Ends Jan 2027
HDD-OJEU-48802 The Provision of Funeral Services and Contingency Body Storage Facilities
Hywel Dda University Health Board · Wales · 3-year contract
Held by Arthur Cambrey Limited, D J Evans Funeral Directors, Funeral Services Limited
Mortuary services tenders and contracts
UK public sector, covering 600+ buyer sites
190 mortuary services tenders and contracts, 57 this year.
Updated 4 November 2026 · compiled by BidSkim Limited · How we count
- Awarded a month£320k
- Contracts a month1.4
- Won by SMEs16%
- Renewing in 6 months5
- Frameworks and DPSs3
- Live now3See them →
Mortuary services contracts
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How many mortuary services contracts do keyword alerts miss?
In the last year, a "mortuary" alert would have missed 11 of 21 mortuary services contracts (52%) and an expert list of 15 phrases 5 (24%). How we measured this
Keyword alert"mortuary"
52% missed
11 of 21
Expert list15 phrases
24% missed
5 of 21
Expert list: mortuary, mortuary service, post-mortem, post mortem service, coroner post mortem, mortuary contingency, body storage, mortuary facility, paediatric post mortem, forensic post mortem, pathology service coroner, mortuary management, coroner mortuary, mortuary capacity, ct post mortem
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34 contracts across the UK, of any size
Live now
3 mortuary services opportunities are open now
- Pre-market27 Aug 2026Removal and Storage of Bodies on behalf of His Majesty's CoronerNorfolk County Council · East of EnglandEst.£1.2m
- Pre-market6 Aug 2026Body Storage ContingencyMid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust · East of England
- Awarded30 Oct 2026C047PA Deceased Storage ServiceEssex County Council · East of EnglandWon by The Heartfelt Funeral Company Ltd.£300k
- Awarded14 Sep 2026Agency PathologyKent County Council · South EastWon by Triple West Medical£30k
- Awarded14 Sep 2026NHS PathologistKent County Council · South EastWon by Dr Chambers£30k
- Awarded14 Sep 2026NHS PathologistKent County Council · South EastWon by Dr M Koslowski£40k
- Awarded14 Sep 2026Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of StaffordshireStoke-on-Trent City Council · West MidlandsWon by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust£36k
- Awarded8 Sep 2026Coroners Paediatric and Forensic Post-Mortem servicesBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · South WestWon by Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded8 Sep 2026Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic servicesBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council · South WestWon by Coroners Adult Post-Mortem and Forensic services£130k
- Awarded24 Aug 2026NHS PathologistKent County Council · South EastWon by Nipin Bagla Limited£65k
- Awarded17 Jul 2026Paediatric Mortuary ServiceKent County Council · South EastWon by Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust£40k
- Awarded4 Jun 2026Mortuary Services at Woodvale BrightonEast Sussex County Council · South EastWon by Brighton & Hove City Council£264k
- Awarded4 Jun 2026Mortuary Services at Woodvale BrightonEast Sussex County Council · South EastWon by Brighton & Hove City Council£264k
- Awarded15 Apr 2026Norfolk Coroner Post Mortem CT Scanning ServiceNorfolk County Council · East of EnglandWon by Clarity Postmortem Imaging Limited£20m
- Awarded9 Apr 2026Reprocurement of Mortuary ContingencyKing's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · LondonWon by F A Albin and Sons£305k
- Awarded2 Apr 2026Mortuary Facilities and Pathology Services - AWARDSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and 2 more£1.1m
- Awarded20 Mar 2026Mortuary Facilities and Pathology ServicesSandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · West MidlandsWon by Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and 2 more£1.9m
- Awarded10 Feb 2026CPU 7935 Mortuary ServicesNottingham City Council · East MidlandsWon by Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust£8m
- Awarded18 Dec 2025Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale CouncilRochdale Borough Council · North WestWon by TiC Mobile Limited£3.7m
- Awarded17 Dec 2025Locum Pathologist ServicesRhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council · WalesWon by Xyla (Pulse Healthcare Limited)£240k
- Awarded16 Sep 2025Non-Invasive CT Post-mortem ServiceManchester City Council · North WestWon by Advanced Visualisation Technologies Ltd£2m
- Awarded16 Sep 2025Coroners PathologistsLeicester City Council · East MidlandsWon by University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust£280k
- Awarded1 Jul 2025Mortuary Service 2025 at RCHTCornwall Council · South WestWon by Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust£1.6m
- Awarded30 Apr 2025Provision of Post Mortem and Mortuary Services 2023 - 2028Lincolnshire County Council · East MidlandsWon by Path Links NHS Pathology Services£250k
- Awarded28 Apr 2025Post-mortem and mortuary servicesManchester City Council · North WestWon by Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust£2.5m
- Awarded1 Apr 2025Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Forensic Mortuary ServicesCornwall Council · South WestWon by Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Awarded1 Apr 2025Mortuary Room Hire & Associated Pathology ServicesWarwickshire Police · West MidlandsWon by Coventry and Warwickshire Pathology Service£119k
