Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of Staffordshire

Stoke-on-Trent City Council
West Midlands
Direct award
3 August 2026 to 31 March 2027

Mortuary and post-mortem facilities for secure receipt, storage, care, and release of deceased persons referred by the Senior Coroner for Staffordshire. Includes routine, complex, and digital post-mortem examinations, bariatric and custody cases, authorised viewing facilities, and out-of-hours arrangements, coordinating across multiple hospitals and agencies.

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Awarded value: £36k; As published
Published: 14 September 2026
Awarded: 14 September 2026; University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
Contract length: 8 months; Ends 31 March 2027

What the contract covers

Service contract

Provision of mortuary and post-mortem examination services to support coronial investigations and deceased storage.

Provide appropriate mortuary facilities for the secure receipt, storage, care and release of deceased persons referred under the jurisdiction of the Senior Coroner for Staffordshire
Provide facilities and appropriately qualified and competent staff to undertake post-mortem examinations as required by the Senior Coroner
Provide appropriate facilities to enable authorised viewing and identification of deceased persons, including facilities for bereaved relatives where required

Terms and requirements

Contract type: Service contract
Procedure: Direct award
Contract dates: 3 August 2026 to 31 March 2027
Certifications asked for: None stated
Lots: 1
Suitable for SMEs: Not stated
CPV codes: 85111800

Services in this contract

Mortuary and post-mortem servicesMain service£257k typicalMortuary and post-mortem services for HM Coroner for Staffordshire

Lifecycle

Published
14 September 2026
Contract awardedto University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust
14 September 2026
Contract starts
3 August 2026
Contract ends
31 March 2027

The buyer

Stoke-on-Trent City Council

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University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

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Cite this contract

Link: https://bidskim.com/tender/3867080/provision-of-mortuary-services-to-hm-coroner-for-the-county-of-staffordshire
Buyer reference: SandR/2025/461
Open contracting ID: ocds-h6vhtk-06f92a
Last checked: 4 November 2026

Stoke-on-Trent City Council. Provision of Mortuary services to HM Coroner for the County of Staffordshire. Contract award, 14 September 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3867080/provision-of-mortuary-services-to-hm-coroner-for-the-county-of-staffordshire (accessed 4 November 2026).