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Transportation of Bodies on Behalf of the Coroner for Cornwall & The Isles of Scilly

Awarded 02 Apr 2026

Awarded from this tender, closed 21 Dec 2025Body Transportation Services for the Coroner — Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly (new contract; current contract ends 31/03/26)

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Awarded02 Apr 2026

Value£1,459,200.00

SupplierCORNWALL FUNERAL SERVICES LTD

AgencyCornwall Council

RegionUKK30

CategoryTransport & Logistics

Expires in 1y 5mo1y 12mo term, 30% elapsed

Awarded 2 Apr 2026Expires 31 Mar 2028

About

The Coroner for Cornwall & the Isles of Scilly is required to arrange the removal of bodies from the place of death to a designated mortuary or body holding facility in order to allow the investigation into any sudden, unexpected or unnatural deaths reported to them under The Coroner's & Justice Act 2009.

Cornwall's Senior Coroner manages the strategy for body transportation.

The Police Control Centre or (occasionally) a Coroner's Officer will instruct a service provider for collections from scene to a mortuary.

Cornwall Council, the responsible body, uses a competitive tender process to appoint these service providers, ensuring efficient transport of bodies within the county, to Devon, or even nationally, as needed.

The Council commissions this statutory service and the current contract is due to expire on 31/03/26.

A new tender process needs to be completed.

**Suppliers were invited to submit tenders as part of a competitive tendering procedure in respect of the contract (Lots 1 - 8).

No suitable tenders or requests in response to Lot 6 were received and therefore the Council is switching to Direct Award for Lot 6.

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