Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Leicester City Council
City Hall (4th Floor), 115 Charles Street
Leicester
LE1 1FZ
UK
Contact person: Miss Izabela Skowronek
Telephone: +44 1164546188
E-mail: izabela.skowronek@leicester.gov.uk
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.leicester.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.leicester.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
Provision of Mortuary and Associated Services
Reference number: DN703205
II.1.2) Main CPV code
85100000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
This award notice is for award of Mortuary and Associated Services. Leicester City Council's internal reference for this contract is FEW1286.
Leicester City Council is the lead authority for Leicester City & South Leicestershire Coroner Area. The Council has a statutory duty to fund the Coroner’s Service including expenditure on mortuary and post-mortem services.
There is no competition for this service. Deceased bodies referred to the Leicester City & South Leicestershire Coroner must remain within their jurisdiction until officially released by the Coroner.
The term of this contract is up to 4 years (1+1+1+1). The value provided at 'II.1.7. Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)' and at 'V.2.4. Information on value of the contract/lot' represents the total estimated value for a full term. Actual expenditure may vary due to the nature of this contract.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Lowest offer:
1.00
GBP/ Highest offer:
2 480 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
His Majesty's Coroner and the Coronial process is governed under a statute of law, whereby a cause of death must be given to enable the legal registration of the death and disposal, burial or cremation. To enable this Leicester City Council would like to award the contract to University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust for the provision body storage refrigeration an post mortem facilities. Associated services may include (as required): toxicology services; bodily fluids extraction and storage: tissue extraction and storage; MRI scanning.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 99
Price
/ Weighting:
1
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
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
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition
Justification for selected award procedure:
The works, supplies or services can be provided only by a particular economic operator for the following reason: absence of competition for technical reasons
Explanation
Award relying on Reg. 32(b)(ii) competition is absent for technical reasons.
By law, the body must stay in the Coroner’s area. Therefore, his Majesty's Coroner Service requires mortuary services at University Hospitals of Leicester, UHL.
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
Yes
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: FEW1286
Title: Provision of Mortuary and Associated Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
20/12/2023
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 0
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
Leicester Headquarters Level 3, Balmoral Building Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 5WW
UK
NUTS: UKF
Internet address(es)
URL: https://www.nhs.uk/services/acute-trust/university-hospitals-of-leicester-nhs-trust/RWE
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:
Lowest offer:
2 480 000.00
GBP
/ Highest offer:
2 480 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Royal Courts of Justice
The Strand
London
WC2A 2LL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
12/01/2024