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Published 13 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Coroner's Removal Contract: Lot A

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Southwark (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable

Sectors: Health & Social Care (85)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: London (UKI44)

Published estimate£1,733,333≈ £770k / year · £2,080,000 inc. VAT

Submissions closed 8 Dec 2025awarded 4 Feb 2026

Awarded to Dignity Funerals Ltd

Contract term 2 yrs 3 moends 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Inner South London Coroner's Court Consortium (ISLCCC) comprising the London Boroughs of Southwark (lead authority), Lambeth and Lewisham and the Royal Borough of Greenwich awards the contract for the provision of a discreet and dignified service for the collection of bodies from the place of death within the geographical boundaries of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark (“Lot A”).

No preliminary market engagement: A previous tender process was carried out in this calendar year, no further market engagement is required and it is considered that market engagement would not yield useful information. All firms expressing an interest in the previous procurement will be informed of this opportunity.

CPV: Funeral and related services · Miscellaneous health services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrs 3 moSMEVCSEPublished value£1,733,333

Contract period: 1 Apr 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 (2 yrs 3 mo) · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensionsValue: £1,733,333 exc. VAT · £2,080,000 inc. VAT

Delivery: LondonEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible

Extensions: The Coroner’s Removal Contract – Lot A: Covering the administrative areas of the London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark is for an initial period of twenty-seven (27) months with the option to extend for any period or periods up to a maximum of two (2) further years

85140000 Miscellaneous health services 98370000 Funeral and related services

Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)2

Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for further information regarding legal and financial capacity, technical ability, qualifications and standards.
Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for further information regarding legal and financial capacity, technical ability, qualifications and standards.

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: 50%Price: 40%Social value: 10%

Published award criteria (3)

Quality: All award criteria are stated in the tender documents
Price: All award criteria are stated in the tender documents
Social Value: All award criteria are stated in the tender documents

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for further information regarding legal and financial capacity, technical ability, qualifications and standards.
Technical & professional ability
Please refer to the Procurement Specific Questionnaire for further information regarding legal and financial capacity, technical ability, qualifications and standards.

What this means for your bid

Price carries 40 of 100 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: UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category: Services
Notice status: Awarded
Procurement threshold: Above threshold (FTS publication)
Regulatory regime: Light touch regime
Commercial structure: Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type: Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Unspecified in notice
First published: 13 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT
Last source update: 19 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end – 12 Feb 2026
Authority reference: DN796047
FTS notice number: 2025/S 000-073601
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Funeral and related servicesMiscellaneous health services
Delivery area: London (UKI44)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-05e097 Find a Tender
Contract terms summary: As set out in the tender documents

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: 8 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 1 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Tender documents are available from: procontract.due-north.com/Opportunities/portal… ↗

Select Organisations 'London Borough of Southwark' choose the opportunity titled 'Coroner's Removal Contract: Lot A'.

The Tender and associated documents must be submitted by uploading onto the Authority’s e-procurement system and may not be delivered by any other method, including by email, by hand or courier to any Authority office, officer or member.

Timeline

13 Nov 2025 → 19 Aug 2026 · 8 dates

Tender notice published343 days ago
13 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT
Clarification questions by325 days ago
1 Dec 2025, 17:00 GMT
Submission deadline318 days ago
8 Dec 2025, 10:00 GMT
Assessment summaries sent253 days ago
12 Feb 2026
Award decision expected by252 days ago
12 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Standstill ends241 days ago
23 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
Contract starts205 days ago
1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
Latest notice published64 days ago
19 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Nov 2025

Tender notice published
13 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT
UK4
Contract award notice published
12 Feb 2026, 17:18 GMT
UK6
Status changed to complete
12 Feb 2026, 17:18 GMT
Contract signature expected
24 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
scheduled
Contract details notice published
19 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast

Awards 1

Awarded value £600,4891 award exc. VAT

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 16 Mar 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
Dignity Funerals Ltd1 Apr 2026 – 30 Jun 2028 · up to 30 Jun 2030Extensions: The Authority has the option to extend for a further two years	£600,489	4 Feb 2026	Awarded

Contracts

Coroner's Removal Contract: Lot A · Dignity Funerals Ltd
Signed
16 Mar 2026
Value
£600,489
Period
1 Apr 2026 – 30 Jun 2026 · up to 30 Jun 2030 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
The Authority has the option to extend for a further two years

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders · 4 at stage one	1	0	—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Southwark

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXTW-7647-VDLV Southwark Council, London, London, SE1 2QHContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Dignity Funerals LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PCRC-7739-HBRX 4, King Edwards Court, King Edward Square, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B73 6APContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender19 Aug 2026, 13:12 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender12 Feb 2026, 17:18 GMT
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender13 Nov 2025, 14:48 GMT