# The Coroners Act 1988 places several duties on Local Authorities for the provision of a Coroner's Service\. The Coroner is an independent judicial officer whose role is to investigate the causes of sudden deaths, deaths of unknown cause, unnatural or violent deaths or deaths in custody\. Bodies that fall under the jurisdiction of the Coroner are transported to a designated mortuary under specific conditions for further investigation and possible post-mortem\. The proposed objectives of this procurement are as follows\. i\. To put in place via an open tender process a compliant contract to deliver a Coroner's Transport Removal service on behalf of HM Coroner for Surrey

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Surrey County Council](/buyers/surrey-county-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £456,000
- Published: 14 March 2023
- Planned start: 1 July 2023
- Planned end: 30 June 2025
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 5434112b-5924-4ae4-bab3-3d8e7f9c30a3-623855
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-3205a8ae-18cf-4735-a60c-9ac96f712c77

## Description

Surrey County Council currently run a framework for the Transport Removals Service on Behalf of H\.M\. Coroner for Surrey\. The framework consists of 3 lots; Lot 1 - North Surrey Lot 2 - South West Surrey Lot 3 - South East Surrey\. Lot 2 was unawarded at the time and the council now wishes to run a procurement to award a contractor to this lot\. Please refer to the documentation included in this tender for full details\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/5434112b-5924-4ae4-bab3-3d8e7f9c30a3-623855)