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title: "Forensic and Non-Forensic Pathology and Mortuary Services Provision"
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# Forensic and Non-Forensic Pathology and Mortuary Services Provision

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/forensic-and-non-forensic-pathology-and-mortuary-services-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-028c65). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service: "Forensic and Non-Forensic Pathology and Mortuary Services Provision". Published status: tenderUpdate. Published Value: Value not published. Lot information not published. Recorded submission deadline: 5 May 2021, 12:00 BST. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** RECORDED (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/crown-office-and-procurator-fiscal-service-GB-FTS-2817)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 May 2021 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 0
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pathology services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028c65`

## 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/forensic-and-non-forensic-pathology-and-mortuary-services-provision-ocds-h6vhtk-028c65#tl-md)

## Description
The Lord Advocate, through the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) has responsibility in Scotland for the prosecution of crime and the investigation of sudden or suspicious deaths which require further investigation. As part of the process of investigating deaths, the Procurator Fiscal may, in order to establish the cause and mechanism of death, instruct post-mortem examinations at specified mortuaries.
The current contracts are due to expire in 2021 and as a result COPFS is looking to procure the provision of pathology and mortuary services required across the whole of Scotland (mainland and the Scottish islands).

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F001295-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-01-22T09:16:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T06:48:13.488Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028c65