Official UK procurement notice
Mortuary Facilities and Pathology Services
Authority: Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 4 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), through its Registration Services, acts as the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Service. The jurisdiction of the Black Country Coroners Service encompasses the four local authority areas of Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, and Wolverhampton.
To support the delivery of coronial responsibilities, the provision of mortuary and pathology services across the Black Country region will be procured under this contract. The services will be divided into four (4) Lots, each corresponding to one of the local authority areas. The contract is divided into the following lots:
Lot 1 - Sandwell
Lot 2 - Walsall
Lot 3 - Wolverhampton
Lot 4 - Dudley
Please note that this is a UK1 Pipeline Notice. This is not a PIN or call for pre-market engagement/competition. As this is a pipeline notice, there is not guarantee that a tender opportunity will result from this. Should a tender opportunity materialise, further notices will be published in relation to this.
CPV: Pathology services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Apr 2026
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Planned
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- “Mortuary Facilities and Pathology Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 21 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- Authority reference
SMBC 25041- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-067038- Latest notice
- Pipeline notice (UK1)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d096Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
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Timeline
21 Oct 2025 → 1 Apr 2026 · 3 dates- Planning notice published372 days ago21 Oct 2025, 11:36 BST
- Tender notice expected338 days ago24 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts211 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Pipeline notice published21 Oct 2025, 11:36 BSTUK1
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
4 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Dudley Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Walsall CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
- Wolverhampton City CouncilContracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender