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title: "CP2023-20 Coroners Body Removal Contract"
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# CP2023-20 Coroners Body Removal Contract

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cp2023-20-coroners-body-removal-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02b5c0). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Notice summary:** The Council is looking to procure Body Transfer services on behalf of HM Coroner. In the unfortunate case of a violent, sudden, or suspicious death it is the responsibility of the Coroner to remove bodies from the scene to a selected mortuary or body storage facility in order to complete the necessary investigation. Published lot titles: North Devon; Torridge; West Devon; Mid Devon; East Devon; Exeter.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Devon County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/devon-county-council-ons-e10000008)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 June 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKK43
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-02b5c0`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **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/cp2023-20-coroners-body-removal-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02b5c0#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/cp2023-20-coroners-body-removal-contract-ocds-h6vhtk-02b5c0#participate

## Description
The Council is looking to procure Body Transfer services on behalf of HM Coroner. In the unfortunate case of a violent, sudden, or suspicious death it is the responsibility of the Coroner to remove bodies from the scene to a selected mortuary or body storage facility in order to complete the necessary investigation.

## Lots (6)
> **Shared lot scope:** A maximum of three Providers will be promoted to each Lot. These Providers will be ranked according to highest overall final evaluation score. The highest scoring provider will be the Primary provider for that geographical Lot/Zone with the other successful providers within the Lot (Zone) being the alternative (according to rank) if the primary provider is unable to provide the service. The Lots are coterminous with the Zones. Each Lot aligns with a geographical zone across the Devon County Coun...
> Applies to lots 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.

### Lot 1: North Devon
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £200,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2026

### Lot 2: Torridge
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £100,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2026

### Lot 3: West Devon
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £125,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2026

### Lot 4: Mid Devon
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £85,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2026

### Lot 5: East Devon
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £150,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2026

### Lot 6: Exeter
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKK

- **Estimated Value:** £140,000

- **Contract Period:** 01/09/2021 to 31/08/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F011854-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-05-27T13:57:49.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-11-15T18:51:34.377Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-02b5c0
- **Licence:** Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.