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Published 16 Sept 2021, 17:30 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Body Removal Service for H M Coroner for Cheshire

Official notice

Authority: Warrington Borough Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

4 lotsServicesOpen procedureSME suitableMax 4 lots per supplier
Awarded value£600,000published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Oct 2021awarded 25 Jan 2022
Awarded to Bate & Holland Funeral Services Ltd

What is being bought4 lots · detail below

Published requirement description

Service to collect bodies treated as sudden deaths and to transport them to mortuaries identified by the HM Coroner for Cheshire.

The service will work with the Coroner or his representatives and police to collect a body within the 90 minute prescribed timeframe and deliver to the mortuary stated on the case.

The Service will operate within the boundaries of Cheshire but transport may be to sites outside the county boundaries as needed.

CPV: Funeral and related services

Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure

4 lots · no lot values published · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lot
Lot #1ChesterAwarded

Body removal service in the area of Chester.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #2MacclesfieldCancelled

Body removal service in the area of Macclesfield.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #3CreweCancelled

Body removal service for the area of Crewe.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed
Lot #4WarringtonCancelled

Body removal service for Warrington area.

Delivery: North West
Variant bids: not allowed

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 4 lots
Quality: 90Price: 40Social value: 10
Published sub-criteria (8)
  • Resources: 10
  • Service Delivery: 10
  • Health & Safety: 10
  • Reporting: 10
  • Business Plan: 10
  • Response: 40
  • price: 40
  • Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (8)
  • Resources: 10
  • Service Delivery: 10
  • Health & Safety: 10
  • Reporting: 10
  • Business Plan: 10
  • Response: 40
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 40
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 140 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
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
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
16 Sept 2021, 17:30 BST
Last source update
12 Feb 2024, 13:09 GMT
Award evaluation window
18 Oct 2021 – …
Authority reference
DN570107
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-004617
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD6)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e1b8 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
Submission deadline
12 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
18 Oct 2021, 17:30 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Oct 2021 → 12 Feb 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Oct 2021, 17:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    18 Oct 2021, 17:30 BST
  3. Notice published
    12 Feb 2024, 13:09 GMT

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 12 Feb 2024
  1. Status changed to complete
    12 Feb 2024, 13:09 GMT
  2. Buyer details updated
    12 Feb 2024, 13:09 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £600,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 25 Jan 2022
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Lot 1 · Chester1 award
Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME£600,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1 · Chester4bids · 4 electronic4——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Warrington Borough Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1 Time Square, Warrington, North West, WA! 2NTContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.