Official UK procurement notice
Norfolk Coroner Post Mortem CT Scanning Service
Authority: Norfolk County Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorfolk County Council are the relevant authority for the Norfolk Coroner's Service. We intend to enter into a contract to provide digital autopsy (CT scanning) services for the coroner for the county of Norfolk. Digital Autopsy/CT Scanning is used as first line
intervention as an alternative to traditional post-mortem examinations within Norfolk. Patients are scanned via a CT Scanner and images from the scan are then used by
specially trained radiologists and coroner's pathologists to assist in ascertaining a cause of death. It is anticipated that a cause of death can be ascertained in approximately 75% of cases where patients have been scanned. This avoids the need to use the more
traditional invasive approach to post mortem in these cases
CPV: CT scanners · Medical imaging services · Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£20,000,000
- Economic & financial standing
The Council will be assessing the legal, financial and technical ability of bidders to perform the contract being procured as set out in the Invitation to Tender. This assessment includes past experience, financial suitability, health and safety, modern slavery and references. These are all designated as pass/fail criteria.
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 sub-criteria (6)
- Model of Service: 20%
- Staff: 7.5%
- Mobilisation: 12.5%
- Monitoring Quality and Performance: 10%
- Resilience and business continuity: 10%
- Delivery of PMCT scanning service per case.: 40%
Published award criteria (6)
- Model of Service
- Staff
- Mobilisation
- Monitoring Quality and Performance
- Resilience and business continuity
- Delivery of PMCT scanning service per case.
- Economic & financial standing
The Council will be assessing the legal, financial and technical ability of bidders to perform the contract being procured as set out in the Invitation to Tender. This assessment includes past experience, financial suitability, health and safety, modern slavery and references. These are all designated as pass/fail criteria.
- 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Light touch regime
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 26 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMT
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2026, 14:09 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 16 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
NCCT42893- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-076435- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04f8eeFind a Tender
- Risks
Please note that both Norfolk County Council and Suffolk County Council have approved a devolution deal which is expected to lead to the establishment of a Mayoral Combined County Authority with strategic powers, headed by an elected mayor. Subject to the government laying a Statutory Instrument and to its approval by Parliament to formally establish the new combined authority, the first Mayoral election is expected to be in May 2026. Government has also invited participation by Norfolk in Local Government Review. This process has the potential to lead to unitary local government in Norfolk. The contract may be assigned or novated to any successor authority(ies) to Norfolk County Council or to any joint body incorporating or formed by any such successor. The County Council or a successor authority or joint body may order services on behalf of other local authorities serving any area within Norfolk's current geographical boundaries.
Please note that the value of the contract is estimate as it is dependent on usage.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 20 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 20 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
This procurement will be managed electronically via
the Council`s e-procurement system. To participate
in this procurement and gain access to documents
when they are available, applicants must first be
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registration and use of the system can be found at
intendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Buyer… ↗
(in-tendhost.co.uk/norfolkcc/aspx/Buyer… ↗).
Once registered you will be able to see the
procurement project under the `tenders` section
and `express an interest` in this tender. If you
encounter any difficulties whilst using the system
you can contact the In-tend support team by
phoning +44 8442728810 or emailing [email protected].
Timeline
26 Mar 2025 → 15 Apr 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published26 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMT
- Market engagement22 Apr 2025, 23:59 BST
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice (PMEN) for information purposes only. It is not a formal invitation to tender. You will need to respond to the tender notice in order to be considered for these contracts. The purpose of this PMEN is to maximise transparency and competition for the upcoming tender notice. All details in this PMEN are subject to being updated or changed in the tender notice. We are publishing this notice to share engagement outputs and to ensure as wider audience as possible are aware and informed of Norfolk County Council's intentions. Market engagement has taken place. The engagement was advertised under a prior information notice (PIN) published under the Public Contract 2015 regulations. 2024/S 000-002954. The market was invited to participate in 1 to 1 discussions (maximum 1 hour) during the fortnight of 5th February before an event was held face to face (approx. 3 hours)to all those interested parties who responded to the PIN, at Norfolk County Council, County Hall, Norwich on 27th February 2025. Information provided at the engagement in the form of slides and notes are available to be viewed via the clarification tab. These documents can be viewed by registering on the NCC in-tend portal, expressing an interest in this tender. The PMEN fulfils the requirement for a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice to be issued under the Procurement Act 2023. A tender notice will be published to advertise this opportunity . Norfolk County Council engaged with the market prior to tendering for a contract to provide digital autopsy (CT scanning) services for the Coroner for the county of Norfolk. Norfolk County Council are the relevant authority for the Norfolk Coroners Service. We wish to enter into a contract to provide digital autopsy (CT scanning) services for the Coroner for the county of Norfolk.
- Next notice expected28 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published333 days ago24 Nov 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Clarification questions by307 days ago20 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
- Submission deadline276 days ago20 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by249 days ago16 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Assessment summaries sent206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts206 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends192 days ago14 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published191 days ago15 Apr 2026, 14:09 BST
Notice history
11 events · 5 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Mar 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published26 Mar 2025, 13:41 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published24 May 2025, 11:46 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned24 May 2025, 11:46 BST
- Tender notice published24 Nov 2025, 12:26 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active24 Nov 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Procurement method changed24 Nov 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Deadline published: 20 Jan 2026, 11:00 GMT24 Nov 2025, 12:26 GMT
- Contract award notice published1 Apr 2026, 11:41 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 Apr 2026, 11:41 BST
- Contract details notice published15 Apr 2026, 14:09 BSTUK7
- Contract signature expected20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (5)
- 2025-05: 1 release · 24 May 2025
- 2025-03: 1 release · 26 Mar 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CLARITY POSTMORTEM IMAGING LIMITED1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2036 · up to 1 May 2041Extensions: Please Note - we have had to use a date for form filling purposes on the Find a Tender Service. However, we would expect the service to commence within 6 months of award of contract. The Contract may be extended by up to 60 months at the Council's discretion. This service is dependent on need so it is not easy to get an accurate value. For the purpose of this exercise - the budget for providing post mortem examination services to the Norfolk Coroner is £1000000 per year fully inclusive of post mortem computed tomography examinations, pathologist fees and invasive post mortem examination fees (note: pathologist and hospital costs are separate contracts and not included in this tender) | £20,000,000 | 1 Apr 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · CLARITY POSTMORTEM IMAGING LIMITED
- Signed
- 15 Apr 2026
- Value
- £20,000,000
- Period
- 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2036 · up to 1 May 2041 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Please Note - we have had to use a date for form filling purposes on the Find a Tender Service. However, we would expect the service to commence within 6 months of award of contract. The Contract may be extended by up to 60 months at the Council's discretion. This service is dependent on need so it is not easy to get an accurate value. For the purpose of this exercise - the budget for providing post mortem examination services to the Norfolk Coroner is £1000000 per year fully inclusive of post mortem computed tomography examinations, pathologist fees and invasive post mortem examination fees (note: pathologist and hospital costs are separate contracts and not included in this tender
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonCLARITY POSTMORTEM IMAGING LIMITED · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winDigital Autopsy UK · Yorkshire and the Humber
- did not winNorfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust · East of England
- did not winTIC MOBILE LIMITEDSME · Greater London
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 · 1 awarded- CLARITY POSTMORTEM IMAGING LIMITEDAwarded supplier
- Digital Autopsy UKBidder / tenderer
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustBidder / tenderer
- TIC MOBILE LIMITEDBidder / tenderer
Official documents & specifications (8)
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
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender