Gloucestershire Coroner Service Body Removal Services Contract – Full Retender

September 17, 2025 Cabinet (Cabinet collective) Key decision Approved View on council website

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Summary

...to procure and award a contract for body removal services on behalf of the Gloucestershire Coroner Service, delegating authority to the Chief Fire Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health, Communities and Fire, to conduct a competitive procurement process for a 5-year contract with a potential 2-year extension, and to award the contract to the preferred tenderer.

Full council record

Purpose

To seek Cabinet approval to procure and award
a contract for the provision of body removal services on behalf of
Gloucestershire Coroner service

Decision

Cllr Paul Hodgkinson sought approval to procure and award a contract for the provision of
body removal services on behalf of Gloucestershire Coroner
service
 
Having considered all of the information,
Cabinet noted the report and

RESOLVED to:
 
 
Delegate authority to the Chief
Fire Officer, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public
Health, Communities and Fire, to:

1.             
Conduct a competitive procurement process in respect
of a contract for the provision of body removal services. The
proposed contract shall continue for a term of 5 years and include
an option to extend its term for a further period of 2 years on its
fifth anniversary (i.e., 5+2 years).

2.             
Award the above contract to the preferred
tenderer.

3.             
Determine whether to exercise the above extension
option
 

Related Meeting

Cabinet - Wednesday 17 September 2025 10.00 am on September 17, 2025

Supporting Documents

For Cabinet - Final - Gloucestershire Coroner Service Body Removal Services Contract Full Retender .pdf
For Cabinet - Final - EqIA - Gloucestershire Coroner Service Body Removal Services Contract Full Re.pdf

Details

OutcomeRecommendations Approved
Decision date17 Sep 2025
Subject to call-inYes