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# Post-mortem and mortuary services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/post-mortem-and-mortuary-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0508b1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Manchester City Council: "Post-mortem and mortuary services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Pathology services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD33
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £2,500,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0508b1`

## 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/post-mortem-and-mortuary-services-ocds-h6vhtk-0508b1#tl-md)

## Description
This contract is for post-mortem and mortuary services arranged by Manchester City Council on behalf of the Coroner's Office in Manchester. 
The value of the contract is dependent on the volume of services required - the estimate in this notice is an estimated maximum total contract value.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Description:** Manchester City Council is looking to enter into a contract on behalf of the Coroner's Office in Manchester for invasive post-mortem services and mortuary services for adults and children in Manchester. The value of the contract is based on the volum...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Post-mortem and mortuary services (active)
  - Award id: `017429-2025-P-0132-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-18796`
  - Value: £2,500,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Post-mortem and mortuary services (active)
  - Signed Value: £2,500,000
  - Signed Date: 27/04/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F017429-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-04-28T16:07:56.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-28T15:32:47.205Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0508b1