Official UK procurement notice
Mortuary Facilities and Pathology Services
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), through its Registration Services, acts as the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Service. The jurisdiction of the Black Country Coroners Service encompasses the four local authority areas of Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, and Wolverhampton. To support the delivery of coronial responsibilities, the provision of mortuary and pathology services across the Black Country region has beenll be procured under this contract. The services will be divided into four (4) Lots, each corresponding to one of the local authority areas.
Each Lot represents the provision of mortuary and pathology services specific to the corresponding local authority area. The criteria for each lot will be the same, where TUPE arrangements may apply. Further details regarding the requirements for each Lot can be found in Schedule 5 – Specification. The contract is divided into the following lots: Lot 1 - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Lot 2 - Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Lot 3 - City of Wolverhampton Council and Lot 4 - Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
CPV: Funeral and related services · Pathology services · Services provided by medical laboratories · Undertaking services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£1,960,000 together)Lot #1Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilAwardedPublished value£490,000
Lot #2Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilAwardedPublished value£490,000
Lot #3City of Wolverhampton CouncilAwardedPublished value£490,000
Lot #4Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilAwardedPublished value£490,000
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jan 2026, 15:42 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 13 Mar 2026
- Authority reference
SMBC 25041- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004944- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a40Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 1 Apr 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published277 days ago20 Jan 2026, 15:42 GMT
- Clarification questions by257 days ago9 Feb 2026, 17:00 GMT
- Submission deadline250 days ago16 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by225 days ago13 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent219 days ago20 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published218 days ago20 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT
- Standstill ends207 days ago31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts207 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 15:42 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published20 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete20 Mar 2026, 13:11 GMT
- Contract signature expected2 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Across several lots1 award | |||
| Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trustjoint award2 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2030 | £1,900,000 | 20 Mar 2026standstill to 31 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 · City of Wolverhampton Council | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
| 4 · Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- City of Wolverhampton CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentOverseeing the procurement process
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central governmentOverseeing the procurement process
- Walsall Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentOverseeing the procurement process
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS TrustAwarded supplier
- The Dudley Group NHS Foundation TrustAwarded supplier
- Walsall Healthcare NHS TrustAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender