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Published 26 Oct 2023, 12:53 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Body Conveying and Public Health Funerals

Official notice

Authority: Northumberland County Council (Local council)

Framework agreement6 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC21)
Framework ceiling (notional)£350,000total for 6 lots · framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 27 Nov 2023awarded 3 May 2024
Lots 6see the lot list below

What is being bought6 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Northumberland County Council require the provision of body conveying services (from the

place of death to the mortuary) and public health funerals.

This is divided into five Lots:

Lot 1 – Body conveying North Northumberland

Lot 2 – Body conveying Central Northumberland

Lot 3 – Body conveying West Northumberland

Lot 4 – Body conveying Southeast Northumberland

Lot 5 – Funerals

CPV: Funeral and related services · Other community, social and personal services · Other services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Bids received
5 bids on the busiest of 2 lots · 2 suppliers appointed

Lots and requirements (6)Procurement structure

6 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1Body conveying North Northumberland

Northumberland County Council require the provision of body conveying services (from the place of death to the mortuary) in north Northumberland

Delivery: North East
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserve the right to extend the contract by 2 further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #2Body conveying Central Northumberland

Northumberland County Council require the provision of body conveying services (from the place of death to the mortuary) in Central Northumberland

Delivery: North East
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserve the right to extend the contract by 2 further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #3Body conveying West Northumberland

Northumberland County Council require the provision of body conveying services (from the place of death to the mortuary) in West Northumberland

Delivery: North East
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserve the right to extend the contract by 2 further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #4Body conveying Southeast Northumberland

Northumberland County Council require the provision of body conveying services (from the place of death to the mortuary) in Southeast Northumberland

Delivery: North East
Extensions: The Contracting Authority reserve the right to extend the contract by 2 further periods of up to 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
98000000 Other community, social and personal services
Lot #5Public Health FuneralsAwarded

Lot 5 - Funerals

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 options to extend for a further 12 months eachVariant bids: not allowed
98370000 Funeral and related services
Lot #6Lot 1 – Body conveying North NorthumberlandAwarded

Lot 1 – Body conveying North Northumberland

Lot 2 – Body conveying Central Northumberland

Lot 3 – Body conveying West Northumberland

Lot 4 – Body conveying Southeast Northumberland

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 options to extend for up to 12 months each
98390000 Other 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 · same split on all 2 lots
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Lot distribution rule: The contracting authority reserves the right to award single lots or all lots or any combination of lots depending on which option offers the best value for money.
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.
  • “Body Conveying and Public Health Funerals” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
26 Oct 2023, 12:53 BST
Last source update
8 May 2024, 13:22 BST
Award evaluation window
27 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN696479
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-014672
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related servicesOther community, social and personal servicesOther services
Delivery area
North East (UKC21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-040f3e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Appointment period ends
27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
27 Nov 2023, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

www.procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

27 Nov 2023 → 8 May 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    27 Nov 2023, 12:30 GMT
  3. Notice published
    8 May 2024, 13:22 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    8 May 2024, 13:22 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 2admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 55 from SMEs · busiest of 2 lots
Contracts signed 2latest 3 May 2024

2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Funerals

    Signed
    3 May 2024
    Value
    £50,000
    Status
    active

  • Body Conveying Services

    Signed
    14 Mar 2024
    Value
    £30,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5 · Public Health Funerals5bids · 5 electronic5——
6 · Lot 1 – Body conveying North Northumberland2bids · 2 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Northumberland County Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services County Hall, Morpeth, North East, NE61 2EFContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and WalesReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

2 commercial parties on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.