Published date: 20 February 2018

Last edited date: 20 February 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.


Closing: 19 March 2018

Contract summary

Industry

  • Funeral and related services - 98370000

  • Undertaking services - 98371200

Location of contract

IP1 2BX

Value of contract

£0 to £480,000

Procurement reference

CD1022/2

Published date

20 February 2018

Closing date

19 March 2018

Contract start date

1 June 2018

Contract end date

31 May 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Suffolk County Council (SCC) invite Tenders for the provision of an Ambulance Service for the removal of bodies where the death has been referred to the Coroner. All deaths in relation to which no Doctor is able to sign a certificate have to be referred to the Coroner. The Coroner, Coroner's Officer or a Police Officer will then instruct the Provider to collect the body and take it to the appropriate Hospital Mortuary.

SCC shall not be bound to place any order with the Provider and gives no assurance as to the number of occasions and time of day on which the services of the Provider will be required.

This contract is divided into 5 lots/areas and it is intended to appoint one or more Providers sufficient to provide an adequate service to the whole of Suffolk. Tenderers are invited to bid for all or any of the lots/areas below

Lot 1 - North Suffolk
Lot 2 - South Suffolk
Lot 3 - East Suffolk
Lot 4 - West Suffolk
Lot 5 - Newmarket Area

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of portal. Interested parties are invited to express their interest to gain full access to the tender documentation.

The deadline date for submissions of the tender is 19 March 2018 at 12:00 noon. Please note late returns will NOT be permitted

The deadline for clarification questions is 9 March 2018 at 12:00 noon, which must be generated via the correspondence option on the website

More information

Links

Additional text

This opportunity is available in the `Current Tenders` area of www.suffolksourcing.uk.

Interested parties are invited to express their interest in order to gain full access to the tender documentation

Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No

About the buyer

Contact name

Katrine O'Rourke

Address

Russell Road
Ipswich
Suffolk
IP1 2BX
United Kingdom

Telephone

+44 1473264475

Email

katrine.orourke@suffolk.gov.uk

Website

https://www.suffolk.gov.uk/business-jobs-and-careers/tenders-and-supplying-us/