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Removal of Deceased Persons (Contracts for Coroners Services - Body removals)

Stoke on Trent City Council · Contract details notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 1 Oct 2026, 20:05.

Opportunity overview

To collect and bring deceased into funeral director care over 24 hours 365 day per year, to be inclusive of storage of deceased and transfer to Stoke Public Mortuary, Hartshill, Stoke on Trent during working hours when required to do so. Funeral Directors should aim to meet a 60-minute response time to coroner's removal location subject to already being engaged on an existing call. Should this be the case coroners call will be prioritised to the next pending call out. On arrival to the scene the Funeral Directors will have suitable attired in anonymous uniform and vehicles that carry fit for purpose equipment to perform task. The Funeral Director will be prohibited from any form of solicitation, but should they be asked where the deceased is to be taken must be able to state the temporary location. Funeral Directors will use purpose-built vehicles for the transportation of bodies to and from all locations. These vehicles will be un-liveried and clean. All deceased will be placed in a single use cadaver bag and identification wristlet place on opposing ankle and wrist. ID details will be Name and Address. Any next of kin, family and friends present at the time of removal will be provided with coroner's information guide. All deceased transferred from the community must be transferred one deceased at a time. Unless we are informed to transfer direct to mortuary. Collecting deceased from a 3rd party funeral director during business hours en-route to mortuary as part of daily transfer. Multiple fatality.

Awarded to

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Contract value
£43k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£52k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 11370730
Location
Burton-On-Trent, UKG24, DE14 1NG, United Kingdom
Contract value
£88k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
30 Mar 2026
Including VAT
£105.6k
Award ID
2
Status
active
Identifier
GB-COH 13512409
Location
Stafford, UKG24, ST16 2AJ, 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
SR/2025/461
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - without competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
Stoke on Trent City Council
Id
GB-PPON-PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PDQZ-1442-RZTZ

Address

Street Address
Civic Centre, Glebe Street
Locality
Stoke-on-Trent
Postal Code
ST4 1HH
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG23

Contact

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - sub-central government
Organisation 2
Name
T J PARRY & FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD
Id
GB-COH-11370730

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
11370730

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXQR-8751-JRWQ

Address

Street Address
188 - 189 Horninglow Street
Locality
Burton-On-Trent
Postal Code
DE14 1NG
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
sme
Vcse
No
Organisation 3
Name
LOVE'S INDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-13512409

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
13512409

Additional Identifiers

Entry 1
Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PXDP-7548-NXHX

Address

Street Address
Primrose Cottage, 10 Mill Street
Locality
Stafford
Postal Code
ST16 2AJ
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKG24

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
98370000
Description
Funeral and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-11370730
Name
T J PARRY & FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LTD

Related lots

1
Award 2
Id
2
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98370000
Description
Funeral and related services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKG2
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-13512409
Name
LOVE'S INDEPENDENT FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED

Related lots

1

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Award ID
1
Title
Removal of Deceased Persons (Contracts for Coroners Services - Body removals)
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
31 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
52,000
Amount
43,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046385-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 May 2026, 13:46
Format
text/html
Entry 2
Id
2
Award ID
2
Title
Removal of Deceased Persons (Contracts for Coroners Services - Body removals)
Status
active
Above Threshold
No
Date Signed
31 Mar 2026, 00:00

Period

Starts
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
31 Mar 2029, 23:59

Value

Including VAT
105,600
Amount
88,000
Currency
GBP

Documents

Entry 1
Id
046385-2026
Document Type
contractNotice
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Published
20 May 2026, 13:46
Format
text/html

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Stoke-on-Trent · UKG23 · ST4 1HH · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. 046385-2026Contract details notice on Find a Tender ·