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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Mortuary Facilities and Pathology Services
Historical: no longer open for bids.
01/ The notice
Key facts
- Value
- £1,900,000Estimated value stated in the notice
- Deadline (UK time)
- No open deadlineA deadline does not apply to this historical notice.
- Published
- 20 Mar 2026
- Region
- Not stated
02/ The brief
What the notice says
Not fully read: this is the notice text; attached documents are not read.
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), through its Registration Services, acts as the relevant authority for the Black Country Coroners Service. The jurisdiction of the Black Country Coroners Service encompasses the four local authority areas of Sandwell, Walsall, Dudley, and Wolverhampton. To support the delivery of coronial responsibilities, the provision of mortuary and pathology services across the Black Country region has beenll be procured under this contract. The services will be divided into four (4) Lots, each corresponding to one of the local authority areas.
Each Lot represents the provision of mortuary and pathology services specific to the corresponding local authority area. The criteria for each lot will be the same, where TUPE arrangements may apply. Further details regarding the requirements for each Lot can be found in Schedule 5 – Specification. The contract is divided into the following lots: Lot 1 - Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council Lot 2 - Walsall Metropolitan Borough Council Lot 3 - City of Wolverhampton Council and Lot 4 - Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
03/ Classification
CPV codes
Common Procurement Vocabulary codes, exactly as the notice lists them. No descriptions are added here.
- 85111800
- 85145000
- 98370000
- 98371200
04/ History
Releases of this notice
2 releases held, oldest first. Dates are UK time.
- 20 Jan 2026Tender notice
Tender notice published 20 January 2026.
Deadline in this release: Mon 16 Feb 2026, 15:00 GMT.
Release 004944-2026
View this release on Find a Tender (opens in a new tab) - 20 Mar 2026Notice
Notice published 20 March 2026. The notice text changed; the source gives no change note.
Release 025771-2026
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05/ Limits
What the source does not tell us
- None recorded for the fields above. Attached documents are not read, so this is not a full account of the tender.
06/ Questions
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- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-060a40
- Source
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- Stage
- award · Awarded
- Last verified
- Sat 4 Apr 2026, 13:51 BST
- Read at
- Wed 28 Oct 2026, 17:40 GMT
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