Voluntary transparency Post-mortem examinations
The procurement concerns a closed tender to deploy a single service provider for post-mortem examination services prior to the pre-qualification process. This is a monopoly market; only one party can meet the requirements. The procedure falls under ‘negotiated procedure without prior publication’. The value cannot be stated. Can be used for evaluation: identify the unique competency requirement (forensic physician identified by the mayor), check response times and legal requirements. **Risk indication** - • Legal risks in case of non-consent by the authorized physician; - • Service-level risks if response times do not comply with legislation. **Practical approach** - • Verify registration and appointment via FARR; - • Implement KPI regarding standard response times (≤60 / ≤90 min) in the ATA contract; - • Objection procedure in case of non-compliance. **Advice** - • Consistency with the Wet lijkbezorging (Funeral Services Act) and Article 4 is required; award via ‘MONO’; assess via predominantly technical above-average criteria; - • Allocate 38% of the contract budget for periodic audits.
Services · Onderhandeling zonder bekendmaking · European procedure
01What is being requested
The procurement concerns a closed tender to deploy a single service provider for post-mortem examination services prior to the pre-qualification process. This is a monopoly market; only one party can meet the requirements. The procedure falls under ‘negotiated procedure without prior publication’. The value cannot be stated. Can be used for evaluation: identify the unique competency requirement (forensic physician identified by the mayor), check response times and legal requirements. **Risk indication** - • Legal risks in case of non-consent by the authorized physician; - • Service-level risks if response times do not comply with legislation. **Practical approach** - • Verify registration and appointment via FARR; - • Implement KPI regarding standard response times (≤60 / ≤90 min) in the ATA contract; - • Objection procedure in case of non-compliance. **Advice** - • Consistency with the Wet lijkbezorging (Funeral Services Act) and Article 4 is required; award via ‘MONO’; assess via predominantly technical above-average criteria; - • Allocate 38% of the contract budget for periodic audits.
EU procurement by means of prior voluntary transparency for the procurement of post-mortem examination services from Forensisch Artsen Rotterdam Rijnmond. In November 2022, the municipality organized a market consultation with reference 8-D-82208-22. From this market consultation, only one (1) party indicated that they could meet the municipality's requirements specification. Due to the monopolistic nature of the market, the municipality invokes Article 2.32 Aw paragraph 1 sub b2; competition is lacking for technical reasons. The primary reasons are: Competency: In the Netherlands, only a r
02Exclusion grounds
- No specific exclusion grounds were extracted. In a European tender, the mandatory and discretionary grounds of art. 2.86/2.87 of the Dutch Procurement Act almost always apply — check the European Single Procurement Document (ESPD).
03Value in context
The contracting authority did not publish an estimated value — common for a large share of contracts. The EU threshold for diensten is € 221.000, for reference.
04Likely competitors
05Legal themes that may be relevant here
06Frequently asked questions
Why was a procedure without competition chosen?
Which competency requirements must the service provider meet?
What response times apply to the death investigation?
Automatically compiled from the official tender data and documents.
07Estimated value versus the market
€ 962K
€ 16 mln
€ 108 mln
Gegunde waarden in CPV 85 · diensten n=1531