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Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens For The Period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions

Medical Equipment & PharmaCPV 33940000
Value£400k
Deadline9 Oct 2026
Published11 Sept 2026
RegionNationwide
Timeline
Published 11 Sept 202628 days leftCloses 9 Oct 2026
Who to contact
cdp@sefton.gov.uk

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Contract value in context
£400ktotal contract value
median £123k
this tender£0£16.5m

This sits in the upper-middle of the Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals band — a substantial contract for the sector. Based on 9,456 valued Medical Equipment & Pharmaceuticals tenders in our corpus.

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The brief

Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service across the boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens for the period 1st December 2026 to 30th November 2029 with the Option for 2 x 12 Month Extensions.

The requirement is accordingly split across the following lots:- Lot 1 Sefton North Lot 2 Sefton South Lot 3 Knowsley Lot 4 St Helens

What it takes to bid this

1220 daysof bid-team effort
£8.2k£13.7kat typical UK bid-team rates

Typical UK bid effort for the £100k–£1m band — an estimate, not a quote.

Qualify & bid/no-bid ~10% · SQ / PQQ ~20% · Written response ~55% · Review & presentation ~15%

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  • Hold at bidFinancial standing (accounts, often ~2× contract value turnover)
  • Hold at bidInsurance cover (PL / EL, often PI)
  • Show at bidSocial value commitments

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