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Published 7 May 2026, 16:11 BST

Official UK procurement notice

CPU 6554 Nottingham Funeral Services

Official notice

Authority: Nottingham City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: UKEast Midlands (UKF14)
Published estimate£1,000,000≈ £200k / year · £1,200,000 inc. VAT16.7% below published estimate
Submissions closed 1 Jun 2026awarded 8 Jul 2026
Awarded to Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare
Contract term 5 yrsends 30 Jun 2031 · starts 30 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Nottingham City Council (the "Council") is seeking tenders from sufficiently experienced and qualified contractors for the provision of the following services. 1. Public Health Funerals 2. The Nottingham Funeral

CPV: Funeral and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Awarded 5 yrsSMEPublished value£1,000,000
Contract period: 30 Jun 2026 – 30 Jun 2031 (5 yrs)Value: £1,000,000 exc. VAT · £1,200,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: UKEligibility: SME eligible
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
Price: 60%Social value: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Total Price of service: 60%
  • including social value: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Total Price of service
  • including social value
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
7 May 2026, 16:11 BST
Last source update
26 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 26 Jun 2026
Authority reference
CPU 6554
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-042106
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related services
Delivery area
UKEast Midlands (UKF14)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0693c3 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
1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

procontract.due-north.com/Advert ↗

Timeline

7 May 2026 → 26 Aug 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Tender notice published166 days ago
    7 May 2026, 16:11 BST
  2. Submission deadline140 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  3. Award decision expected by115 days ago
    26 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
  4. Contract starts112 days ago
    30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
  5. Assessment summaries sent104 days ago
    8 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  6. Standstill ends91 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Latest notice published55 days ago
    26 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 7 May 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    7 May 2026, 16:11 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    8 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    8 Jul 2026, 13:35 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    21 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    26 Aug 2026, 11:47 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £833,3331 award exc. VAT
Bids received 53 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 17 Aug 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op FuneralcareSME21 Jul 2026 – 21 Jul 2028 · up to 21 Jul 2030Extensions: As decided by the Council£833,3338 Jul 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • Contract 1 · Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op FuneralcareSME

    Signed
    17 Aug 2026
    Value
    £1,000,000
    Period
    17 Aug 2026 – 17 Aug 2029 · up to 21 Jul 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    As decided by the Council

    No agreed KPIs: Below required threshold value

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
5final-stage tenders · 6 at stage one30—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Nottingham City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PZGG-1891-TDCX Loxley House, Station Street, Nottingham, East Midlands, NG2 3NGContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: IP030808GB-PPON: PNLW-5344-XLHR Co-op Funeralcare, The Business Development Team, Central Operations, 1 Angel Square, Manchester, North West, M60 0AGContact 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 Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender