Section one: Contracting authority/entity
one.1) Name and addresses
Kent County Council
County Hall
Maidstone
ME14 1XQ
Contact
Mrs Alison Blackman
Telephone
+44 3000413335
Country
United Kingdom
Region code
UK - United Kingdom
Internet address(es)
Main address
Buyer's address
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
SC23191 Coroner Removals and Transfer Service
Reference number
DN716972
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98000000 - Other community, social and personal services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Please note that the planned virtual Bidder Briefing event for this opportunity will now be held on Wednesday 3rd July 2024. Prospective tenderers can register to attend at the following link:
This session will be recorded, with the slides and recording shared following the event with all tenderers.
Section six. Complementary information
six.6) Original notice reference
Notice number: 2024/S 000-019481
Section seven. Changes
seven.1.2) Text to be corrected in the original notice
Section number
II.1.4
Place of text to be modified
Short Description
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Coroners are independent judicial officers, appointed by the local authority within the
coroner area. Local authorities have a legal obligation to support the work of Coroner’s, to
fund all the costs of the service and to provide the necessary resources to enable them to
carry out their statutory obligations under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. This includes
the provision of appropriate contractual arrangements for the removal of the deceased. For
the four Kent coroner areas of Mid Kent & Medway, North-West Kent, North-East Kent and
Central & South-East Kent, KCC is the lead authority for the administrative areas of Kent and
Medway.
There are two service requirements to be procured under this process: Lot 1: Coroner
Removals Service and Lot 2: Coroner Transfers Service. Please see the sections below for a
description of these services.
Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
At this stage of the project, The Council have issued a Selection Questionnaire, to identify
suitably qualified suppliers to provide a Coroners Removal and/or Coroners Transfer Service.
To register your interest in this opportunity, please go to www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk.
Prospective suppliers must complete the Selection Questionnaire and submit via the Kent
Business Portal to be considered for this opportunity. Further information can be found in
the Selection Questionnaire documents.
Bidder Briefing
The Council is offering a Bidder Briefing Session, to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on
Monday 1st July 2024 at 10am. The briefing will provide The purpose of this session is to
explain the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) process, and support prospective suppliers to use
our e-tendering system, the Kent Business Portal.
If you wish to join the briefing, please register at the following address:
https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/1f2ee65b-43c6-42dd a379-148966892c2c@3253a20d-c735-4bfe-a8b7-3e6ab37f5f90
If you are unable to attend this session, a recording will be made available to all prospective
tenderers following the session. Questions can also be raised via the Kent Business Portal.
If you require any additional information regarding this opportunity, please do not hesitate to
contact Kent County Council through the messaging function on the Kent Business Portal.
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Coroners are independent judicial officers, appointed by the local authority within the coroner area. Local authorities have a legal obligation to support the work of Coroner’s, to fund all the costs of the service and to provide the necessary resources to enable them to carry out their statutory obligations under the Coroners and Justice Act 2009. This includes the provision of appropriate contractual arrangements for the removal of the deceased. For the four Kent coroner areas of Mid Kent & Medway, North-West Kent, North-East Kent and Central & South-East Kent, KCC is the lead authority for the administrative areas of Kent and Medway.
There are two service requirements to be procured under this process: Lot 1: Coroner Removals Service and Lot 2: Coroner Transfers Service. Please see the sections below for a description of these services.
Selection Questionnaire (SQ)
At this stage of the project, The Council have issued a Selection Questionnaire, to identify suitably qualified suppliers to provide a Coroners Removal and/or Coroners Transfer Service. To register your interest in this opportunity, please go to www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk. Prospective suppliers must complete the Selection Questionnaire and submit via the Kent Business Portal to be considered for this opportunity. Further information can be found in the Selection Questionnaire documents.
Bidder Briefing
The Council is offering a Bidder Briefing Session, to be held virtually via Microsoft Teams on Wednesday 3rd July 2024 at 10am. The purpose of this session is to explain the Selection Questionnaire (SQ) process, and support prospective suppliers to use our e-tendering system, the Kent Business Portal. If you wish to join the briefing, please register at the following address: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/d8598373-181a-4b44-8279-dd98fb084653@3253a20d-c735-4bfe-a8b7-3e6ab37f5f90
If you are unable to attend this session, a recording will be made available to all prospective tenderers following the session. Questions can also be raised via the Kent Business Portal. If you require any additional information regarding this opportunity, please do not hesitate to contact Kent County Council through the messaging function on the Kent Business Portal.