# Services to HM Coroner in Torbay and South Devon

> Contract award record from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Torbay Council](/buyers/torbay-council/contract-awards)
- Contract winner: First Care Ambulance Limited
- Award value: £255,840
- Tender value: £43,230
- Award date: 10 April 2017
- Published: 20 April 2017
- Contract start: 1 May 2017
- Contract end: 30 April 2020
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: b70e191c-c51a-4588-8c82-c98b01674989-142902
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-126827b0-0ed2-44dd-8ecf-f96738cac280

## Description

In the unfortunate case of a violent, sudden or suspicious death it is the responsibility of H\.M\. Coroner to remove bodies from the scene to complete the necessary inquest\. The Coroner for Torbay also has responsibility for areas outside the Bay \(parts of Teignbridge and parts of South Hams\)\. The Devon and Cornwall Police Constabulary Control Centre is responsible for the initial instruction for collection of the body\. This new Contract is for the collections and removals \(of the deceased\) service, on behalf of H\.M\. Coroner, by a sole service provider, covering Torbay and the surrounding areas of Teignbridge and the South Hams\. Please refer to the tender documents for full details of the requirements\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/b70e191c-c51a-4588-8c82-c98b01674989-142902)