# Contracts for the Provision of Mortuary Services

> A sourced UK public sector contract award published by KENT COUNTY COUNCIL.

## Key facts

- Buyer: [KENT COUNTY COUNCIL](/buyers/kent-county-council/contract-awards)
- Supplier: Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust
- Award value: £7,000,000
- Tender value: £7,000,000
- Award date: 31 March 2024
- Published: 30 April 2026
- Contract start: 1 April 2024
- Contract end: 31 March 2027
- Stage: awarded
- Procurement category: services
- Notice ID: 414804b9-a1c7-4075-88aa-28a4c54bb15f-895578
- OCID: ocds-b5fd17-420e00b0-c6d5-48d5-b837-8f109b47b453

## Description

The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 places a duty on Coroners to investigate deaths that are referred to them if they have reason to think that:  The death was violent or unnatural;  The cause of death is unknown; or  The deceased died while in prison, police custody or another form of state detention\. In some cases, the Coroner will order a Post-Mortem \(PM\) to establish the cause of death, and in such cases, the deceased is taken to one of five NHS mortuaries across Kent and Medway\. On behalf of the Kent Senior Coroners, KCC ensures access to body storage and PM facilities across the Kent coroner areas\. Contracts with Dartford and Gravesham, East Kent, Medway Maritime and Maidstone and Tunbridge Wells NHS Trusts for the provision of PM facilities are in place to fulful this requirement\.

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## Source

[View the original notice on Contracts Finder](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/414804b9-a1c7-4075-88aa-28a4c54bb15f-895578)