SC23191 Coroner Removals and Transfer Service

  • Kent County Council

F14: Notice for changes or additional information

Notice identifier: 2024/S 000-019541

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-044f05

Published 26 June 2024, 1:03pm



Section one: Contracting authority/entity

one.1) Name and addresses

Kent County Council

County Hall

Maidstone

ME14 1XQ

Contact

Mrs Alison Blackman

Email

alison.blackman@kent.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 3000413335

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UK - United Kingdom

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.kent.gov.uk

Buyer's address

http://www.kent.gov.uk


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:

https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3cd8513b-b800-4263-9d6e-79f422a82b00@3253a20d-c735-4bfe-a8b7-3e6ab37f5f90

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.