Funeral and related services

Tender description

In general all deaths not entirely due to natural causes or where a cause of death is unknown should be reported to the Coroner. When there is a sudden death, it is the responsibility of the Coroner to examine the cause of death and to remove bodies from the scene to the Mortuary, pending a post-mortem examination. The cases that require the removal of a body in this way are mainly community rather than hospital deaths. The Coroner through the Police Control Centre or a Coroner’s Officer will instruct a provider to collect the body and transport it to the mortuary. Body removals will need to be undertaken from different locations in the County and taken to specified mortuaries at locations in Cornwall, Devon and on occasions nationally, at short notice and at any time. In order to ensure this process is carried out efficiently, Cornwall Council is seeking to appoint providers by competitive tender to provide this service which will be used by the Coroner for Cornwall and Isles of Scilly. The Council is the responsible body and is therefore carrying out the tender process on behalf of the Coroner. Lot 1: Council’s Community Network Areas 1* and 2. The County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is managed as one Coroner’s district. For the purposes of these contracts, the county has been divided into seven contract area lots based on clusters of the 19 community network areas. The size of each contract area should allow the providers to meet the response time required by the Coroner. * Lot 1 will include services for collection of bodies arriving from the Isles of Scilly at Penzance harbour. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide Services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Lot 2: Council’s Community Network Areas 3 and 4. The County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is managed as one Coroner’s district. For the purposes of these contracts, the county has been divided into seven contract area lots based on clusters of the 19 community network areas. The size of each contract area should allow the providers to meet the response time required by the Coroner. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Lot 3: Council’s Community Network Areas 5, 6 and 7. The County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is managed as one Coroner’s district. For the purposes of these contracts, the county has been divided into seven contract area lots based on clusters of the 19 community network areas. The size of each contract area should allow the providers to meet the response time required by the Coroner. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Lot 4: Council’s Community Network Areas 8, 11 and 12. The County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is managed as one Coroner’s district. For the purposes of these contracts, the county has been divided into seven contract area lots based on clusters of the 19 community network areas. The size of each contract area should allow the providers to meet the response time required by the Coroner. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Lot 5: Council’s Community Network Areas 9, 10 and 13. The County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is managed as one Coroner’s district. For the purposes of these contracts, the county has been divided into seven contract area lots based on clusters of the 19 community network areas. The size of each contract area should allow the providers to meet the response time required by the Coroner. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Lot 6: Council’s Community Network Areas 15, 18 and 19. The County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is managed as one Coroner’s district. For the purposes of these contracts, the county has been divided into seven contract area lots based on clusters of the 19 community network areas. The size of each contract area should allow the providers to meet the response time required by the Coroner. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Lot 7: Council’s Community Network Areas 14, 16 and 17. The County of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly is managed as one Coroner’s district. For the purposes of these contracts, the county has been divided into seven contract area lots based on clusters of the 19 community network areas. The size of each contract area should allow the providers to meet the response time required by the Coroner. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots. Lot 8: Services to other UK destinations. The Council will be appointing a sole contractor to provide services for each of the eight lots, noting that the same contractor may be appointed to multiple lots.