-86770682/2

Published date

28 April 2017

Closing date

3 January 2017

Contract start date

3 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

In certain cases, when there is a sudden death other than by natural causes, it is the responsibility of the Coroner to examine the cause of death. This may result in a post mortem examination being carried out. It is also the Coroner's responsibility to remove bodies from the scene of death to the mortuary, pending investigation into the death.
This procurement is to renew a Framework Agreement for contractors to provide a service to transport deceased persons between the place of death to the Coroner's chosen destination. The majority of bodies are currently transported to the Pathology Directorate at Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro. In some cases bodies may need to be transported to Derriford Hospital in Plymouth and Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital and on occasions taken to other locations including long distance transfers within the UK. The anticipated commencement date for the new framework is 1 April 2017.

The new Framework arrangement will comprise delivery of the above Services in 8 tender lots as set out below:
Lot 1: Council's Community Network Areas 1* and 2.
Lot 2: Council's Community Network Areas 3 and 4.
Lot 3: Council's Community Network Areas 5, 6 and 7.
Lot 4: Council's Community Network Areas 8, 11 and 12.
Lot 5: Council's Community Network Areas 9, 10 and 13.
Lot 6: Council's Community Network Areas 15, 18 and 19.
Lot 7: Council's Community Network Areas 14, 16 and 17.
Note: From within any of the above 7 Lots there may be a requirement to provide the Services to Derriford Hospital, Plymouth and Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital, Exeter.
Lot 8: Services to other UK destinations.
* Lot 1 will include Services for collection of bodies arriving from the Isles of Scilly at Penzance harbour.
The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide Services for each of the 8 lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Please click on the link below to view a map of the Community Network Areas.
http://www.cornwall.gov.uk/community-and-living/communities-and-devolution/community-networks/

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

Transportation of bodies on behalf of Her Majesty's Coroner for Cornwall

  • Opportunity
  • Published 28 April 2017, last edited 28 April 2017

Links

Award information

Awarded date

16 February 2017

Contract start date

1 April 2017

Contract end date

31 March 2021

Total value of contract

£0

This contract was awarded to 3 suppliers.

Dignity Funerals Ltd

Address

Sutton Coldfield

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Denise Wellington Funeral Services Ltd

Address

Bude

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Saints Funeral Services Limited

Address

St Ives

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Jon Carlyon

Address

New County Hall
Truro
TR1 3AY
England

Email

jcarlyon@cornwall.gov.uk