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Awarded· 31 Mar 2025

Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT

Cornwall Council · Cornwall, South West

Cornwall Council has awarded Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cornwall.

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Source: Find a Tender, published 29 Jul 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.

Key dates

  1. 2025

    Contract awarded

    Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust

  2. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK5 - Transparency Notice · 10:56

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  3. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK6 - Contract Award Notice · 14:14

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  4. 2025

    Award notice published

    UK7 - Contract Details Notice · 14:34

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  5. 2025

    Contract starts

  6. Next

    2029

    Contract ends

    3½ years after it starts

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About this tender

In brief

Cornwall Council has awarded Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT. It is a contract for other health and social care in Cornwall. The contract went to Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust. It was awarded on 31 March 2025. The contract value is £1,600,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 March 2029. It lasts 3½ years.

It is run as a direct award. Find a Tender published it on 29 July 2025. The notice number is 043953-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-056035.

Summary of the contracting process

The procurement process for the "Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT" involves Cornwall Council as the buyer and Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust as the supplier. The contract focuses on health and social work services, specifically concerning procedures for deaths requiring coronial investigation at the Royal Cornwall Hospital in Truro, United Kingdom (region UKK30).

This contract was awarded as a direct procurement due to need and location specifics, with its official signing dated 1st July 2025. The contract became active from 1st August 2025 and will run until 31st March 2029. It was notably issued under the legal basis of the UKPGA scheme 2023/54.

Large-scale enterprises with the infrastructure to provide comprehensive support services in the Truro area would find this contract particularly appealing.

The notice in full

The Council must have effective procedures in place for any death that needs to be investigated by the coroner. The Coronial Service uses the mortuary for undertaking post-mortems and for the storage of bodies.

Lots: no lot details came through with this notice. The official notice and the tender pack have the full breakdown.

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Key facts

Every field the notice carries. Anything it leaves blank is listed under its table.

Contract

Service
Other health and social care
Procurement type
Standard
Category
Services
Contract period
31 Jul 2025 to 31 Mar 2029 (3½ years)
Awarded to
Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust
Number of suppliers
1

Procedure

Notice type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement method
Direct
Procedure
Direct award
Current stage
Award
Stages so far
Award
Published on
Find a Tender Service
Awardee scale
Large

Values

Awards value
£1,600,000
Contracts value
£1,600,000

Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value.

Status

Tender
Complete
Lots
Complete
Awards
Active
Contracts
Active

References

Find a Tender notice
043953-2025
Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-056035
CPV code
85000000 - Health and social work services
CPV division
85 - Health and social work services
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Location

Cornwall Council is based in Cornwall. The area the service covers can be wider, so check the notice and the lots.
Local authority
Cornwall
Town
Truro
Postcode
TR1 3AY
Electoral ward
Truro Boscawen & Redannick
Constituency
Truro and Falmouth
Region
South West
Sub-region
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Area
Cornwall and Isles of Scilly
Country
England
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Buyer and supplier

Contracting authority

Organisation
Cornwall Council
Category
Services
Contact
Ben Datson
Phone
+441872322222
Address
Truro, TR1 3AY · South West · England
Call +441872322222

Awarded supplier

Supplier
Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust
Awardee scale
Large
Number of suppliers
1
Awards value
£1,600,000
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Documents and links

Official sources for this notice. The tender pack itself sits on the buyer's portal.
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Questions about Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT

Who won the Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT contract?

Cornwall Council awarded the contract to Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust on 31 March 2025. It is due to end on 31 March 2029, which is when a re-tender would normally follow.

How much is the Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT contract worth?

The contract value is £1,600,000. The contract runs from 31 July 2025 to 31 March 2029 (3½ years).

Who is the buyer for Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT?

Cornwall Council, based in Cornwall, South West. The named contact is Ben Datson, on +441872322222.

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