Opportunity overview
The University requests tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified suppliers to establish a contract for the provision of Funeral Services. The School of Life Sciences in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences is responsible for the teaching of anatomy to undergraduate and post-graduate students across several medical related specialties, including trainee doctors and surgeons. The school strongly advocates the principle that working with real human bodies provides the best teaching experience for students within the University. To ensure the donor remains are handled and disposed of in a dignified, respectful and reverential manner, the Supplier shall be required to: - collect donor bodies and deliver to the Medical School, Queen's Medical Centre (QMC). Services to include the provision of suitably prepared coffins, transportation from QMC to a place of rest and management of the associated arrangements. - respect the wishes of the deceased and their families. The University considers it to be a privilege to have access to bequeathed bodies and so treatment of donors must reflect the highest standards of care, the Supplier shall work with the University to deliver this promise to the donors, their families and the University students at all times.
Classification
- CPV98371000 — Funeral services
Lots
- Lot 1£250k
Documents and notices
- Tender notice on Find a TenderOpen source ↗