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Published 24 Sept 2025, 19:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Coroner's Body Removals Services

Official notice

Authority: Oxfordshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove threshold
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UK
Published estimate£450,000≈ £150k / year · £540,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 13 Nov 2025
Contract term 3 yrsends 28 Feb 2029 · starts 1 Mar 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

This tender is for the provision of the Coroner's Body Removal Service in the County of Oxfordshire on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council.

This opportunity is divided into lots based on the following areas:

  1. Cherwell
  2. West Oxfordshire
  3. Vale of White Horse
  4. South Oxfordshire
  5. Oxford City
  6. All Area

CPV: Funeral services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1 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

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
Closed
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, 19:00 BST
Last source update
24 Sept 2025, 19:00 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 9 Dec 2025
Authority reference
I-3708
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-059459
Latest notice
Tender notice (UK4)
Classification (CPV)
Funeral services
Delivery area
UK
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05a189 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 → 1 Mar 2026 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published395 days ago
    24 Sept 2025, 19:00 BST
  2. Clarification questions by373 days ago
    17 Oct 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline346 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

Notice history

1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Sept 2025, 19:00 BST
    UK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Oxfordshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZNW-8281-MHNM 3rd Floor, County Hall, Oxford, South East, OX1 1NDContact email, phone

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender