Official UK procurement notice
Coroner's Removal Service · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Worcestershire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWorcestershire County Council is responsible for providing the Coroner's service in Worcestershire. Where a death is considered, sudden, traumatic, unnatural the Coroner may have to undertake an investigation. In certain cases, this may result in a post mortem examination being carried out. It is also the Coroner's responsibility to remove bodies from the scene of death to the mortuary, pending an investigation into the death. Cases that require body removal are mainly limited to community deaths as opposed to hospital deaths. All deaths where the cause of death is not considered natural are referred to the coroner.
- No preliminary market engagement: Market engagament (under a UK2 notice) is already underway.
CPV: Funeral and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000
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 sub-criteria (6)
- Quality criterion 1 (Lot 0): 10%
- Quality criterion 2 (Lot 0): 3%
- Quality criterion 3 (Lot 0): 5%
- Quality criterion 4 (Lot 0): 2%
- Quality criterion 5 (Lot 0): 10%
- Cost criterion 1 (Lot 0): 70%
Published award criteria (6)
- Cost criterion 1 (Lot 0): Pricing Schedule (Appendix 8) to be completed.
- Quality criterion 1 (Lot 0): What would you need to consider when removing a deceased to the mortuary following a road traffic collision or collision on a railway? Please include method statements and/or job role descriptions to support your answer. 1000 words max (Additional attachments are not included in the word count, for example method statements)
- Quality criterion 2 (Lot 0): Please detail how you would manage and fulfil multiple collections on any given night, both for routine and coroner collections? 500 words max
- Quality criterion 3 (Lot 0): Please detail the risks and mitigations that you would take into account relating to the collection/transportation of deceased and the subsequent storage at your premises. Max 500 words . Please include a copy of relevant risk assessments if these are available. (Additional attachments are not included in the word count, i.e. risk assessments)
- Quality criterion 4 (Lot 0): How would you manage requests, during office hours, for deceased to be moved between locations to ensure the process meets the needs of the Coroner? 500 words max.
- Quality criterion 5 (Lot 0): Social Value. Describe what your organisation will do in order to deliver Social Value across the lifetime of this contract. The responses should be specific, measurable and relevant. For the Coroner’s Removal Service, some suggested Social Value approaches which could be incorporated into the contract could include; the introduction of Mental Health First Aiders within the Service Provider organisation, regular volunteer days to support local charitable organisations, or collaboration with local schools and colleges to develop career opportunities. Our commercial approach to Social Value | Worcestershire County Council
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 29 Jan 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jun 2026, 11:11 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 May 2026
- Authority reference
CC00202- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-007889- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0611a7Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
The Authority shall pay the Supplier any Charges due under any invoice submitted to it by the Supplier within thirty (30) days of verifying that the invoice is valid and undisputed.
- Risks
Collection Access
Such collections may be required from anywhere within the geographic area to be covered and include open spaces and difficult locations as well as houses, other accommodation and sites on or adjacent to the public highway, railway or water.
Severe weather
Collection time service levels may be impacted due to severe weather conditions such as flooding, ice or snow.
Capacity
Mortuary capacity at both funeral directors and hospital premises is affected by seasonal factors and potentially unknown disease outbreaks.
Financial
The supply market is limited, and should a contracted provider cease to trade or opt to terminate the contract, suitable alternative providers may be difficult to source.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
29 Jan 2026 → 17 Jun 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published266 days ago29 Jan 2026, 10:32 GMT
- Clarification questions by244 days ago20 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline231 days ago5 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends180 days ago24 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Award decision expected by166 days ago8 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published127 days ago17 Jun 2026, 11:11 BST
Notice history
6 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Jan 2026- Tender notice published29 Jan 2026, 10:32 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 15:36 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 15:36 BST
- Contract signature expected1 May 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published27 May 2026, 16:24 BSTUK7
- Contract details notice published17 Jun 2026, 11:11 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 29 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| EDWIN HARRIS & SONS LIMITED1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2036 | £266,667 inc. VAT | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| S. THOMAS & BROTHERS LIMITED1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2036 | £266,667 inc. VAT | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
| JACKSON FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2036 | £266,667 inc. VAT | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · EDWIN HARRIS & SONS LIMITED
- Signed
- 1 Jun 2026
- Value
- £266,667 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2036
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Number of removals · Average time for collection · Number of out of jurisdiction transfers
- Number of removals
- Average time for collection
- Number of out of jurisdiction transfers
Contract 3 · JACKSON FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED
- Signed
- 20 May 2026
- Value
- £266,667 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2036
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Number of removals · Average time for collections · Number of out of jurisdiction transfers
- Number of removals
- Average time for collections
- Number of out of jurisdiction transfers
Contract 2 · S. THOMAS & BROTHERS LIMITED
- Signed
- 14 May 2026
- Value
- £266,667 inc. VAT
- Period
- 1 Jun 2026 – 31 May 2036
- Status
- active
3 agreed KPIs: Number of Removals · Average time for collections · Number of out Of jurisdiction transfers
- Number of Removals
- Average time for collections
- Number of out Of jurisdiction transfers
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- EDWIN HARRIS & SONS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- JACKSON FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- S. THOMAS & BROTHERS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
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- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender