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title: "Transfer, handling, storage and/ or final disposition of deceased individuals"
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# Transfer, handling, storage and/ or final disposition of deceased individuals

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transfer-handling-storage-and-or-final-disposition-of-deceased-individuals-ocds-h6vhtk-065696). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust: "Transfer, handling, storage and/ or final disposition of deceased individuals". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: £350,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/gloucestershire-hospitals-nhs-foundation-trust-nhs-rte)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** £350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cemetery services, Cemetery services and cremation services, Coffins, Cremation services, Funeral and related services (+2 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UKK13
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transfer-handling-storage-and-or-final-disposition-of-deceased-individuals-ocds-h6vhtk-065696#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-065696`

## 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/transfer-handling-storage-and-or-final-disposition-of-deceased-individuals-ocds-h6vhtk-065696#tl-md)

## Description
Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (the "Authority") delivers acute hospital services across two major district general hospitals: Gloucestershire Royal Hospital (GRH) and Cheltenham General Hospital (CGH). The Authority provides healthcare services to a population of approximately 641,000 residents, spanning seven locality areas: South Cotswolds, North Cotswolds, Cheltenham, Forest of Dean, Gloucester, Tewkesbury, and Stroud & Berkeley Vale.
This Preliminary Market Engagement (PME) relates to the transfer, handling, storage and/ or final disposition of deceased individuals of all ages, including adults, children, infants, neonates, stillbirths and foetal remains, across all Authority Sites.
The services must be delivered in a manner that is responsive to the needs of the deceased and Family Representatives, and upholds the highest standards of dignity, respect, and sensitivity.
This services encompasses the following key components:
• Transport of Deceased Patients.
• Hospital Funeral Services.
• Foetal Cremation Services.
• Storage for Deceased Persons under Special Circumstances.
Additional Services (as required):
• Internal Collection and Transfer of Deceased.
• Provision of Additional Surge Mortuary Capacity.
This PME seeks to notify the market of an upcoming procurement and invite expressions of interest from potential suppliers for structured PME activities. These include completion of a supplier questionnaire and attendance at virtual information and feedback session

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 39296100, 98370000, 98371000, 98371100, 98371110, 98371120
- **Delivery regions:** UKK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 23/08/2026 to 23/08/2033

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014552-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-02-17T23:50:09.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-22T16:50:38.457Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-065696