Post Mortem and Mortuary Service for HM Coroner

Official notice

Authority: Leicestershire County Council (Local council)

ServicesAward procedure without prior publication of a call for competition

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF22)

Awarded value£1,600,000published contract · exc. VAT

Awarded 29 Mar 2024no call for competition

Awarded to UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of post mortem and mortuary services for Leicestershire County Council's Coroner's Service. The Council consider that it is only University Hospitals of Leicester who can offer this service locally which therefore deems this contract as a direct award under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Direct Award Process A.

It should be noted that there are also a number of local pathologists who work on a self employed basis for the University Hospitals of Leicester conducting the post mortems under separate payment arrangements, who are captured under this Award Notice.

CPV: Pathology services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Lot #1Awarded

Delivery: East Midlands

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached

Procedure method: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Legal basis: CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category: Services
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: 5 Jun 2024, 17:02 BST
Last source update: 5 Jun 2024, 17:02 BST
Authority reference: DN717634
FTS notice number: 2024/S 000-017504
Classification (CPV): Pathology services
Delivery area: East Midlands (UKF22)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046dc5 Find a Tender

Why no open competition: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
Published justification: Award under the Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Direct Award Process A.

Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) confirmation of contract award notice. This contract has been awarded under the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. No conflicts of interest were identified in relation to this process. The award decision-makers were: Head of Regulatory Services, Commercial Specialist, Head of Procurement and Supply Chain and the Corporate Procurement Board (all of Leicestershire County Council).

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £1,600,0001 contract exc. VAT

Bids received 1

Contracts signed 1latest 29 Mar 2024

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST	£1,600,000 †	—	Awarded

Contracts

Contract 017504-2024-1 · UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF LEICESTER NHS TRUST
Signed
29 Mar 2024
Value
£1,600,000
Status
active

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
1bids	—	—	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicestershire County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Leicester Road, Glenfield, Leicester, East Midlands, LE3 8RAContact email

Dispute resolution & review bodies

n/aReview body n/a

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS TrustAwarded supplier Trust HQ, Level 3 Balmoral Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 5WW

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.