Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Digital Autopsy Services
Authority: Birmingham City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBirmingham City Council wishes to establish a framework agreement for the provision of Digital Autopsy Services.
Digital Autopsy Service - A Digital Autopsy is a non-invasive post-mortem, referred to as a CTPM short for Computed Tomography Post-Mortem.
A CTPM is a scan of the deceased, conducted by a radiographer using a CT scanner. Following which, the resultant scans are analysed by a GMC registered radiologist to produce an interpretation in the form of a digital autopsy report.
The digital autopsy report contains or suggests the cause of death for consideration by a pathologist at Birmingham Central mortuary. Section 1 of the Coroners and Justice Act 2009 places a duty on the coroner to investigate certain deaths. Section 14 of the Coroners Act 2009 allows the coroner to order a suitable post-mortem examination to enable the coroner to decide if Section 1 applies. CTPM’s are an innovative technology that should in the future prevent invasive post-mortems, which many families and some religions would like to see avoided.
This procurement relates to a call-off under a Framework Agreement, which does not guarantee or commit any level of expenditure.
The framework agreement will commence on 01 October 2026 and will be in place for a period of 2 + 1 years subject to performance and budget availability. (Unless terminated under the terms and conditions
of the contract)
CPV: Cemetery services · Cemetery services and cremation services · Medical practice and related services · Medical practice services · Medical specialist services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 3 bids received (3.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
- Framework period
- 2 yrs · up to 3 yrs from 1 Oct 2026
Published description of the framework
The Council wishes to establish a single supplier framework agreement contract.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedWhat 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 (3)
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Provision of Digital Autopsy Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 May 2026, 14:43 BST
- Last source update
- 30 Sept 2026, 11:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 8 Jul 2026
- Authority reference
P3426- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-043517- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0696ccFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 28 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
The Council will be using its free to use e-tendering system (in-tend) for the administration of this procurement process and potential suppliers must register with the system to be able to express an interest. If you wish to express an interest in this opportunity please click on the following link to access in-tendhost.co.uk/birminghamcc/ ↗ and submit your details to register. You will then be able to log on which will enable you to download all relevant Invitation to Tender (ITT) documentation. If you are unable to register with In-tend or have any questions or problems on how to use this web site please either email us at: [email protected]
Timeline
12 May 2026 → 9 Oct 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published164 days ago12 May 2026, 14:43 BST
- Clarification questions by148 days ago28 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends137 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown8 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by106 days ago8 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent23 days ago30 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published23 days ago30 Sept 2026, 11:50 BST
- Contract starts22 days ago1 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends13 days ago9 Oct 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 May 2026- Tender notice published12 May 2026, 14:43 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published30 Sept 2026, 11:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete30 Sept 2026, 11:50 BST
- Contract signature expected12 Oct 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced Visualisation Technologies Limited T/A Digital Autopsy UKSMEDigital Autopsy Services13 Oct 2026 – 12 Oct 2028 · up to 12 Oct 2029Extensions: 2 year contract with option to extend for a further 12 months subject to budget approval. | £100,000 | 30 Sept 2026standstill to 9 Oct 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 3 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Advanced Visualisation Technologies LtdFramework contractor
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