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# Body Conveying and Public Health Funerals

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/body-conveying-and-public-health-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-040f3e). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Northumberland County Council: "Body Conveying and Public Health Funerals". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £350,000. 6 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 27 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Northumberland County Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumberland-county-council-ons-e06000057)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £350,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 27 November 2023 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 6
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral and related services, Other community, social and personal services, Other services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC21
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-040f3e`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/body-conveying-and-public-health-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-040f3e#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.procontract.due-north.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/body-conveying-and-public-health-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-040f3e#participate

## 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

## Lots (6)
### Lot 1: Body conveying North Northumberland
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

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

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Body conveying Central Northumberland
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

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

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 3: Body conveying West Northumberland
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

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

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 4: Body conveying Southeast Northumberland
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98000000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

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

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 5: Public Health Funerals
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98370000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Lot 5 - Funerals

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 1-4: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1-4`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98390000
- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Description:** Lot 1 – Body conveying North Northumberland
Lot 2 – Body conveying Central Northumberland
Lot 3 – Body conveying West Northumberland
Lot 4 – Body conveying Southeast Northumberland

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Body Conveying Services (active)
  - Award id: `014672-2024-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Kevin Foster Funeral Service**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-113117`
  - Value: £30,000 † (exc. VAT)

- **Award:** Funerals (active)
  - Award id: `014672-2024-2-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Forget Me Not Funeral Service**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-113118`
  - Value: £50,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Funerals (active)
  - Signed Value: £50,000
  - Signed Date: 02/05/2024

- **Contract:** Body Conveying Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £30,000
  - Signed Date: 14/03/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F014672-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-05-08T12:22:28.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T02:56:35.647Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-040f3e