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Reading Borough Council

Berkshire Coroner’s Removal Contract

Community ServicesCPV 98000000
Value£990k
Deadline21 Dec 2023
Published22 Nov 2023
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 22 Nov 2023ClosedCloses 21 Dec 2023
Who to contact
Matthew Golledge
pchub@reading.gov.uk

The procurement contact named on the official notice.

Contract value in context
£990ktotal contract value
median £134k
this tender£0£4.1m

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The brief

The Council seeks to appoint contractor(s) for the removal of bodies where a death has been referred to HM Senior Coroner for Berkshire and you are invited to submit your quotation for this requirement.

It is intended to appoint contractor(s) sufficient to provide an adequate service to the areas detailed below.

Bodies are to be removed to a mortuary detailed under each area but may be taken to the mortuary designated by the Coroner’s Service (this may not be the nearest mortuary geographically).

It will also be necessary to transport a deceased from another funeral director or from outside the contract area to the mortuary, see clause 3.20.

A map showing the extent of the areas is attached (Appendix 1).

There are three zones covering the Berkshire area.

Operational requirements may determine that precise District boundaries are not followed, the areas are summarised below:- Zone 1 is that covered by the area from Newbury and Theale to the boundary of West Berkshire Zone 2 is that co

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It is intended to appoint contractor(s) sufficient

It is intended to appoint contractor(s) sufficient to provide an adequate service to the areas detailed below.

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Stage
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Source
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