Mortuary Services

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
East Midlands
1 September 2025 to 31 August 2030

Provision of full mortuary services, encompassing the transfer of deceased patients from hospital facilities to offsite storage locations and the delivery of bereavement services. The contract operates over a 15-year term, structured as a 5+5+5 arrangement, to ensure continuity of clinical support and sensitive handling of remains.

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Awarded value: £9m; As published
Published: 12 March 2025
Awarded: 12 March 2025; West Northamptonshire Council
Contract length: 60 months; Ends 31 August 2030

What the contract covers

Services contract

Provision of comprehensive mortuary services including hospital-to-offsite body storage and bereavement support for healthcare and public sector organisations.

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Services contract
Initial term: 60 months
Extensions: 60 months + 60 months
Longest it can run: 180 months
Contract dates: 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2030
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
Category: Services
CPV codes: 85111800

Services in this contract

Mortuary and post-mortem servicesMain service£257k typicalFull hospital mortuary service with offsite storage including bereavement

Lifecycle

Published
12 March 2025
Contract awardedto West Northamptonshire Council
12 March 2025
Contract starts
1 September 2025
Contract ends
31 August 2030

The buyer

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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The supplier

West Northamptonshire Council

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3141986/mortuary-services
Buyer reference: C321581
Last checked: 5 November 2026

Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Mortuary Services. Contract award, 12 March 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3141986/mortuary-services (accessed 5 November 2026).