Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bb5-4b91-7212-95d7-682b32fbbd43/transportation-of-deceased-persons awarded GB open procedure # Transportation of Deceased Persons [Scottish Police Authority](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-police-authority) Estimated value Not stated Published 8 Dec 2025 Deadline Closed 2 Jun 2025 ## Who can bid - Split into 2 lots You can usually bid for just the lots you can deliver. - Sets up a framework Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. ## About this tender Framework with multiple suppliers covering mainland and islands of Scotland. A service is required 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 Bothe 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: - ‘First Transport’ – Transport to Designated Mortuary - ‘Second Transport’ – Place of Rest or Designated Mortuary to Designated Mortuary - ‘Return Transport’ – Designated Mortuary to Local Jurisdiction or Mortuary Read full description ## CPV classification Funeral and related services Source Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-04ddf7-2025-12-08T12:24:52Z [View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-04ddf7-2025-12-08T12:24:52Z) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile Scottish Police Authority: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/scottish-police-authority) [Sector More Other community & personal services tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/community-personal-services) ## More tenders like this [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Accord-cadre à bons de commande de prestations de location, entretien et gestion du linge · Cias Terres de Maurienne - Ehpad Bel'fontaine · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-7395-73b9-a765-1db7e6dd00b5/france-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-accord-cadre-a-bons-de-commande-de) [Miscellaneous services – Servizio Reception Welcome Desk · Freie Universität Bozen · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b73-7187-9c80-2908f2993434/italy-miscellaneous-services-servizio-reception-welcome-desk) [Home-help services – Udbud af helhedspleje og hjemmepleje til borgere i eget hjem i Vejle Kommune · Vejle Kommune · 32 days left · 20 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-a425-7319-a433-bf67841eb48a/denmark-home-help-services-udbud-af-helhedspleje-og-hjemmepleje-til-borgere) [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Gordijnenreiniging · Academisch Ziekenhuis Maastricht · 44 days left · 2 Dec 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6fdc-7172-8048-7acdb8f50a37/netherlands-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-gordijnenreiniging) [Washing and dry-cleaning services – Udbud på vask, leje og levering af Linned · Fællesudbud Sjælland · 39 days left · 27 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b49-7299-bcbf-f1da15517b5e/denmark-washing-and-dry-cleaning-services-udbud-pa-vask-leje-og-levering-af) [Miscellaneous services – Servicio de Modelos en Vivo para la Facultad de Bellas Artes de la Universidad de Sevilla. · Rectorado de la Universidad de Sevilla · 15 days left · 3 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-8b94-721a-8e8e-f04ca7219006/spain-miscellaneous-services-servicio-de-modelos-en-vivo-para-la-facultad-de)