Official UK procurement notice
Coroner Removal Services for Liverpool and the Wirral
Authority: Liverpool City Council (Local council)
Re-procurement plannedCoroner Removal Services · tender expected
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionProvision of coroner removal services for Liverpool and the Wirral
CPV: Funeral and related services · Metal · Undertaking services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 1 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (1.0 per place) · 2 appointed (full)
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Coroner Removal Services for LiverpoolCancelledRenewalPublished value£180,000
Coroner removal services for Liverpool
Lot #2Coroner Removal Services for the WirralCancelledRenewalPublished value£170,000
Coroner removal services for the Wirral
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality: 50
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 40
- Suitability
In the procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Coroner Removal Services for Liverpool and the Wirral” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 23 Feb 2024, 11:19 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Nov 2025, 15:56 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 25 Mar 2024 – …
- Authority reference
DN712578- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-073285- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-043c6bFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Contained within the procurement documents within this tender
Publisher note: H.M. Coroners Removal Liverpool City Council is the lead authority for this tender opportunity, this covers Liverpool and Wirral Coroners Service area. Both services have a legal obligation to remove bodies of people who have died in the community (in Liverpool/ Wirral) from the place of death to Liverpool City Mortuary/ Arrowe Park Hospital Mortuary or Alternatively the place of post-mortem examination. To ensure the Coroner Removal Service is fulfilled in its entirety, the successful supplier will be required to facilitate the removal of deceased humans as directed by the H M Coroner. It will be the supplier/’s responsibility to provide the following: • Availability 24/7/365 • Discretion • Suitably Qualified Staff • Unmarked Vehicles and Uniform • Suitable Vehicles • Suitable Body Receptacles – able to carry bodies in any condition
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 25 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 25 Mar 2024, 12:30 GMT
Timeline
25 Mar 2024 → 12 Nov 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown25 Mar 2024, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened25 Mar 2024, 12:30 GMT
- Notice published344 days ago12 Nov 2025, 15:56 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 3 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete12 Nov 2025, 15:51 GMT
Published amendments (1 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | ClassificationNone | — | — |
1 amendment published without a description.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 073281-2025-DN712578-1
- Signed
- 22 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Coroner removal services for the wirral
- Signed
- 22 May 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Coroner Removal Services for Liverpool | 1bids | — | — | £200,000 – £200,000 |
| 2 · Coroner Removal Services for the Wirral | 1bids | — | — | £150,000 – £150,000 |
| Whole notice | — | — | — | £350,000 – £350,000 |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- DTS Merseyside T/A Owens Funeral ServiceFramework contractor
- Walter Craven LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria