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Published 5 Aug 2024, 11:38 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Contract for the Provision of a Framework Agreement to Provide Funeral Arrangements 2024

Official notice

Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Framework ceiling (notional)£225,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 5 Sept 2024awarded 14 Nov 2024

What is being bought

Published requirement description

In the last 12 month period Sefton dealt with 29 Public Health Act funerals however, these numbers vary and no assurances can be given with regard to the actual numbers of public funerals for future years. As it is not possible to predict the number of public funerals for future years, the contract will require a set fee for the individual cremation and burials for the specified period and, in accordance with the requirements set out in this Invitation to Tender (ITT) document.

Sefton Council will be awarding a single supplier framework agreement to the highest ranked bidder.

As this will be a framework agreement there will be no guarantee of business, especially due to the demand led nature of the services.

The annual numbers indicated in the pricing schedule are indicative only, and will be used for evaluation purposes only.

  • Recurrence: The Framework is likely to be renewed at the end of the 4 year period and a tender process conducted in 2028.

CPV: Funeral and related services · Funeral services

How this framework works

From the published notice
Places
up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£225,000
Delivery: UK
Extensions: The Framework is likely to be renewed at the end of the 4 year period and a tender process conducted in 2028.Variant bids: not allowed
98370000 Funeral and related 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
Quality: 45%Price: 45%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 45
  • Social Value: 10
  • Price: 45
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
  • “Contract for the Provision of a Framework Agreement to Provide Funeral…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement

Yes · The Framework is likely to be renewed at the end of the 4 year period and a tender process conducted in 2028.

First published
5 Aug 2024, 11:38 BST
Last source update
14 Nov 2024, 10:35 GMT
Award evaluation window
5 Sept 2024 – …
Authority reference
DN731817
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-036814
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related servicesFuneral services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-048794 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
5 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
5 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com ↗

Timeline

5 Sept 2024 → 14 Nov 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown
    5 Sept 2024, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    5 Sept 2024, 12:05 BST
  3. Notice published
    14 Nov 2024, 10:35 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    14 Nov 2024, 10:35 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Nov 2024

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

Contracts

  • Contract 036814-2024-1

    Signed
    14 Nov 2024
    Value
    —
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

LotBidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
In the last 12 month period Sefton dealt with 29 Public Health Act funerals however,…2bids · 2 electronic1—£225,000 – £250,000
Whole notice———£225,000 – £250,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Sefton Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 1st Floor Magdalen House, Trinity Road, Bootle, UK, L20 3NJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.