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Published 11 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Adult Funerals 2025 - 2029

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£220,000≈ £55k / year · £264,000 inc. VAT13.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 7 Jul 2025awarded 1 Sept 2025
Awarded to Wm Simpson & Son
Contract term 4 yrsends 1 Sept 2029 · starts 1 Sept 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sheffield City Council has a statutory duty to provide funerals for the deceased where they either have no funeral plan in place or have no family or friends able or willing to arrange the funeral on their behalf.

CPV: Funeral services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 4 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£220,000
Contract period: 1 Sept 2025 – 1 Sept 2029 (4 yrs)Value: £220,000 exc. VAT · £264,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: Yorkshire & HumberEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
98371000 Funeral services

What it takes to win
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How this buyer will score bids.

The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).

Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Price
  • Quality
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
Last source update
14 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
Authority reference
100102
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-031480
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Funeral services
Delivery area
Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054690 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: EU-Supply (CTM) · Who buys & how to bid on EU-Supply
Public notice page · account needed to bidElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · 5–10 minutes
Submission deadline
7 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
Clarification deadline
30 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_… ↗

Timeline

11 Jun 2025 → 14 Oct 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    30 Jun 2025, 17:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    7 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
  4. Contract starts
    1 Sept 2025
  5. Latest notice published367 days ago
    14 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 11:44 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    14 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    14 Oct 2025, 15:00 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £249,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Sept 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wm Simpson & SonSME——Awarded

Contracts

  • Adult Funeral 2025 - 2029 · Wm Simpson & SonSME

    Signed
    1 Sept 2025
    Value
    £249,000
    Period
    1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2029
    Status
    active

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sheffield City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PPQT-9425-JWVM The Town Hall, Pinstone St, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S1 2HHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wm Simpson & SonAwarded supplier 103 Fitzwalter Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S2 2SPContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender