Transportation of Deceased Persons
key details
| Status | complete |
|---|---|
| Category (CPV) | 98370000 |
| Region | Scotland |
| Deadline | 2 Jun 2025 |
| Procedure | open |
| OCID | ocds-h6vhtk-04ddf7 |
Awards (16)
This procurement was awarded to 16 suppliers. Values shown are per-award; the notice total is ·.
| Supplier | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A & A Doyle Limited shared | · | · | active |
| Dignity Funerals Ltd shared | · | · | active |
| Donald MacDonald Funeral Directors Ltd shared | · | · | active |
| Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare shared | · | · | active |
| Ian Bendall Funeral Directors shared | · | · | · |
| James Ashton & Son Ltd shared | · | · | active |
| Jamie R Rodgers Funeral Directors shared | · | · | active |
| John McLellan & Co. Ltd shared | · | · | active |
| John McNeil Funeral Directors shared | · | · | active |
| John Ross Funeral Services Ltd shared | · | · | · |
| kings funeral directors shared | · | · | active |
| Mairi Urquhart & Son Funeral Group shared | · | · | · |
| Mark Shaw Funeral Services Ltd shared | · | · | active |
| Selwood Funeral Directors shared | · | · | active |
| Sinclair Funeral Directors shared | · | · | active |
| Steven Thomson Funeral Directors shared | · | · | · |
description
Framework with multiple suppliers covering mainland and islands of Scotland.
A service is required to uplift deceased persons from a locus and transport them to a designated mortuary, or transport between mortuaries or from a mortuary to a place of rest.
The requirement for transportation is only in circumstances where there is a Police Scotland/COPFS investigation into the death.
Non-suspicious deaths where a death certificate is issued or is anticipated will not form part of the requirement.
The contract will incorporate the full requirement for transportation services for Police Scotland and the COPFS (Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service). Police Scotland will be the main point of contact for all enquiries & invoicing relating to the Framework.
The Framework will be split into 2 Lots:-
| Lot 1: | Reactive Journeys from Locus to Designated Mortuary or non-Designated Mortuary |
| Lot 2: | Planned Journeys between Designated Mortuaries, Non Designated Mortuaries and Designated Mortuaries, Places of Rest and Designated Mortuaries and Return Journeys |
Bothe lots will be further split into geographical regions with suppliers able to bid on the regions most suited to their business.
The following transport services have been identified as forming part of the requirement:
| 1. | ‘First Transport’ – Transport to Designated Mortuary |
| 2. | ‘Second Transport’ – |
Place of Rest or Designated Mortuary to Designated Mortuary
- ‘Return Transport’ – Designated Mortuary to Local Jurisdiction or Mortuary
documents
- Attached RFI is for information gathering purposes in order to consider future procurement options
- PROC-24-2705 ITT
- Appendix I - Deceased Storage Guidance
- Appendix J - No Collusion certificate
- Appendix K - SOC Certificate
- Appendix L - Security Aspects certificate
- Appendix M - SPA Tech response form
- Appendix B - Pricing Schedule
- Appendix D - Tech Q's Lot 1
- Appendix A - T&CS
- Appendix A - T&CS
- Appendix B - Pricing Schedule
- Appendix C - Uplift Form 134-001
- Appendix D - Tech Q's Lot 1
- Appendix E - Tech Q's Lot 2
- Appendix F - MI template
- Appendix G - Designated mortuaries
- Appendix H - Divisional Maps
- Transportation of Deceased Persons , awardNotice
- Transportation of Deceased Persons , contractNotice
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notice history
3 notices published against this procurement.
| Published | Type | Regime | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Feb 2025 | Prior information notice (F01) | Earlier regulations | 004660-2025 |
| 5 May 2025 | Contract notice (F02) | Earlier regulations | 018948-2025 |
| 8 Dec 2025 | Contract award notice (F03) | Earlier regulations | 080564-2025 |
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