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Mortuary Facilities and Pathology Services - AWARD

Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · published 23 Apr 2026. This page preserves the identifiers and current held fields for one Contracts Finder release; it is not an invoice, performance assessment or complete contract history.

Contracts Finder release ID9c14fdd2-435d-42c2-8ede-a8dddda06564-894257
Open Contracting ID (OCID)ocds-b5fd17-66a779e4-a58c-4f39-8ebc-9429089227b7
Buyer identifierGB-CFS-16
Release typeawardUpdate
PUBLISHED COMMERCIAL FIELDS

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Award value
£1,143,482
award field
Tender value
Not disclosed
tender field
Procurement method
Open procedure
Category
services
CPV
85111800
Pathology services
Delivery
Not stated
B69 3DB
PUBLISHED DESCRIPTION

What the notice says

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 will 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

Tender statuscomplete
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  1. 01Notice publishedPublication timestamp on the held release23 Apr 2026
  2. 02Tender period endsTender-period field as published16 Feb 2026
  3. 03Contract startsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2026
  4. 04Contract endsContract-period field as published31 Mar 2030
SUPPLIER EVIDENCE

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Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust

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The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust

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Walsall Healthcare NHS Trust

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SOURCE

Contracts Finder release

Published 23 Apr 2026 · held through the daily award projection · Open Government Licence v3.0.

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