Awarded· 27 Apr 2025
Post-mortem and mortuary services
Manchester City Council · Manchester, North West
Manchester City Council has awarded Post-mortem and mortuary services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Manchester.
Source: Find a Tender, published 28 Apr 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Contract awarded
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
2025
Award notice published
Award Notice · 16:07
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About this tender
In brief
Manchester City Council has awarded Post-mortem and mortuary services. It is a contract for other health and social care in Manchester. The contract went to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust. It was awarded on 27 April 2025. The contract value is £2,500,000.
It is run as an award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition. Find a Tender published it on 28 April 2025. The notice number is 017429-2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-h6vhtk-0508b1.
Summary of the contracting process
The contracting process is driven by Manchester City Council, concerning the provision of post-mortem and mortuary services under the auspices of the Coroner's Office in Manchester. This procurement falls within the services category, specifically pathology services, with the geographic location identified as Manchester, UK (region code UKD33). The process has progressed to the Award stage, with an intention to award the contract to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.
The contract period is scheduled from April 2025 to March 2028, with a potential extension of up to two additional years. The procurement method employed is a Direct Award Process under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023, outside the purview of the standard Procurement Act 2023 provisions, and necessitates representations by 9 May 2025 during the standstill period.
It fits well with organizations capable of demonstrating expertise in pathology and a commitment to innovation, value, integration, and reducing health inequalities.
The notice in full
This contract is for post-mortem and mortuary services arranged by Manchester City Council on behalf of the Coroner's Office in Manchester. The value of the contract is dependent on the volume of services required - the estimate in this notice is an estimated maximum total contract value.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Cancelled
Manchester City Council is looking to enter into a contract on behalf of the Coroner's Office in Manchester for invasive post-mortem services and mortuary services for adults and children in Manchester. The value of the contract is based on the volume of services required.
Manchester City Council is intending to award the contract to an existing provider following Direct Award Process C under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. The contract is for three years running from April 2025 to March 2028 with a possible 2 year extension.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
- Awarded to
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Number of suppliers
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- Award Notice
- Procurement method
- Limited
- Procedure
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Current stage
- Award
- Stages so far
- Award
- Published on
- Find a Tender Service
- Awardee scale
- Large
Values
- Contracts value
- £2,500,000
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value.
Status
- Tender
- Complete
- Lots
- Cancelled
- Awards
- Active
- Contracts
- Active
References
- Find a Tender notice
- 017429-2025
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0508b1
- CPV code
- 85111800 - Pathology services
- CPV division
- 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- Manchester
- Town
- Manchester
- Postcode
- M60 2LA
- Electoral ward
- Piccadilly
- Constituency
- Manchester Central
- Delivery area
- Manchester
- Region
- North West
- Sub-region
- Manchester
- Area
- Greater Manchester
- Country
- England
Buyer and supplier
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Manchester City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Mark Leaver
- Address
- Manchester, M60 2LA · North West · England
Not stated in the notice: phone.
Awarded supplier
- Supplier
- Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Awardee scale
- Large
- Number of suppliers
- 1
- Awards value
- Not stated
- Company record
- Search Companies House
Documents and links
Questions about Post-mortem and mortuary services
Who won the Post-mortem and mortuary services contract?
Manchester City Council awarded the contract to Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust on 27 April 2025.
How much is the Post-mortem and mortuary services contract worth?
The contract value is £2,500,000.
Who is the buyer for Post-mortem and mortuary services?
Manchester City Council, based in Manchester, North West. The named contact is Mark Leaver.
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