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# Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coroners-removal-service-within-the-boroughs-of-sefton-knowsley-and-st-helens-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7b7). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sefton Council: "Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens". Published status: complete. Published Value: £400,000. 4 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sefton Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sefton-council-ons-e08000014)
- **Published Value:** £400,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 4 November 2021 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 4
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD71, UKD73
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £350,000 (exc. VAT, 4 contracts)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02e7b7`

## Before you bid
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- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coroners-removal-service-within-the-boroughs-of-sefton-knowsley-and-st-helens-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7b7#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.procontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/coroners-removal-service-within-the-boroughs-of-sefton-knowsley-and-st-helens-ocds-h6vhtk-02e7b7#participate

## 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 2021 to
30th November 2024 with the option for 2 further extensions, each of 12 months.
The requirement is accordingly split across the following lots:-
Lot 1 Sefton North
Lot 2 Sefton South
Lot 3 Knowsley
Lot 4 St Helens
The service is for the removal of deceased persons to a designated mortuary at the
instruction of HM Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens (Coroner’s Removals).
The service is designed to provide a respectful, dignified, efficient and speedy removal of the
bodies of deceased persons from their place of death to the relevant mortuary facility.

## Lots (4)
### Lot 1: Sefton North
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98370000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £65,000
- **Description:** Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service
within North Sefton

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: South Sefton
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98370000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £105,000
- **Description:** Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service
within South Sefton.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Knowsley
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98370000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000
- **Description:** Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service within Knowsley.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: St Helens
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98370000
- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £125,000
- **Description:** Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service
within St Helens.

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (4)
- **Award:** Sefton North (active)
  - Award id: `032354-2021-DN573670-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Bate & Holland Funeral Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80039`
  - Value: £82,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** South Sefton (active)
  - Award id: `032354-2021-DN573670-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Bate & Holland Funeral Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80039`
  - Value: £97,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Knowsley (active)
  - Award id: `032354-2021-DN573670-3`
  - Supplier(s): **Bate & Holland Funeral Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80039`
  - Value: £75,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** St Helens (active)
  - Award id: `032354-2021-DN573670-4`
  - Supplier(s): **Bate & Holland Funeral Services Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-80039`
  - Value: £96,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (4)
- **Contract:** Sefton North (active)
  - Signed Value: £82,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2021

- **Contract:** South Sefton (active)
  - Signed Value: £97,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2021

- **Contract:** Knowsley (active)
  - Signed Value: £75,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2021

- **Contract:** St Helens (active)
  - Signed Value: £96,000
  - Signed Date: 30/11/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F032354-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-12-24T16:50:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:51:07.420Z
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