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Published 24 Sept 2025, 17:48 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Coroner's Body Removal Services

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Published estimate£450,000≈ £150k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT14.7% above published estimate
Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025awarded 16 Mar 2026
Award (standstill) to Dignity Funerals Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The contract is for the provision of the Coroner Body Removal Service in the County of Oxfordshire on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council.

CPV: Funeral services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 3 yrsPublished value£450,000
Contract period: 1 Mar 2026 – 28 Feb 2029 (3 yrs)Value: £450,000 exc. VAT · £540,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UK
98371000 Funeral 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
  • price

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Sept 2025, 17:48 BST
Last source update
17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMT
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Dec 2025
Authority reference
I-3708
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059453
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Funeral services
Delivery area
UKSouth East (UKJ14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a186 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline
17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Please return your Tender via the Councils Portal at sebp.due-north.com ↗.

Timeline

24 Sept 2025 → 27 Mar 2026 · 8 dates
  1. Tender notice published395 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 17:48 BST
  2. Clarification questions by372 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline345 days ago
    13 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
  4. Award decision expected by319 days ago
    9 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
  5. Contract starts238 days ago
    1 Mar 2026
  6. Assessment summaries sent222 days ago
    17 Mar 2026
  7. Latest notice published221 days ago
    17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMT
  8. Standstill ends211 days ago
    27 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Sept 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 17:48 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMT
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    17 Mar 2026, 13:59 GMT
  4. Contract signature expected
    31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £516,3001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 33 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Dignity Funerals Ltd1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2032Extensions: The contract includes an option for the Council to extend the term for up to three (3) years, exercisable in twelve (12)‑month periods.£516,30016 Mar 2026standstill to 27 Mar 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3final-stage tenders30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNW-8281-MHNM County Hall, New Rd, Oxford, South East, OX1 1NDContact email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00041598GB-PPON: PCRC-7739-HBRX 4 King Edwards Court, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 6APContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender