Provision of Mortuary and Associated Services
A Contract Award Notice
by LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Contract (Services)
- Duration
- not specified
- Value
- £2M
- Sector
- HEALTH
- Published
- 12 Jan 2024
- Delivery
- not specified
- Deadline
- n/a
Concepts
Location
Leicester
2 buyers
- Leicester City Council Leicester
1 supplier
- Leicester NHS Trust University Hospitals Leicester
Description
This award notice is for award of Mortuary and Associated Services. Leicester City Council's internal reference for this contract is FEW1286. Leicester City Council is the lead authority for Leicester City & South Leicestershire Coroner Area. The Council has a statutory duty to fund the Coroner’s Service including expenditure on mortuary and post-mortem services. There is no competition for this service. Deceased bodies referred to the Leicester City & South Leicestershire Coroner must remain within their jurisdiction until officially released by the Coroner. The term of this contract is up to 4 years (1+1+1+1). The value provided at 'II.1.7. Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)' and at 'V.2.4. Information on value of the contract/lot' represents the total estimated value for a full term. Actual expenditure may vary due to the nature of this contract.
Total Quantity or Scope
His Majesty's Coroner and the Coronial process is governed under a statute of law, whereby a cause of death must be given to enable the legal registration of the death and disposal, burial or cremation. To enable this Leicester City Council would like to award the contract to University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust for the provision body storage refrigeration an post mortem facilities. Associated services may include (as required): toxicology services; bodily fluids extraction and storage: tissue extraction and storage; MRI scanning.
Award Detail
| 1 | Leicester NHS Trust University Hospitals (Leicester)
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Award Criteria
| Quality | 99.0 |
| PRICE | 1.0 |
CPV Codes
- 85100000 - Health services
Indicators
- Award on basis of price.
Legal Justification
Award relying on Reg. 32(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons. By law, the body must stay in the Coroner’s area. Therefore, his Majesty's Coroner Service requires mortuary services at University Hospitals of Leicester, UHL.
Reference
- FTS 001124-2024