Published date: 13 July 2021

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: 12 August 2021, 12pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Structures construction work - 45223000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£260,000

Procurement reference

tender_276011/978671

Published date

13 July 2021

Closing date

12 August 2021

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

8 October 2021

Contract end date

7 October 2025

Contract type

Works

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

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

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

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Westminster City Council (the Authority) is seeking to procure a replacement contract for local disaster mortuary services. The current 4 year contract for local disaster mortuary services will conclude later this year and the replacement contract will ensure that the Authority is prepared in the event that its Designated Disaster Mortuary is activated. This will be a contingency contract and there is no expectation nor guarantee that this contract will be activated during its duration.

The London Resilience Partnership Mass Fatality Framework (the Framework) sets out the approach for dealing with mass fatality (multiple or large numbers of human fatalities that may be complex) incidents.

More information on the Mass Fatality Framework can be found at:
https://www.london.gov.uk/what-we-do/fire-and-resilience/london-resilience-partnership/planning-emergencies-capital#acc-i-43126

The Framework requires local authorities to plan for the event that their coronial area Designated Disaster Mortuary is stood up in response to a disaster incident.

Westminster City Council Public Mortuary located at rear of 65 Horseferry Road, has been designated by the Home Office as a Designated Disaster Mortuary for mass fatalities in any of the boroughs within the jurisdiction of HM Coroner for Inner West London.

The Contract will be for a period of 4 years with an option (at the Authority's sole discretion) to extend for a period of 12 months. The Authority will place a contract with a single provider for the hire of temporary facilities to augment the existing capability at its public mortuary in the event that the Designated Disaster Mortuary is stood up.

The successful tenderer will be required to have the capability to mobilise within 24-36 hours in the event that the Authority's Designated Disaster Mortuary were to be stood up. The nature of this contract is that it cannot be predicted and could occur at any time on any day of the year.

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About the buyer

Address

64 Victoria Street, London
London
SW1E 6QP
England

Email

nvdbergh@westminster.gov.uk

Website

https://www.capitalesourcing.com