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Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council

  • Rochdale Borough Council

F02: Contract notice

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-016366

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0505f5 (view related notices)

Published 22 April 2025, 7:44pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Rochdale Borough Council

Number One Riverside

Rochdale

OL161XU

Contact

Edward Farnworth

Email

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

https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/

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

https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

Tenders or requests to participate must be submitted electronically via

https://www.the-chest.org.uk/

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:

www.The-Chest.org.uk

• 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:

www.The-Chest.org.uk

• 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