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Scottish Police Authority has published a Prior Information Notice (PIN) for their Transportation of Deceased Framework.

Police Scotland is seeking expressions of interest from suppliers to join their framework with multiple suppliers covering mainland and islands of Scotland.  

The service requires to uplift deceased persons from a locus and transport them to a designated mortuary, or transport between mortuaries or from a mortuary to a place of rest. The requirement for transportation is only in circumstances where there is a Police Scotland/COPFS investigation into the death. Non-suspicious deaths where a death certificate is issued or is anticipated will not form part of the requirement.

The contract will incorporate the full requirement for transportation services for Police Scotland and the COPFS (Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service). Police Scotland will be the main point of contact for all enquiries & invoicing relating to the Framework.

The Framework will be split into 2 Lots: -

Lot 1: Reactive Journeys from Locus to Designated Mortuary or non-Designated Mortuary

Lot 2: Planned Journeys between Designated Mortuaries, Non Designated Mortuaries and Designated Mortuaries, Places of Rest and Designated Mortuaries and Return Journeys

Both lots will be further split into geographical regions with suppliers able to bid on the regions most suited to their business.

The following transport services have been identified as forming part of the requirement:

1. ‘First Transport’ – Transport to Designated Mortuary

2. ‘Second Transport’ –Place of Rest or Designated Mortuary to Designated Mortuary

3. ‘Return Transport’ – Designated Mortuary to Local Jurisdiction or Mortuary

Further criteria can be found in the  PIN notice and any associated documents published on Public Contracts Scotland.

Estimated date of publication of the contract notice is 17/04/2025

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