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WCC Body Transfer Service

Warwickshire County Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 08:12.

Opportunity overview

Warwickshire's Coroner's Office is contracting a Funeral Director to provide a caring, respectful and cost-effective service, which includes, but is not limited to: -Collection of the deceased from locations as directed by the Coroner's Office and transport, in a suitable vehicle, to the required destination, and if required, return the deceased as per the request. -Ensuring that the deceased shall be kept in a dignified manner whilst in the Provider's care. The transportation will be requested via the Coroner's Office, and will predominantly be from Warwick Hospital to University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital. Occasionally, bodies can be sent to, or between, Warwick Hospital, George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Birmingham, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and/or Sheffield Children's Hospital. On rare occasions there may be destinations not listed here.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£90k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
31 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£108k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 00586055
Location
Coventry, UKG33, CV1 4AE, 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
WAR-0011
Status
complete
Procurement Method
open
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Warwickshire County Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDTN-5446-NMXW

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDTN-5446-NMXW

Address

Street Address
Shire Hall
Locality
Warwick
Postal Code
CV34 4SA
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG13

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
A. PARGETTER & SON LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-00586055

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00586055

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PTPC-8171-TMPZ

Address

Street Address
City Mews
Locality
Coventry
Postal Code
CV1 4AE
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG33

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
33949000
Description
Body transport containers
Entry 2
Scheme
CPV
Id
98370000
Description
Funeral and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG13
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00586055
Name
A. PARGETTER & SON LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
WCC Body Transfer Service
Status
active
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
1 Apr 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59
Max Extent Date
31 Mar 2031, 23:59

Renewal

Description
The initial contract term will be for 3 years, however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24 months being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant.

Value

Including VAT
108,000
Amount
90,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
050620-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
29 May 2026, 09:54
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Warwick · UKG13 · CV34 4SA · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

3 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

3 VERSIONS
  1. 016444-2026Tender notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 037925-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·
  3. 050620-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·