Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Rochdale Borough Council
Number One Riverside
Rochdale
OL161XU
UK
Contact person: Sophie Lamb
E-mail: sophie.lamb@star-procurement.gov.uk
NUTS: UKD37
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.rochdale.gov.uk/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85150000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.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.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
3 705 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKD3
II.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.
Estimated Contract Period: 02 February 2026 - 01 February 2031 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
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50%
Quality criterion: Social Value
/ Weighting: 20%
Price
/ Weighting:
30%
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
Option to extend by up to a further five year period.
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-016366
Section V: Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
18/12/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 3
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
TiC Mobile Limited
12470489
1 Kings Avenue
London
N21 3NA
UK
NUTS: UK
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 3 705 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) Intention to Award Notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulation 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contract Regulations 2015 or Procurement Act 2023 do not apply to this award.
The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by 13th January 2025 via The Chest. The contract has not yet fully been awarded, this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
The decision makers were made up of the evaluation team, Heads of Service and will be subject to the Council's decision-making process. There were were no declared Conflicts of Interest.
The relative importance of each award criteria is stated within Section IV.
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
23/12/2025