Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
Rochdale Borough Council
Number One Riverside
Rochdale
OL161XU
Contact
Edward Farnworth
edward.farnworth@star-procurement.gov.uk
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UKD37 - Greater Manchester North East
Justification for not providing organisation identifier
Not on any register
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.2) Information about joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
one.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at
Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 85150000 - Medical imaging services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council (on behalf of the Senior Coroner for the North Manchester District)
Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Competitive Procedure
Chest Reference: DN772281
STAR Reference: UID 12323
Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council (on behalf of the Senior Coroner for the North Manchester District) Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Competitive Procedure Chest Reference: DN772281 STAR Reference: UID 12323 Greater Manchester North Jurisdiction covering the local authority areas of Rochdale, Oldham and Bury.
This service is hosted by Rochdale Borough Council Greater Manchester North Coronial jurisdiction currently has a service level agreement in place with the Northern Care Alliance and Royal Oldham Hospital Mortuary to provide a public mortuary facility and to fulfil the Coroner's post mortem examination requirements. The existing arrangements are only able to cater for invasive or external post mortem examinations only. There is currently no facility to provide a digital scanning service to complement the existing arrangements. Any digital scanning examinations undertaken currently are funded privately and not by the local authority.
In order to provide a robust, futureproofed service and one that meets the needs of all sections of the community, Rochdale BC on behalf of the Coroner for Greater Manchester North is looking to expand its existing post mortem examination arrangements by securing the services of a suitably qualified and professional digital post mortem examination service for the jurisdiction area of Manchester Greater Manchester North.
For further information go to:
• register as a supplier
• then login Page 5 to 9
• go to find opportunities
• under portals select The Chest
• under organisations select Rochdale Council
• select DN772281
• select 'register in this opportunity'
• select 'To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here'
• download documents
CPV Code: 5150000-5 - Medical Scanning Services
Estimated Contract Period: 15 July 2025 - 14 July 2030 with the option to extend by up to a further five year period.
two.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT: £1,852,500
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UK - United Kingdom
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council (on behalf of the Senior Coroner for the North Manchester District)
Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Competitive Procedure
Chest Reference: DN772281
STAR Reference: UID 12323
Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council (on behalf of the Senior Coroner for the North Manchester District) Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Competitive Procedure Chest Reference: DN772281 STAR Reference: UID 12323 Greater Manchester North Jurisdiction covering the local authority areas of Rochdale, Oldham and Bury.
This service is hosted by Rochdale Borough Council Greater Manchester North Coronial jurisdiction currently has a service level agreement in place with the Northern Care Alliance and Royal Oldham Hospital Mortuary to provide a public mortuary facility and to fulfil the Coroner's post mortem examination requirements. The existing arrangements are only able to cater for invasive or external post mortem examinations only. There is currently no facility to provide a digital scanning service to complement the existing arrangements. Any digital scanning examinations undertaken currently are funded privately and not by the local authority.
In order to provide a robust, futureproofed service and one that meets the needs of all sections of the community, Rochdale BC on behalf of the Coroner for Greater Manchester North is looking to expand its existing post mortem examination arrangements by securing the services of a suitably qualified and professional digital post mortem examination service for the jurisdiction area of Manchester Greater Manchester North.
For further information go to:
• register as a supplier
• then login Page 5 to 9
• go to find opportunities
• under portals select The Chest
• under organisations select Rochdale Council
• select DN772281
• select 'register in this opportunity'
• select 'To View This RFQ Event Now Click Here'
• download documents
CPV Code: 5150000-5 - Medical Scanning Services
Estimated Contract Period: 15 July 2025 - 14 July 2030 with the option to extend by up to a further five year period.
Estimated Contract Value: £370,500 excl VAT per annum
Initial 5 year Contract Value: £1,852,500 excl VAT
10 Year Contract Value if extension period is invoked: £3,705,000 excl VAT
Contract Award Criteria: Quality Criteria - 50% Social Value - 20% Cost: 30%
Tenders must be submitted electronically via the internet using the Council's electronic tendering system, The Chest at www.the-chest.org.uk.
If your company requires any technical support in relation to the submission of its tender via The Chest, please contact The Chest helpdesk (managed by Due North) during business hours of 08:30 to 17:30, Monday to Friday (excluding public/statutory holidays) by following the instructions in the Supplier Support section of The Chest portal.
Evaluation of the Bidder's business, generally by way of the Supplier Questionnaire (Part One) by applying the Basic Selection Criteria as set out in that Questionnaire Evaluation of the Bidder's tender response for successful companies passing the Basic Selection stage. The criteria described in 4.2 Tender Award Criteria (Instruction for Tendering document) is the criteria used by the Council to determine the Most Advantageous Tender
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
two.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT: £1,852,500
two.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months
60
This contract is subject to renewal
No
two.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted: No
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
Section three. Legal, economic, financial and technical information
three.1) Conditions for participation
three.1.2) Economic and financial standing
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
three.1.3) Technical and professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes
four.2) Administrative information
four.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date
23 May 2025
Local time
5:00pm
four.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
English
four.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date
26 May 2025
Local time
9:00am
Section six. Complementary information
six.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement: Yes
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
STAR Procurement
Sale
Country
United Kingdom