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title: "Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of Staffordshire"
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# Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of Staffordshire

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-mortuary-services-to-hm-coroner-for-the-county-of-staffordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7da) — UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official Find a Tender notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Stoke-on-Trent City Council: "Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of Staffordshire". 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:** [Stoke-on-Trent City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/stoke-on-trent-city-council-ons-e06000021)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - without competition
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-mortuary-services-to-hm-coroner-for-the-county-of-staffordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7da#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04e7da`

## Description
Service 
The Provision of mortuary services from Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH) for the use of the Senior Coroner for the county of Staffordshire, to an agreed quality, for an agreed price, with special provisions for the Home Office post mortems.
Overview
The provider will make available for use, by arrangement between the Mortuary Manager or their approved deputy, UHNM Pathology, and the Senior Coroner or their officers, suitable mortuary facilities and the trained technical staff during the hours of 08.00 a.m. to 16.00 p.m., Mondays to Fridays, Bank holidays excepted. Special provisions exist in the event of Home Office post mortems:
Home Office post mortems
a)Access to the Mortuary will be available to the Senior Coroner of the county of Staffordshire, his officers and persons authorised by H.M.Coroner, 24 hours a day and 365 days a year without hindrance, subject to professional courtesy and suitable notice. Such persons authorised by the Senior Coroner may include:
•Senior Coroner's officers
•The Police
•Scenes of Crimes Officers
•Forensic Scientists under the supervision of police
•Home office and other pathologists
•Or anyone acting on the Senior Coroner's behalf.
b)Where appropriate, twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week, mortuary staff will be available within one hour of a request from Senior Coroner in Stoke on Trent and North Staffordshire or person authorised by the Senior Coroner.
c)Where the PM Room is to be used in cases of serious criminal offences and subject to a minimum notice of one hour (preferably 3-4 hours), the PM Room will be available for the exclusive use of the Senior Coroner's officer and/or any pathologist instructed by the Senior Coroner for the full duration of the post mortem.
d)Access will be provided at all times for taking into storage any bodies under the jurisdiction of the Senior Coroner. Additionally, a secure unit capable of being locked will be available for any bodies either requiring freezing or cooling.
Service Description
The Trust will use its best endeavours to provide the Services within the following parameters at all relevant times:
•	Normal working hours are defined as Monday - Friday 8:00am - 16:00pm (except public/bank holidays)
•	An on-call service is provided outside of normal working hours defined in 3.1.1
•	Mortuary activities will be carried out by qualified APT's and those staff in training.
•	Post Mortems conducted will be proportionate to staffing availability
•	Viewing of bodies will be facilitated during normal working hours, for identification purposes by Persons authorised by the Senior Coroner. A separate viewing room with a glass partition will be provided and access to the body may be provided on request for bereaved relatives.
•	The viewing gallery in the post mortem room will be used by observers at post mortems (e.g. Coroner's Officer, Police, Medical and Nursing students).
•	Any Coronial staff using the mortuary will be expected to adhere to health and safe...
> [Read full procurement scope and specification on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/provision-of-mortuary-services-to-hm-coroner-for-the-county-of-staffordshire-ocds-h6vhtk-04e7da)

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 85000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 1 (cancelled)

  - Supplier(s): **University Hospital of North Midlands**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-139166`
  - Value: £57,000
  - Date: 07/03/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender Notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F008981-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-03-12T13:34:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-08T09:28:49.961Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04e7da