Official UK procurement notice
Funeral and Coronial Services Framework
Authority: Sunderland City Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC23)
Framework ceiling (notional)£800,000framework ceiling, not attributable revenue
Submissions closed 8 Jul 2025awarded 7 Aug 2025
Awarded to Dignity Funerals Ltd
Framework period 4 yrsends 31 Jul 2029 · starts 1 Aug 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement description4 year sole supplier framework for the Funeral and Coronial Services
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 May 2029, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Funeral and related services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Type
- Closed framework
- Call-offs
- call-offs are awarded directly to appointed suppliers, without further competition
- Bids received
- 1 bids received · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Aug 2025
Published description of the framework
Fixed costs - sole supplier framework.
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£800,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published award criteria (3)
- Quality
- Price
- Social Value
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 85 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 8.5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Funeral and Coronial Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, not a single contract, and call-offs are awarded directly: getting appointed is the whole game.
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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 May 2029
- First published
- 13 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
- Last source update
- 23 Sept 2025, 10:38 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-032319- Accelerated
- State of urgency
- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05489cFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: OPEN-UK
Access & registration note: Free
- Appointment period ends
- 8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 1 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Not allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Submissions must be via the OPEN system
Timeline
13 Jun 2025 → 23 Sept 2025 · 8 dates- Tender notice published13 Jun 2025, 14:35 BST
- Clarification questions by1 Jul 2025, 17:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown8 Jul 2025, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by11 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent7 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
- Standstill ends18 Aug 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published392 days ago23 Sept 2025, 10:38 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 13 Jun 2025- Tender notice published13 Jun 2025, 14:35 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published7 Aug 2025, 14:45 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete7 Aug 2025, 14:45 BST
- Contract signature expected29 Aug 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published23 Sept 2025, 10:38 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dignity Funerals Ltd1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2029 | £640,180 | 7 Aug 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Funeral and Coronial Services Framework · Dignity Funerals Ltd
- Signed
- 1 Sept 2025
- Value
- £640,180
- Period
- 1 Sept 2025 – 31 Aug 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITEDFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (5)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
Notices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender