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Coroners Pathologists

Provision of expert pathology services to enable the legal registration of deaths and subsequent burial or cremation. The service requires the delivery of post-mortem examinations and associated reporting to meet statutory requirements under the Coronial process, ensuring compliance with legal standards for death certification.

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Awarded value
£280k
As published
Published
16 September 2025
Awarded
16 September 2025
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Contract length
12 months
Ends 20 September 2026

What the contract covers

Specialist healthcare services

Provision of specialist forensic pathology services to support the Coronial process in determining causes of death for legal registration.

  • Carrying out the Post Mortem
  • Interpreting an MRI scan to ascertain cause of death
  • Carrying out a view and grant for a cause of death
  • Carrying out an invasive Post Mortem

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Specialist healthcare services
Procedure
Direct award
Initial term
12 months
Extensions
12 months
Longest it can run
24 months
Contract dates
21 September 2025 to 20 September 2026
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Not stated
CPV codes
85000000

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Lifecycle

  1. Published
  2. Contract awardedto University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
  3. Contract starts
  4. Contract ends
The buyer

Leicester City Council

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The supplier

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/327206/coroners-pathologists
Buyer reference
FEW1546
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-059b9b
Last checked
4 November 2026

Leicester City Council. Coroners Pathologists. Contract award, 16 September 2025. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/327206/coroners-pathologists (accessed 4 November 2026).