Official UK procurement notice
Coroners Removal Service within the Boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens
Authority: Sefton Council (Local council)·Consortium: 5 public authorities
What is being bought4 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionSefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service
across the boroughs of Sefton, Knowsley & St Helens for the period 1st December 2021 to
30th November 2024 with the option for 2 further extensions, each of 12 months.
The requirement is accordingly split across the following lots:-
Lot 1 Sefton North
Lot 2 Sefton South
Lot 3 Knowsley
Lot 4 St Helens
The service is for the removal of deceased persons to a designated mortuary at the
instruction of HM Coroner for Sefton, Knowsley and St Helens (Coroner’s Removals).
The service is designed to provide a respectful, dignified, efficient and speedy removal of the
bodies of deceased persons from their place of death to the relevant mortuary facility.
- Recurrence: Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Council is seeking to award a contract from 1st December 2021 until 30th November 2024 with 2 x 12 months options to extend. The contract will be re-procured at the time in either 36,48 or 60 months, depending on whether optional years are taken
CPV: Funeral and related services
Lots and requirements (4)Procurement structure
4 lots · all with a published value (£395,000 together) · win at most 4 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Sefton NorthAwardedRenewalPublished value£65,000
Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service
within North Sefton
Lot #2South SeftonAwardedRenewalPublished value£105,000
Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service
within South Sefton.
Lot #3KnowsleyAwardedRenewalPublished value£100,000
Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service within Knowsley.
Lot #4St HelensAwardedRenewalPublished value£125,000
Sefton council is seeking bids from interested providers for a Coroners Removals Service
within St Helens.
What it takes to wini
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 morei
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 30
- Price: 70
- Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
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
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
Yes · Estimated timing for further notices to be published: The Council is seeking to award a
contract from 1st December 2021 until 30th November 2024 with 2 x 12 months options to extend.
The contract will be re-procured at the time in either 36,48 or 60 months, depending on whether optional years are taken
- First published
- 4 Oct 2021, 16:16 BST
- Last source update
- 24 Dec 2021, 16:50 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 4 Nov 2021 – …
- Authority reference
DN573670- FTS notice number
2021/S 000-032354- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-02e7b7Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 90 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
4 Nov 2021 → 24 Dec 2021 · 3 dates- Submission deadline4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened4 Nov 2021, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published24 Dec 2021, 16:50 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete24 Dec 2021, 16:50 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Sefton North1 award | |||
| Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME | £82,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · South Sefton1 award | |||
| Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME | £97,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Knowsley1 award | |||
| Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME | £75,000 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 4 · St Helens1 award | |||
| Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME | £96,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Sefton North · Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2021
- Value
- £82,000
- Status
- active
South Sefton · Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2021
- Value
- £97,000
- Status
- active
Knowsley · Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2021
- Value
- £75,000
- Status
- active
St Helens · Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdSME
- Signed
- 30 Nov 2021
- Value
- £96,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Sefton North | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 2 · South Sefton | 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
| 3 · Knowsley | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 4 · St Helens | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
3 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Knowsley Metropolitan Borough CouncilContracting authority
- St Helens CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sefton Council - Legal ServicesReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
2 commercial parties on the notice- Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdAwarded supplier
- Bate & Holland Funeral Services LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.