Official UK procurement notice
BCP Council Crematorium Service Concession
Authority: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: South West (UKK24)
Concession value (operator's revenue)£20,000,000operator revenue, not the authority's budget
Submissions closed 28 Jul 2026
Contract term 20 yrsends 31 Jan 2047 · starts 1 Feb 2027
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionBCP Council is procuring a works/services concession contract for the operation, maintenance and investment in cremation facilities in Poole.
- How the procedure runs: Stage 1 Request to participate with Evaluation and shortlisting Stage 2 Site visits Stage 3 Initial Tender followed by shortlisting Stage 4 Iterative Dialogue Stage 5 Final Bids
- No preliminary market engagement: PME occurred in 2024
CPV: Funeral services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Published value£20,000,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Technical & professional ability
See documentation on Tender Portal
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality Assessment: 40%
- Commercial Model: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Commercial Model: Commercial model to include share of Turnover/Base Rent and Investment plans
- Quality Assessment: Quality as assessed by Criteria outlined in documentation
Conditions of participation1
- Technical & professional ability
See documentation on Tender Portal
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
- Competitive flexible procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Concession
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Jun 2026, 22:21 BST
- Last source update
- 21 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Feb 2027
- Authority reference
DN819245- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-056377- Latest notice
- Tender notice (UK4)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b562Find a Tender
- How it runs
Stage 1 Request to participate with Evaluation and shortlisting
Stage 2 Site visits
Stage 3 Initial Tender followed by shortlisting
Stage 4 Iterative Dialogue
Stage 5 Final Bids
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
- Submission deadline
- 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
15 Jun 2026 → 1 Feb 2027 · 6 dates- Tender notice published131 days ago15 Jun 2026, 22:21 BST
- Clarification questions by107 days ago10 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Latest notice published96 days ago21 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST
- Submission deadline89 days ago28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Today25 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 99 days1 Feb 2027
- Award decision expected byin 100 days1 Feb 2027, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 15 Jun 2026- Tender notice published15 Jun 2026, 22:21 BSTUK4
- Tender notice published16 Jul 2026, 13:17 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 26 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST16 Jul 2026, 13:17 BST+9 days · was 17 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Tender notice published21 Jul 2026, 09:47 BSTUK4
- Deadline moved to 28 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST21 Jul 2026, 09:47 BST+2 days · was 26 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1)
The tender submission date was updated.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (6)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Bidding documents and specificationsAccess: All documents will be available on the 16th June 2026 at www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk
- Bidding documents and specifications Supplying the South West Proactis E Tender platform https://www.supplyingthesouthwest.org.uk/
- Bidding documents and specifications
Notices published for this procedure
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender