UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON · Awarded contract
Awarded

Provision of Funeral Care Services for Anatomical Science Laboratory

Awarded 03 Feb 2020

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Awarded03 Feb 2020
Value£160,000.00
RegionSouth East
CategoryHealth & Medical
Ended 1y 9mo ago5y term
Awarded 3 Feb 2020Expired 2 Feb 2025

The University of Southampton awarded a contract to FC Douch & Son for the provision of funeral care services for the Centre for Learning Anatomical Sciences (CLAS) within the Faculty of Medicine.

The supplier is responsible for liaising with CLAS upon acceptance, meeting with next-of-kin or executors to process required paperwork, and collecting donors from places of rest such as hospital mortuaries, funeral directors, or private addresses, then conveying them to UHS mortuary.

The supplier must coordinate with the Anatomical Sciences Laboratory (ASL) Management to verify donors and paperwork.

For out-of-business-hours collections, overnight cold storage with refrigeration facilities is required.

The contract value is AUD 160,000.

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