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Published 11 Sept 2026, 17:54 BST
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Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens For The Period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions

Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council
Local Council
services
SME eligible
Below threshold
Below threshold - open competition
Special Regime: {"lightTouch"}
Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
North West (UKD7)
Published value
£400,000
≈ £133,212 / year
Submission deadline
9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
27d 17h left
Clarification Cut-Off
2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
Tender enquiry deadline · 4 lots
Contract duration
3 yrs (with extension options)
Starts 1 Dec 2026, 00:00 GMT
Electronic Sourcing Gateway:
ProContract (Due North) ↗
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Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
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What is being bought & procurement scope

Procurement Scope & Specification
Tenderline summary generated from the published notice
Executive Summary: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council: "Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens For The Period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions". Published status: active. Published value: £400,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

Official Requirement Description:

Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service across the boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens for the period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions. The requirement is accordingly split across the following lots:- Lot 1 Sefton North Lot 2 Sefton South Lot 3 Knowsley Lot 4 St Helens

Lots and requirements (4)

Procurement Structure
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1
    Sefton North
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£81,500
    Sefton North Area
    Contract period:
    1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    2 12 Months Extensions Available
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • PQQ
      Required Insurance Levels Financial Standing
  • Lot 2 · #2
    Sefton South
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£108,750
    Sefton South Area
    Contract period:
    1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    2 12 Months Extensions Available
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • PQQ
      Required Insurance Levels Financial Standing
  • Lot 3 · #3
    Knowsley
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£92,625
    Knowsley Area
    Contract period:
    1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    2 12 Months Extensions Available
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • PQQ
      Required Insurance Levels Financial Standing
  • Lot 4 · #4
    St Helens
    active
    Renewal
    Published value£117,125
    St Helens Area
    Contract period:
    1 Dec 2026 — 30 Nov 2029 (3 yrs)
    Eligibility:
    SME eligible
    Options / extension:
    2 12 Months Extensions Available
    Pre-Qualification & Selection Criteria (PQQ)
    • PQQ
      Required Insurance Levels Financial Standing

Qualification snapshot & criteria

Go / No-Go Decision Box
Criteria & entry requirements
Evaluation weighting
Award criteria weighting not published in structured data — consult the tender pack documents.
Incumbent & Market Position
Open Competition LandscapeNo single vendor holds a majority of retained authority awards.
Entry requirements & qualification
  • Turnover Benchmark
    Guideline requirement: ~£266,423 annual turnover.Per Cabinet Office EFS 2026 & Sourcing Playbook: general proportionality cap (~2× run-rate), not an automatic disqualifier.
  • Insurance Commitments (No Upfront Purchase Needed)
    Standard public thresholds: Employer Liability (£5m), Public Liability (£5m-£10m), Professional Indemnity (£1m-£5m).✓ Commitment required upon award only — no upfront policy purchase needed to bid
  • Accreditations & Security Vetting
    Check tender pack for Cyber Essentials Plus (PPN 014 risk-proportional), ISO 27001/9001, and BPSS / SC security clearance requirements for named delivery personnel.
  • Contract Duration & Term OptionsExpected duration: 3 yrs (with extension options)
    • Source: Cabinet Office Sourcing Playbook & EFS Guidance.

    Buyer track record & authority intelligence: Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

    Rolling 24 months
    Derived from OCDS data
    Published track record for Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council. These figures describe a rolling 24-month window, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
    Avg price drop
    Not availableEarly / insufficient sample
    Needs a published budget AND award for the same procedure
    Competition Density
    Not availableNo published reports
    Single-bidder rate: Not published
    Supplier Concentration
    No estimate
    Insufficient attributable awardsNo attributable single-supplier awards retained
    Published spend
    Check noticePublished terms
    Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract.
    Typical award value
    Not available
    Too few awards for a meaningful range
    Awarded spend by half-year
    2024-H2
    2025-H1
    2025-H2
    2026-H1
    2026-H2
    Methodology & coverage notes (0 active published awards)
    Coverage: 0 active published awards; 0 bid reports (which may be per lot); 0 valued awards. Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Every figure carries an evidence level: Robust (5+ observations), Moderate (3–4), Indicative (1–2). Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.

    Sector Market Benchmark & Opportunity Radar

    CPV 33 · UK Sector Analysis
    Observed CPV-sector evidence
    Suitable for SMEs
    Prepared 11 Sept 2026, 18:51 BST
    Observed CPV-sector evidence where it exists, with clearly labelled UK all-sector context for sparse fields; this is market context, not a bid forecast.
    Median Winning Discount
    0%
    CPV sector evidence · 63 comparable price observations
    Typical Bids Received
    2reported bids
    CPV sector evidence · 2,438 published bid reports
    Decision Velocity
    ~62 days
    CPV sector evidence · median from 126 completed procedures
    Notice Stability
    Stable notice
    Published terms remained unchanged
    Top Contenders in this Sector (CPV 33)
    Active commercial suppliers winning public contracts in this field
    Supplier
    Awards won
    Total awarded value
    Avg. winning discount
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    Comparable Published Opportunities & Re-tender Precedents
    Ranked by multi-factor similarity score
    Historic records ranked from matching published evidence. They serve as research precedents for contract scoping, specifications, and previous awardees.
    Published procedure
    Published value
    Matching evidence
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
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    similar value band
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    same CPV family
    similar value band
    Method: tender-intelligence-v1. Empirical OCDS facts and cross-sector percentiles; missing fields remain unrecorded.SME Friendly Qualification Criteria

    Procedure terms & legal framework

    Procedure methodBelow threshold - open competitionLegal basis
    UKPGA · 2023/54
    Procurement Act 2023
    		Procurement categoryservices
    Notice statusactiveProcurement thresholdSub-thresholdRegulatory regime{"lightTouch"}
    Commercial structureStand-alone contract (No framework)Competition typeCompetitive procedureGPA WTO coveredUnspecified in notice
    Recurring procurementNo (One-off requirement)First published11 Sept 2026, 17:54 BSTLast source update11 Sept 2026, 17:54 BST
    Classification (CPV)Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies, Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
    Delivery area
    North West (UKD7)
    Official Registry OCIDocds-h6vhtk-06f8a7

    How to participate & submission route

    Submit via ProContract (Due North)
    Authorized E-Sourcing Portal
    Supplier login required
    Online submission allowed
    Open official portal workspace ↗
    Access & Registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
    Expression of interest (EOI)—Tender submission deadline
    9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    		Clarification deadline
    2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    Submission channelOfficial e-sourcing portalElectronic submissionAllowedAccepted languagesEnglish (en)
    Participation feeFree of charge (Open access)
    Detailed Submission Instructions & Authority Contacts
    From official release
    Timeline
    1. Procedure published
      11 Sept 2026, 17:54 BST
    2. Clarification deadline
      2 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST
    3. Submission deadline
      9 Oct 2026, 12:00 BST

    Commercial outcome and contract awards

    Awards (0)No award published
    Contracts (0)No contract published
    Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
    Notice history
    From official release and amendment events
    1. Official notice release published
      11 Sept 2026, 17:54 BST

    Buyer and organisations in this procedure

    Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

    Contracting authority
    Local Council
    GB-PPON-PTHP-5656-DLCN
    View buyer profile →

    Official Documents & Specifications (3)

    Official links; attachments are not copied