HM Coroners Community Removals list

Buyer
Durham County Council
Value
£1,500,000
Closes
2 November 2026
Where
Durham, the North East
Type
Dynamic purchasing system (open to join)

In plain English

Durham County Council is building an approved list of multiple removal service providers to handle community removals (likely moving deceased persons from homes to mortuaries on behalf of coroners). There is no guaranteed minimum work or spending, and being on the list just means you can be invited to quote on jobs as they arise.

What the buyer wants

• Provide community removal services as requested by the Council (moving deceased persons as part of coroner operations) • Meet the detailed requirements set out in Document 3a Specification (which is not provided in this notice) • Accept that you may be invited to tender for individual jobs but have no guaranteed volume of work

Likely requirements

Our reading of the notice. Always check the tender documents.

Most small removal businesses will be disqualified unless they have specific training, equipment, and insurance for handling deceased persons, and can demonstrate professional experience in this sensitive work (standard house removals do not qualify).

How to bid

This is a Dynamic Purchasing System: an open list of approved suppliers. You can apply to join at any time while it runs, and once accepted you can bid for the individual contracts the buyer runs through it.

How dynamic purchasing systems work

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