- Awarded1 Apr 2025MIAA administrative costs associated with post-mortem examinationsMerseyside Police · North WestWon by MIAA£103k
- Awarded14 Mar 2025Provision of Mortuary ServicesWest Northamptonshire Council · East MidlandsWon by Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust£420k
- Awarded12 Mar 2025Mortuary ServicesKettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust · East MidlandsWon by West Northamptonshire Council£9m
- Awarded26 Feb 2025Digital Autopsy ServiceCity of Doncaster Council · Yorkshire and the HumberWon by Digital Autopsy£1.9m
- Awarded25 Feb 2025Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of StaffordshireCoroners Service, Staffordshire, and Stoke on Trent County Council · West MidlandsWon by University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust£57k
- Open to joinApply by 31 Mar 2032East of England framework
Where to bid
Where mortuary services tenders are run
In-Tend3 38%
Open (NEPO)3 38%
Atamis1 13%
East Midlands Tenders1 13%
Tenders published in the last year that name the bid portal they run on.
Frameworks and DPS
3 frameworks for mortuary services work are running. 1 is open to join now.
Clarity Postmortem Imaging Limited won the most mortuary services contracts by value
Each dot is one contract, coloured by who bought it.
CouncilsNHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueCentral government
| Rank | Contractor | Contracts won, by buyer | Contracts | Value won | Buyers | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1joint | Brighton & Hove City Council South East · See every contract | 2 | £528k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Xyla (Pulse Healthcare Limited) South East · See every contract | 2 | £300k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Nipin Bagla Limited South East · See every contract | 2 | £93k | 1 | ||
| 1joint | University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | £93k | 2 | ||
| 1joint | Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 1joint | The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 1joint | Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust West Midlands · See every contract | 2 | Not published | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Clarity Postmortem Imaging Limited East of England · SME · See every contract | 1 | £20m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | West Northamptonshire Council East Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £9m | 1 | ||
| 8joint | Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust East Midlands · See every contract | 1 | £8m | 1 |
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Who buys
Councils award 85% of mortuary services contracts
Contracts with a published value in the last 2 years, from the type of buyer to the size of the contract.
6 buyers bought mortuary services more than once in the last 2 years
Each dot is a buyer, by how many mortuary services contracts it awarded in the last 2 years.
See who they are and when they usually buy →
Few and big, or many and small
Each dot is a buyer: how many mortuary services contracts it awarded against what they were worth. The busiest and biggest are named.
CouncilsNHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueCentral government
Top buyers by contracts awarded
| Rank | Buyer | Contracts | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kent County Council | 9 | £365k |
| 2 | Manchester City Council | 2 | £4.5m |
| 3 | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | 2 | £3m |
| 4 | Cornwall Council | 2 | £1.6m |
| 5 | East Sussex County Council | 2 | £528k |
| 6 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council | 2 | £130k |
| 7 | Norfolk County Council | 1 | £20m |
| 8 | Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust | 1 | £9m |
| 9 | Nottingham City Council | 1 | £8m |
| 10 | Rochdale Borough Council | 1 | £3.7m |
79 mortuary services contracts awarded since 2021
- 182021
- 62022
- 102023
- 112024
- 172025
- 172026 so far
Prices
Half of mortuary services contracts are worth less than £257k
CouncilsNHS and healthPolice, fire and rescueCentral government
The 10 biggest mortuary services contracts
- Norfolk County CouncilClarity Postmortem Imaging Limited · 15 Apr 2026
- Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWest Northamptonshire Council · 12 Mar 2025
- Nottingham City CouncilNottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust · 10 Feb 2026
- Rochdale Borough CouncilTiC Mobile Limited · 18 Dec 2025
- Manchester City CouncilManchester University NHS Foundation Trust · 28 Apr 2025
- Manchester City CouncilAdvanced Visualisation Technologies Ltd · 16 Sep 2025
- City of Doncaster CouncilDigital Autopsy · 26 Feb 2025
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · 20 Mar 2026
- Cornwall CouncilRoyal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust · 1 Jul 2025
- Sandwell Metropolitan Borough CouncilSandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust, Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust · 2 Apr 2026
Renewing contracts
8 mortuary services contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months
5 in the next 6 months. The 3 ending soonest are shown in full.
Ends Feb 2027
Post Mortem Services - AWARD
Milton Keynes City Council · South East · 5-year contract
Held by Backlogs
Ends Mar 2027
Contracts for the Provision of Mortuary Services
Kent County Council · South East · 3-year contract
Held by Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust, East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust, Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust
Mortuary services contract for a councilWest MidlandsUnder £100kEnds Mar 2027
Mortuary services contract for a councilEast of England£1m or moreEnds Mar 2027
Mortuary services contract for a councilEast of England£100k to £1mEnds Jul 2027
Mortuary services contract for a councilYorkshire and the Humber£1m or moreEnds Aug 2027
Mortuary services contract for a councilEast Midlands£100k to £1mEnds Sep 2027
Where and when
The South East awards the most mortuary services contracts. April and September are the busiest months.
Contracts by region and by month awarded. Click a region to filter the page.
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The regions as a table
| Region | Open now | Contracts | Value | Typical contract | Won the most | Bought the most | Renewing in 12 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South East | 0 | 11 | £893k | £40k | Brighton & Hove City Council and Nipin Bagla Limited (2 each) | Kent County Council (9) | 2 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 5 | £17.9m | £420k | – | – | 1 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 5 | £3.3m | £119k | University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust and 2 more (2 each) | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (2) | 1 |
| North West | 0 | 4 | £8.3m | £2.3m | – | Manchester City Council (2) | 0 |
| South West | 0 | 4 | £1.7m | – | – | Cornwall Council and Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (2 each) | 0 |
| East of England | 2 | 2 | £20.3m | – | – | – | 2 |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | 0 | 1 | £1.9m | – | – | – | 1 |
| London | 0 | 1 | £305k | – | – | – | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 1 | £240k | – | – | – | 1 |
| North East | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Scotland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | Not published | – | – | – | 0 |
Often bought with mortuary services
Key findings
- £320k a month
of mortuary services contracts awarded.
Typical contract £185k x 1.8 contracts a month, last 12 months. - 1.4
mortuary services contracts are awarded in a typical month.
34 contracts in the last 2 years. - 5
mortuary services contracts come up for renewal in the next 6 months.
Recurring contracts with a named supplier and a published end date before 5 May 2027. - 3
frameworks and DPSs are running for mortuary services work.
1 open to join now. - 16%
of mortuary services contracts are won by SMEs.
As recorded by the buyer, on 25 award notices.
How many mortuary services tenders and contracts are there?
| Since November 2021 | Last 12 months | |
|---|---|---|
| Notices published | 190 | 57 |
| Contracts awarded | 65 | 21 |
13 mortuary services contracts and frameworks end in the next 12 months, 13 of them recurring services. In the last two years, 21 buyers awarded mortuary services contracts to 31 suppliers.
Source: Find a Tender, Contracts Finder, Public Contracts Scotland, Sell2Wales and eTendersNI, to 4 November 2026. By Seamus White. How we count
Questions
How many mortuary services contracts does the UK public sector award?
34 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, from 21 public buyers.
How long are mortuary services tenders open for?
The median mortuary services tender is open for 30 days from publication to deadline.
How much is a typical public sector mortuary services contract worth?
The median is £257k, and 47% are worth less than £250k.
Which buyers award the most mortuary services contracts?
Councils award 85% of them.
Which part of the UK awards the most mortuary services contracts?
The South East: 11 of 34 in the 2 years to 4 November 2026, then the East Midlands (5) and the West Midlands (5).
How many mortuary services contracts come up for renewal in the next 12 months?
8 contracts end and are likely to be re-let, the first on 31 January 2027.
Are there frameworks or DPSs for mortuary services work that are open to join?
3 frameworks and DPSs for mortuary services work are running. 1 is open to join now.
What is included
Post-mortem examinations for coroners, including invasive autopsy, specialist staff for mass fatality mortuaries, and body storage and post-mortem facilities.
- Invasive autopsy for the coroner
- Body storage and post-mortem facilities
- Specialist post-mortem staff for mass fatality response
What is not included
- Post-mortem toxicology and perinatal, paediatric and coronial histopathology (see Pathology and specialist laboratory testing services)
- Mortuary equipment, body storage units and mortuary consumables (see Mortuary equipment and body storage)
- Coroner and mortuary case management software (see Coroner and mortuary case management)
- Body removal and funeral services (outside the 16 industries)