Official UK procurement notice
Body Transportation Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: capitalEsourcing
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionWestminster City Council is part of the Consortium of London Councils. The aim of the Consortium is to support London’s communities in the provision of services such as Body Transportation and Mortuaries.
As part of a collaborative approach in response to the coroner's statutory duty to provide a discreet and dignified service for the collection of bodies within the following Boroughs, Westminster City Council, on behalf of the Consortium, led in procuring body transportation services to support London’s communities and collect bodies within
A) the City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea from the place of death to the Westminster Mortuary, 1 Regency Pl, London SW1P 2EB
B) London Boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth from the place of death to the Mortuary at St George’s Hospital Mortuary, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17
CPV: Funeral and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Inner London Body Transportation ServicesAwarded
Inner London Body Transportation Services. This contract was awarded under regulation 32. 2. c due to urgency with existing cover expiring and attempts to undertake a procurement were not successful. The services are statutory, the Council had very limited time to put in place a replacement contractor to ensure that it can continue to fulfil its statutory responsibilities. As a result no opportunity notice was previously published.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Apr 2024, 16:13 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Apr 2024, 16:13 BST
- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-012227- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-045260Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This contract was awarded under regulation 32. 2. c due to urgency with existing cover expiring and attempts to undertake a procurement were not successful. The services are statutory, the Council had very limited time to put in place a replacement contractor to ensure that it can continue to fulfil its statutory responsibilities. As a result no opportunity notice was previously published.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BM Ambulance Group LimitedSME | £99,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 012227-2024-1 · BM Ambulance Group LimitedSME
- Signed
- 11 Apr 2024
- Value
- £99,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Public Procurement Review ServiceReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- BM Ambulance Group LimitedAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.