# The Provision of Coroner's Collection of Bodies for Barnsley

> Tender notice from UK public-sector procurement sources.

## Key facts

- Public buyer: [Sheffield City Council](/buyers/sheffield-city-council/contract-awards)
- Tender value: £50,000
- Published: 15 December 2020
- Planned start: 1 February 2021
- Planned end: 31 January 2024
- Stage: open_tender
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 70b6f17e-4a10-4d87-99fe-ffd4f5e37c54-400796
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-6d354dc7-791e-4f57-abf7-162a2b384985

## Description

The Coroner for South Yorkshire \(West\) is an independent Judicial Officer dealing with around 3,200 reported deaths per year in accordance with the Terms of the Coroner's Act 1988\. The Medico-Legal Centre Mortuary is licensed under the Human Tissue Act 2004 and operates in compliance with the Human Tissue Authority standards\. Service Providers responsible for transporting the deceased on behalf of the HM Coroner will be expected to operate to the highest Professional Standards of Health, Safety and Hygiene, maintaining the security of the bodies in their care and treating the deceased with dignity and respect at all times\. For information purposes only to give an indication of historical demand in the last year there were approximately 375 body collections made\. This is for guidance only and there is no guarantee of a minimum number of collections under any awarded contract\.

## Related contract awards

- [Consultancy Plus Call Off via YPO Framework](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-054aa364-3b5a-43be-8bb6-f8e716a8d65f): Sheffield City Council
- [Employment Support - Therapy, Coaching and Mental Wellbeing Support](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-352a110f-db31-47cc-9030-c6e3b543f94a): Sheffield City Council
- [Employment Support - Physiotherapy and Pain Management](/contracts/ocds-b5fd17-d1ae62cf-b2b9-4e5e-9357-201121b94fe8): Sheffield City Council

## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/70b6f17e-4a10-4d87-99fe-ffd4f5e37c54-400796)