Published date: 6 November 2020
Closed early engagement
Contract summary
Industry
Hospital and related services - 85110000
Medical specialist services - 85121200
Miscellaneous health services - 85140000
Services provided by medical laboratories - 85145000
Medical analysis services - 85148000
Medical imaging services - 85150000
Location of contract
East Midlands
Procurement reference
LINCOLN001-DN508855-12417811
Published date
6 November 2020
Closing date
18 December 2020
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
Please note that this is not yet a call for competition.
The Council has a legal obligation to provide post-mortem (PM) and mortuary facilities under The Coroners and Justice Act (2009) working closely with the Lincolnshire HM Coroner's Service.
Of the deaths reported to the Coroner, approx. 1300 each year require a post mortem, equating to 40% of reportable deaths.
The requirement will be to provide post mortems and associated mortuary facilities for:
• 1,300 - 2,000 PMs per year (requires flexibility to increase numbers in the event that there are adjustments to the Lincolnshire Coronial Areas)
• Histology and Toxicology where required
• Provision of PM reports
• Swift turn around times to ensure that the deceased are returned to Lincolnshire in a timely fashion.
The Council is seeking views on the feasibility and current capacity and ability to provide a number of services relating to post mortems and mortuary facilities.
Suppliers are asked to express their interest in participating in the opportunity. The exact method of engagement is yet to be determined.
The Council requires a fully inclusive mortuary services and post mortem facilities, including invasive and non-invasive post mortems and to provide all services required by the Coroner to investigate a death from receipt of the deceased from Coroner's contracted Funeral Director, body storage, preparation of a deceased for and provision of a CT post mortem and/or an invasive post mortem, processing of required histology and/or toxicology and reporting of findings to the Coroner.
The Council is seeking views from interested suppliers regarding the feasibility and current capacity and ability to provide a number of services relating of post mortem and mortuary services.
Suppliers are asked to express their interest in participating in the opportunity. The exact method of engagement is yet to be determined
Information gained throughout this supplier engagement period will be used for information purposes only in order to assist the Council in developing it's specification of needs. Suppliers will not be held to any indicative costings nor excluded from any future procurement exercise on the basis of any information they provide at this stage.
Please use the contact details provided to express your interest
About the buyer
Contact name
Fiona Fielding
Address
County Offices
Newland
Lincoln
LN1 1YL
England
Telephone
+447824837031
fiona.fielding@lincolnshire.gov.uk
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