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Published 6 Apr 2021, 15:33 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Funeral Service Arrangements (for Public Health Funerals) in the London Borough of Waltham Forest

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Waltham Forest (Local council)

Framework agreementServicesOpen procedure
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: London (UKI53)
Framework ceiling (notional)Value not publishedframework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Awarded 8 Mar 2021

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Framework Agreement for the Provision of Funeral Service Arrangements (for Public Health Funerals) in the London Borough of Waltham Forest “the Framework”). The Authority arranges Burials and Cremations, for residents who die or have been found dead within the Authority’s boundaries be it in hospital, Council or Private Care Homes or their own homes where there is no family or third party to complete the funeral arrangements. This includes persons who may be of no fixed abode and die within the geographical boundary of the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The Provider shall be required to arrange a funeral, be it burial or cremation, in accordance with the requirements of this Specification and/or any relevant pre-paid funeral plans of the deceased or family burial plots of an existing grave on behalf of the Authority.

CPV: Funeral and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1The Authority arranges Burials and Cremations, for residents who die or have been…Awarded

The Authority arranges Burials and Cremations, for residents who die or have been found dead within the Authority’s boundaries be it in hospital, Council or Private Care Homes or their own homes where there is no family or third party to complete the funeral arrangements. This includes persons who may be of no fixed abode and die within the geographical boundary of the London Borough of Waltham Forest.

The Provider shall be required to arrange a funeral, be it burial or cremation, in accordance with the requirements of this Specification and/or any relevant pre-paid funeral plans of the deceased or family burial plots of an existing grave on behalf of the Authority.

Delivery: London

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: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
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.
  • “Framework Agreement for the Provision of Funeral Service Arrangements…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract.

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
Framework agreement
Who may use this agreement
Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
6 Apr 2021, 15:33 BST
Last source update
6 Apr 2021, 15:33 BST
Authority reference
DN513402
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-007017
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related services
Delivery area
London (UKI53)
Official registry OCID
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Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Suppliers appointed 1admitted to the panel · see the list ↓
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 8 Mar 2021

1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.

Contracts

  • Contract 007017-2021-1

    Signed
    8 Mar 2021
    Value
    £450,000
    Status
    active

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids———

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Waltham Forest

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityHealth Waltham Forest Town Hall, 701 Forest Road, Walthamstow, London, E17 4JFContact name, email, phone

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • High Court of England and Wales Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Framework contractors & participating bidders

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.