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Transportation of Bodies on Behalf of the Coroner for Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly

Cornwall Council · Transparency notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 12:11.

Opportunity overview

The Coroner for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly is required to arrange the removal of bodies from the place of death to a designated mortuary or body holding facility in order to allow the investigation into any sudden, unexpected or unnatural deaths reported to them under The Coroner's & Justice Act 2009. Cornwall's Senior Coroner manages the strategy for body transportation. The Police Control Centre or (occasionally) a Coroner's Officer will instruct a service provider for collections from scene to a mortuary. Cornwall Council, the responsible body, uses a competitive tender process to appoint these service providers, ensuring efficient transport of bodies within the county, to Devon, or even nationally, as needed. The Council commissions this statutory service and the current contract is due to expire on 31/03/26. A new tender process needs to be completed. **Suppliers were invited to submit tenders as part of a competitive tendering procedure in respect of the contract (Lots 1 - 8). No suitable tenders or requests in response to Lot 6 were received and therefore the Council is switching to Direct Award for Lot 6.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Published award value
£1.2m
Awarded
Not supplied
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 09750455
Location
Redruth, UKK30, TR15 2AR, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
DN792431
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award
Why this procedure was chosen
Suppliers were invited to submit tenders as part of a competitive tendering procedure in respect of the contract (Lots 1 - 8). No suitable tenders or requests in response to Lot 6 were received and therefore the Council is switching to Direct Award for Lot 6.

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1
Id
switchingDirectAward

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
conflictOfInterest
Document Type
conflictOfInterest
Description
Not published

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Cornwall Council
Id
GB-PPON-PYRH-9827-DWLP

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PYRH-9827-DWLP

Address

Street Address
County Hall, Treyew Road
Locality
Truro
Postal Code
TR13AY
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK30

Contact

Name
Robert Buckley

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
CORNWALL FUNERAL SERVICES LTD
Id
GB-COH-09750455

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
09750455

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PLVY-9927-VDRG

Address

Street Address
Cornwall Funeral Services
Locality
Redruth
Postal Code
TR15 2AR
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKK30

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Lot 6 Cornwall Council's Historical Community Network Areas 15, 18 and 19.
Status
pending
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes
Has Options
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33940000
Description
Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
60100000
Description
Road transport services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
1,459,200
Amount
1,216,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-09750455
Name
CORNWALL FUNERAL SERVICES LTD

Contract period

Starts
3 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2028, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The contract is anticipated to commence on 1st April 2026 and will continue for a period of two year(s) unless terminated or extended in accordance with the Contract terms. The initial term of the Contract is two years. This term is subject to any termination rights contained within the Contract. The contract terms include the potential for contract extension. The contract duration is two years, plus three optional two-year extensions.

Options

Description
The right to additional purchases while the contract is valid. The contract includes extension options

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
027549-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK5
Description
Transparency notice on Find a Tender
Published
25 Mar 2026, 16:58
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
3 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Truro · UKK30 · TR13AY · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 027549-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·