Official UK procurement notice
CPU 7935 Mortuary Services
Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNottingham City Council ('the Authority') is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified suppliers for the provision of mortuary services to support the Coroners Service within Nottinghamshire.
- How the procedure runs: Nottingham City Council ('the Authority') is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified suppliers for the provision of mortuary services to support the Coroners Service.
CPV: Health and social work services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£8,000,000
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 award criteria (2)
- Quality
- Price
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Competitive flexible 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST
- Last source update
- 7 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 9 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
CPU 7935- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-075749- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-059624Find a Tender
- How it runs
Nottingham City Council ('the Authority') is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified suppliers for the provision of mortuary services to support the Coroners Service.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
8 Sept 2025 → 7 Aug 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:26 BST
- Market engagement393 days ago22 Sept 2025, 23:59 BST
Nottingham City Council is the relevant authority for Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Coroners. Nottingham City Council is looking to appoint a new supplier(s) for the Mortuary Services contract from March 2026. HM Coroner instructs around 1650 post mortems per year.
The intention of the SMT is to gather a range of qualitative data and information. The information collected during this process will not be used for any other purpose other than the purpose highlighted above. No information provided in response to this exercise will be used by Nottingham City Council in assessing providers during any open market tender processes which may follow.
The soft market testing will take place from the date of this published SMT until 22nd September 2025
Any questions regarding the SMT approach document should be submitted by 15th September 2025 to www.eastmidstenders.org ↗
Any responses to the soft market testing should also be submitted via the e-Tendering portal, located at www.eastmidstenders.org ↗ by 22nd September 2025
Neither the intention nor the purposes of this SMT exercise is to confer any advantage upon its participants in any future procurement process.
This SMT is NOT a call for tenders.
All information gathered from the SMT will be carefully considered and analysed by the Council's Procurement team. All responses will be anonymised and not shared with competitors for these services.
An appropriate specification and service model may be designed using the information provided and from wider consultation with stakeholders.
- Next notice expected372 days ago13 Oct 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published335 days ago20 Nov 2025, 14:57 GMT
- Clarification questions by320 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline306 days ago19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by253 days ago9 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent253 days ago10 Feb 2026
- Standstill ends243 days ago19 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts233 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published75 days ago7 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
Notice history
13 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Sept 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:26 BSTUK2
- Planned procurement notice published8 Sept 2025, 16:53 BSTUK3
- Status changed to planned8 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
- Procurement method changed8 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
- Deadline published: 24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT8 Sept 2025, 16:53 BST
- Tender notice published20 Nov 2025, 14:57 GMTUK4
- Published value published: £8,000,00020 Nov 2025, 14:57 GMT
- Status changed to active20 Nov 2025, 14:57 GMT
- Deadline moved to 19 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT20 Nov 2025, 14:57 GMT+25 days · was 24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract award notice published10 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete10 Feb 2026, 16:27 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published7 Aug 2026, 11:47 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-09: 2 releases · 8 Sept 2025, 8 Sept 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Mar 2031Extensions: As decided by the council | £8,000,000 | 10 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- Signed
- 2 Mar 2026
- Value
- £8,000,000
- Period
- 2 Mar 2026 – 1 Mar 2029 · up to 1 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- As decided by the Council
3 agreed KPIs: Post Mortem Completion · Interim Report Submission · Toxicology Sample Dispatch
- Post Mortem Completion
- Interim Report Submission
- Toxicology Sample Dispatch
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonNOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST · East Midlands
- did not winAFTERLIFE CARE LIMITEDSME · South East England
- did not winWest Northamptonshire Council · East Midlands
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
4 commercial parties on the notice · 2 awarded- AFTERLIFE CARE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
- NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTAwarded supplier
- NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUSTAwarded supplier
- West Northamptonshire CouncilBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender