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Published 30 May 2024, 13:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

BCU-OJEU-56415 - Transfer of Deceased Patients for Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

Official notice

Procurement agent: NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)·On behalf of: Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£340,000exc. VAT3.2% above published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Jul 2024awarded 13 Sept 2024
Awarded to Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Health Board is inviting suppliers to quote to transfer deceased patients from the Wrexham Maelor Hospital to Ysbyty Glan Clwyd, by either hearse or private ambulance, for the purposes of post mortem examination. The deceased would then be transferred back to Wrexham on the same day following completion of the examination.

  • Recurrence: 2026

CPV: Cemetery maintenance services · Cemetery services and cremation services · Cremation services · Funeral and related services · Miscellaneous services · Other community, social and personal services · Undertaking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60%
  • Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 60
  • Commercial: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record · publisher note attached
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes · 2026
First published
30 May 2024, 13:13 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2024, 15:23 BST
Award evaluation window
1 Jul 2024 – …
Authority reference
BCU-OJEU-56415
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-033984
Classification (CPV)
Cemetery maintenance servicesCemetery services and cremation servicesCremation servicesFuneral and related servicesMiscellaneous servicesOther community, social and personal servicesUndertaking services
Delivery area
Wales (UKL13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-046c62 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

Publisher note: (WA Ref:145439)

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Jaggaer · Who buys & how to bid on Sell2Wales
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free; latest Chrome/Edge/Firefox only — corporate browsers fail

Tender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk/ ↗

Submission deadline
1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jul 2024 → 21 Oct 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    1 Jul 2024, 12:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    21 Oct 2024, 15:23 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    21 Oct 2024, 15:23 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £351,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 2
Contracts signed 1latest 13 Sept 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare£351,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic0——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership-Procurement Services (hosted by Velindre University NHS Trust)

Procurement agentBody governed by public lawHealth Alder House, Alder Court, St Asaph, UK, LL17 0JLContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Clients of the procurement agent

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High CourtReview body LondonContact phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier 10503, 12th Floor 1 Angel Square, Manchester, UK, M600AGContact phone

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria
  • Technical selection criteriatenderTechnical selection criteria