Published date: 12 January 2024

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Opportunity (published 12 January 2024, last edited 22 March 2024)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security - 79000000

Location of contract

England

Value of contract

£2,480,000

Procurement reference

LEICSCITY02-DN703205-92278574

Published date

12 January 2024

Closing date

30 November 2023

Closing time

11:59pm

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2024

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Negotiated without a call for competition

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This award notice is for award of Mortuary and Associated Services. Associated services may include (as required): toxicology services; bodily fluids extraction and storage: tissue extraction and storage; MRI scanning.

Leicester City Council's internal reference for this contract is FEW1286.

Leicester City Council is the lead authority for Leicester City & South Leicestershire Coroner Area. The Council has a statutory duty to fund the Coroner's Service including expenditure on mortuary and post-mortem services. His Majesty's Coroner and the Coronial process is governed under a statute of law, whereby a cause of death must be given to enable the legal registration of the death and disposal, burial or cremation.

There is no competition for this service. Deceased bodies referred to the Leicester City & South Leicestershire Coroner must remain within their jurisdiction until officially released by the Coroner.

The term of this contract is up to 4 years (1+1+1+1). The value provided at section 6 represents the total estimated value for a full term. Actual expenditure may vary due to the nature of this contract.

Award information

Awarded date

30 November 2023

Contract start date

1 December 2023

Contract end date

30 November 2024

Total value of contract

£2,480,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

Address

Leicester Headquarters Level 3, Balmoral Building Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester

Reference

None

Supplier is SME?

No

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Izabela Skowronek

Address

City Hall (4th Floor)
115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
England

Telephone

+44 1164546188

Email

izabela.skowronek@leicester.gov.uk

Website

http://www.leicester.gov.uk