Published date: 31 May 2024
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.
Contract summary
Industry
Cemetery services and cremation services - 98371100
Location of contract
SG13 8DE
Value of contract
£556,000 to £834,000
Procurement reference
IT-285-8498-HCC2415619
Published date
31 May 2024
Closing date
1 July 2024
Closing time
12pm
Contract start date
1 December 2024
Contract end date
30 November 2028
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
Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the provision of a Body Removal Service.
Hertfordshire Coroner Service is required to provide investigative and administrative service to HM Coroners for the coronial area of Hertfordshire, in accordance with the Coroners & Justice Act 2009. The Coroner Service has a requirement for the provision of Body Removal Services and is seeking suitably qualified contractors to deliver this service. Contractors are required to remove the deceased from the place of death and other locations where the death may be referred to a Coroner and take them directly to a hospital mortuary or their premises unless otherwise directed by the police. Contractors may also be required to conduct the transfer of the deceased between hospitals.
This Contract will be split into the following Lots:
Lot 1 Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth
Lot 2 Royston
Lot 3 Stevenage, Codicote, Knebworth
Lot 4 Dacorum
Lot 5 St Albans, Harpenden
Lot 6 Welwyn, Hatfield, Potters Bar
Lot 7 Broxbourne, Cheshunt
Lot 8 Three Rivers
Lot 9 Watford
Lot 10 Bushey, Borehamwood, Radlett
Lot 11 Hoddesdon
Lot 12 East Herts - Bishops Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Buntingford
Lot 13 East Herts - Hertford, Ware
Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express an interest' and also 'opt in' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.
To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline of 1200 on Monday 1st July 2024.
Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.
Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF and that file names are succinct.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
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Additional text
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Hertfordshire County Council is currently out to procurement for the provision of a Body Removal Service.
Hertfordshire Coroner Service is required to provide investigative and administrative service to HM Coroners for the coronial area of Hertfordshire, in accordance with the Coroners & Justice Act 2009. The Coroner Service has a requirement for the provision of Body Removal Services and is seeking suitably qualified contractors to deliver this service. Contractors are required to remove the deceased from the place of death and other locations where the death may be referred to a Coroner and take them directly to a hospital mortuary or their premises unless otherwise directed by the police. Contractors may also be required to conduct the transfer of the deceased between hospitals.
This Contract will be split into the following Lots:
Lot 1 Baldock, Hitchin, Letchworth
Lot 2 Royston
Lot 3 Stevenage, Codicote, Knebworth
Lot 4 Dacorum
Lot 5 St Albans, Harpenden
Lot 6 Welwyn, Hatfield, Potters Bar
Lot 7 Broxbourne, Cheshunt
Lot 8 Three Rivers
Lot 9 Watford
Lot 10 Bushey, Borehamwood, Radlett
Lot 11 Hoddesdon
Lot 12 East Herts - Bishops Stortford, Sawbridgeworth, Buntingford
Lot 13 East Herts - Hertford, Ware
Organisations wishing to take part in this project are invited to 'express an interest' and also 'opt in' which will give access to the full procurement documents in the e-tendering system.
To be considered as a Tenderer you must complete and submit a Tender by the deadline of 1200 on Monday 1st July 2024.
Please allow sufficient time to make your return, as Tender submissions cannot be uploaded and submitted after this return deadline.
Please ensure that where possible documents are uploaded as a PDF and that file names are succinct.
Any questions relating to this procurement must be made via correspondence on the website, in accordance with the procurement documents, and can be addressed to the main contact as shown in the details above.
Tenderers should be aware that due to the nature of the Services provided, any Contract formed as a result of this procurement process shall be executed as a deed. Tenderers should seek independent legal advice on the implications of this prior to submitting their Tender, where appropriate.
Please note that the contract requirements will be subject to available financial resources, supplier performance and flexibility to meet changing demands.
To access this opportunity please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/supplyhertfordshire/aspx/Home
Is a Recurrent Procurement Type? : No
About the buyer
Contact name
Richard Doggett (HCC)
Address
Pegs Lane
Hertford
Hertfordshire
SG13 8DE
United Kingdom
Telephone
01707 292788
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