TC051 - Provision of a Digital Autopsy Service for HM Coroner Manchester West

Tender description

The Borough Council of Bolton (“the Authority”) is prepared to receive tenders for the Provision of a Digital Autopsy Service for HM Coroner Manchester West on behalf of Her Majesty’s Coroners Manchester West (“HM Coroners”), which will be subject to the information, specification and tender package enclosed. The Manchester West jurisdiction provides a coroner service to the residents of Bolton, Salford, Wigan and Leigh. The term of the Contract will be for ten (10) years. It is intended for the Contract to commence on 1 February 2024. Lot 1: In 2022 there were 8752 deaths registered in the area. Of these, 3255 cases (37%) were reported to the Coroner. This figure rose to 9105 deaths registered in the area in 2022. Of these, 3729 (41%) were reported to the Coroner. Manchester West has an average post-mortem rate of 43% and there were 1632 post-mortems carried out in 2022. CTPM will become the first line of intervention and all deaths that would otherwise have been sent for PME will be subject to a CTPM scan to help establish the cause of death. Approximately 10% of these will require a PME regardless of the outcome of the CTPM and of the remaining 90%, a successful CTPM outcome will be expected in a minimum of 75% of cases. It is anticipated that the number of deaths requiring first line intervention through CTPM will be in the region of 1500-1700 a year, but activity levels cannot be guarantee. The breakdown of numbers between the three mortuaries within the Manchester West jurisdiction in 2022 was as follows: Wigan Mortuary 631 Bolton Mortuary 440 Salford Mortuary 476