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Published 13 Sept 2023, 18:03 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Funeral and Associated Services

Official notice

Authority: University of Bristol (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£350,000≈ £88k / year
Submissions closed 13 Oct 2023awarded 3 Jan 2024
Awarded to Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare
Contract term 4 yrsends 31 Dec 2026 · extension options published · starts 1 Jan 2023

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Funeral and related services to the School of Anatomy Bequest Office

  • Recurrence: 3-5 years

CPV: Funeral and related services · Funeral services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 4 yrsPublished value£350,000
Contract period: 1 Jan 2023 – 31 Dec 2026 (4 yrs)
Delivery: South West
Extensions: two optional one year extensions will be availableVariant bids: allowed

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: 65%Price: 35%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65%
  • Price: 35%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Technical: 65%
  • Price: 35%
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 35 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3.5 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
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 · 3-5 years
First published
13 Sept 2023, 18:03 BST
Last source update
3 Jan 2024, 12:05 GMT
Award evaluation window
16 Oct 2023 – …
Authority reference
SC-2209-008-PC_337
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-000109
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related servicesFuneral services
Delivery area
South West (UKK)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc91 Find a Tender
Contract terms
Electronic trading
e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: portal not identified
Language: EN
Submission deadline
13 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
16 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Jan 2023 → 31 Dec 2024 · 5 dates
  1. Contract starts
    1 Jan 2023
  2. Submission deadline
    13 Oct 2023, 17:00 BST
  3. Bids opened
    16 Oct 2023, 09:00 BST
  4. Notice published
    3 Jan 2024, 12:05 GMT
  5. Bids must remain valid until
    31 Dec 2024, 23:59 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jan 2024, 12:05 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £853,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 21 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jan 2024
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare£853,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2bids · 2 electronic · 1 from abroad1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

University of Bristol

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation 4th Floor, Augustine's Courtyard, Orchard Lane, Bristol, South West, BS1 5DSContact email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Courts of JusticeReview body London

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.