Removal of Bodies on behalf of HM Coroner for Cumbria

A Tender Notice
by CUMBERLAND COUNCIL

Source
Find a Tender
Type
Contract (Services)
Duration
6 year
Value
£2M
Sector
MISCELLANEOUS
Published
23 Nov 2023
Delivery
To 12 Feb 2030 (est.)
Deadline
08 Jan 2024 12:00

Concepts

Location

Cumbria:

Geochart for 1 buyers and 0 suppliers

1 buyer

Description

Cumberland council, as ‘relevant authority’ for coroner’s services in Cumbria is seeking suitable contractor(s) to enter a contract(s) for the ‘Removal of Bodies on behalf of the HM Coroners’ within the county of Cumbria. As ‘relevant authority’ Cumberland Council has the statutory responsibility to provide appropriate, timely and robust arrangements for the collection and/or transportation of a deceased person when the death needs to be referred to hm coroner for investigation if the death occurred within the Cumbria Coroners area.

Lot Division

1 Removal of Bodies on behalf of HM Coroner for Cumbria - Lot 1: North Cumbria
  • Value: £322K

Lot 1: North Cumbria Carlisle and the surrounding area, with boundaries are coterminous with what was the old ‘Carlisle City Council’ area. The area approximately covers to the Scottish border to the North, and to the Northumberland border to the east. West to the Solway estuary and the village of Kirkbampton, and south to Dalston / Sebergham. (Designated mortuary – CIC, Carlisle). Included are the potential transfer / collection of cases between CIC in Carlisle, WCH in Whitehaven and RLI in Lancaster, or other hospitals as required by HM Coroner.
2 Removal of Bodies on behalf of HM Coroner for Cumbria - Lot 2: Eden Valley / East Cumbria, and South-East Cumbria
  • Value: £485K

Lot 2: Eden Valley / East Cumbria, and South-East Cumbria Penrith, Eden Valley, and the surrounding area, and Kendal and South-East Cumbria. Area approximately covers Southwaite / Alston to the north, Patterdale and Glenridding to the west, Appleby / Brough / Kirkby Stephen / Sedbergh / Kirby Lonsdale to the east, and the A591 corridor covering Ambleside, Windermere, and Kendal. The south-east boundary of this Lot 2 is that of Lancashire and Yorkshire. (Designated mortuaries, subject to the place of death – CIC, Carlisle or RLI, Lancaster). Included are the potential transfer / collection of cases between CIC in Carlisle, and RLI in Lancaster, or other hospitals as required by HM Coroner.
3 Removal of Bodies on behalf of HM Coroner for Cumbria - Lot 3: South Cumbria
  • Value: £725K

Lot 3: South Cumbria Barrow-in-Furness and south Cumbria. Area approximately covers Barrow-in-Furness and Walney Island to the south, Coniston / Broughton-in-Furness to the north, and east to Grange-over-Sands. (Designated mortuaries, subject to location of the deceased – FGH, Barrow or RLI, Lancaster). Included in this are any necessary transfer and collection of cases between FGH in Barrow and RLI in Lancaster.
4 Removal of Bodies on behalf of HM Coroner for Cumbria - Lot 4: Copeland and Allerdale
  • Value: £665K

Lot 4: Copeland and Allerdale The previous local authority areas of Copeland and Allerdale The area approximately covers Millom / Haverigg to the south, then Whitehaven / Workington / Maryport / Silloth to the west or coastline. Including Cockermouth and Keswick to the east, and north to Burgh-by-Sands / Thursby / Caldbeck. (Designated mortuary, subject to the place of death – WCH, Whitehaven and CIC, Carlisle). Lot 4 will potentially include any necessary transfer and collections between WCH in Whitehaven, CIC in Carlisle and RLI in Lancaster.

Award Criteria

Quality 60
price 40

CPV Codes

  • 98370000 - Funeral and related services

Indicators

  • Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
  • This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
  • Renewals are not available.

Other Information

** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** Suppliers wishing to express an interest and obtain access to the tender documents should go to www.the-chest.org.uk and click on current opportunities from the navigation area on the left of the screen. On the next screen enter the contract Reference (DN699257) in the box labelled 'contains' then click search. Click on the Blue link for the contract title to view the opportunity. To express an interest you will need to login. If you are not already registered on the www.the-chest.org.uk you will need to return to the home page and click on Register. Register FREE link in the navigation area on the left of the screen. Registration is free of charge and your username and password will be emailed to you. Cumberland Council is fully supportive of all aspects of diversity including ethnicity, race, religion, age, disability and sexual orientation. In this respect Cumberland Council welcomes expressions of interest from ethnic minority, disabled and other diverse business communities and the voluntary sector. Economic operators are therefore required to fully comply with all statutory obligations/applicable legislation and there will be a requirement to participate in the Authority's supplier audits on all aspects of diversity. The Contracting Authority expressly reserves the right: (i) not to award any contract as a result of the procurement process commenced by publication of this notice; and (ii) to make whatever changes it may see fit to the content and structure of the tendering competition; and in no circumstances will the Contracting Authority be liable for any costs incurred by the candidates. Any expenditure, work or effort undertaken prior to contract award is accordingly a matter solely for the commercial judgement of potential suppliers. The contracting authority reserve the right to use any electronic portal during the life of the agreement. The value provided in Section II.1.5 and Section II.2.6 is only an estimate.

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