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Prior notice United Kingdom Supplies

Multi-level, Mass Fatalities Body Storage capability

Buyer: Home Office

Published
14 December 2023
Estimated value
£1,000,000
Place of performance
UK
Lots
1
Notice number
036795-2023
Reference
ocds-h6vhtk-04259d
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Description

After an initial request for information activity the Authority seek to further determine market potential and consider market views for a multi-level, Mass Fatalities Body Storage capability with a view to ensure such views are considered for any potential procurement that the Authorities may wish to launch. The current position is that in the event of an incident resulting in a large number of fatalities that could overwhelm the usual body storage capacity of the relevant local authority, they may call upon the body storage capacity of neighbouring authorities under existing mutual aid arrangements. In addition, the authority may also draw upon the Home Office-provided ‘mass fatalities’ capability. At present these are steel ISO body storage units, provided on a regional basis across the country (covering the nine regions of England, plus Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) with specified local authorities being responsible for the oversight of these units within their region. There are approximately 45 such units, with each region or devolved administration being allocated between 3 or 4 units each. With a body storage capacity of 16 persons per unit (…

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