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# Transportation of Bodies on Behalf of the Coroner for Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transportation-of-bodies-on-behalf-of-the-coroner-for-cornwall-the-isles-of-scilly-ocds-h6vhtk-06744b). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Cornwall Council: "Transportation of Bodies on Behalf of the Coroner for Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly". Published status: complete. Contract 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:** [Cornwall Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/cornwall-council-ons-e06000052)
- **Contract Value (direct award):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** Not published
- **Classifications (CPV):** None published
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £1,216,000 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/transportation-of-bodies-on-behalf-of-the-coroner-for-cornwall-the-isles-of-scilly-ocds-h6vhtk-06744b#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-06744b`

## Before you bid
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- **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/transportation-of-bodies-on-behalf-of-the-coroner-for-cornwall-the-isles-of-scilly-ocds-h6vhtk-06744b#tl-md)

## Description
The Coroner for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly is required to arrange the removal of bodies from the place of death to a designated mortuary or body holding facility in order to allow the investigation into any sudden, unexpected or unnatural deaths reported to them under The Coroner's & Justice Act 2009. Cornwall's Senior Coroner manages the strategy for body transportation. The Police Control Centre or (occasionally) a Coroner's Officer will instruct a service provider for collections from scene to a mortuary. Cornwall Council, the responsible body, uses a competitive tender process to appoint these service providers, ensuring efficient transport of bodies within the county, to Devon, or even nationally, as needed. The Council commissions this statutory service and the current contract is due to expire on 31/03/26. A new tender process needs to be completed.
**Suppliers were invited to submit tenders as part of a competitive tendering procedure in respect of the contract (Lots 1 - 8). No suitable tenders or requests in response to Lot 6 were received and therefore the Council is switching to Direct Award for Lot 6.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33940000, 60100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Lot 6 Cornwall Council's Historical Community Network Areas 15, 18 and 19. (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **CORNWALL FUNERAL SERVICES LTD**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-8791`
  - Value: £1,216,000 (exc. VAT)

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F027549-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-03-25T16:58:27.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:28:00.426Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-06744b