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Published 16 Jul 2025, 11:56 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT

Official notice

Authority: Cornwall Council (Local council)

Direct award
Awarded value£1,600,000published award · exc. VAT
Awarded 1 Apr 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council must have effective procedures in place for any death that needs to be investigated by the coroner. The Coronial Service uses the mortuary for undertaking post-mortems and for the storage of bodies.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Direct award
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
16 Jul 2025, 11:56 BST
Last source update
29 Jul 2025, 15:34 BST
Authority reference
DN781230
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-043953
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
UKSouth West (UKK30)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056035 Find a Tender
Why no open competition
Single Suppliers Technical Reasons
Published justification

Due to need and location

Review and risk notes
Risks

Nil

How it was run

Official notice
Submission deadline
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Timeline

29 Jul 2025 → 30 Jul 2025 · 2 dates
  1. Notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 15:34 BST
  2. Standstill ends
    30 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST

Notice history

4 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025
  1. Transparency notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 11:56 BST
    UK5
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Jul 2025, 15:14 BST
    UK6
  3. Contract details notice published
    29 Jul 2025, 15:34 BST
    UK7
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £1,600,0001 award exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Jul 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust1 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2029£1,600,0001 Apr 2025Awarded

Contracts

  • Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHT · Royal Cornwall Hospital's Trust

    Signed
    1 Jul 2025
    Value
    £1,600,000
    Period
    1 Aug 2025 – 31 Mar 2029
    Status
    active

    No agreed KPIs: under requriements

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Cornwall Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PYRH-9827-DWLP County Hall, Truro, South West, TR1 3AYContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Transparency notice awardTransparency noticeUK5Transparency notice on Find a Tender