Tender: County-wide Coroners Body Transportation Service – Devon (Exeter, Greater Plymouth, Torbay & South Devon)

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Devon County Council is seeking a supplier for a county-wide Coroners Service Body Transportation Service across the Devon Coroner jurisdiction, including Exeter, Greater Plymouth, and Torbay and South Devon. The service will cover collection and transportation of deceased persons on behalf of HM Coroner from community locations to designated mortuaries, body storage facilities, funeral directors, or other approved destinations, plus transfers between mortuaries and to specialist facilities outside the area for specialist post-mortem examinations. The contract is expected to deliver a resilient, professional and dignified service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. As part of a pre-market engagement exercise, providers are invited to an online Microsoft Teams information event on 8 September 2026 from 10:30am to 12:00pm where commissioning intentions, proposed service model, procurement approach and indicative timescales will be shared and suppliers can ask questions and give feedback; providers wishing to attend should register interest by emailing [email protected] to receive a Teams invitation.