Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council

Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council (on behalf of the Senior Coroner for the North Manchester District) Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Competitive Procedure Chest Reference: DN772281 STAR Reference: UID 12323 Cross Sectional Post Mortem Imaging Services - Rochdale Council (on behalf of the Senior Coroner for the North Manchester District) Provider Selection Regime 2023 - Competitive Procedure Chest Reference: DN772281 STAR Reference: UID 12323 Greater Manchester North Jurisdiction covering the local authority areas of Rochdale, Oldham and Bury. This service is hosted by Rochdale Borough Council Greater Manchester North Coronial jurisdiction currently has a service level agreement in place with the Northern Care Alliance and Royal Oldham Hospital Mortuary to provide a public mortuary facility and to fulfil the Coroner's post mortem examination requirements.

The existing arrangements are only able to cater for invasive or external post mortem examinations only. There is currently no facility to provide a digital scanning service to complement the existing arrangements.

Any digital scanning examinations undertaken currently are funded privately and not by the local authority. In order to provide a robust, futureproofed service and one that meets the needs of all sections of the community, Rochdale BC on behalf of the Coroner for Greater Manchester North is looking to expand its existing post mortem examination arrangements by securing the services of a suitably qualified and professional digital post mortem examination service for the jurisdiction area of Manchester Greater Manchester North.

Estimated Contract Period: 02 February 2026 - 01 February 2031 with the option to extend by up to a further five year period. Estimated Contract Value: £370,500 excl VAT per annum Initial 5 year Contract Value: £1,852,500 excl VAT 10 Year Contract Value if extension period is invoked: £3,705,000 excl VAT