Official UK procurement notice
Funeral Arrangements 2025 · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Carmarthenshire County Council (Local council)
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionDetails Notice- Funeral Arrangements 2025
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
- 3 bids on the busiest of 3 lots · 1 suppliers appointed
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 1 Oct 2025
Published description of the framework
Single supplier, direct award
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published valueEvery one of these 2 lots carries the same published figure, £30,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Amman-GwendraethAwardedceiling above
Funeral Arrangement Services to cover the Amman-Gwendraeth area of Carmarthenshire
Lot #2LlanelliAwardedPublished value£60,000
Funeral Arrangement Services covering the Llanelli area of Carmarthenshire
Lot #3CarmarthenAwardedceiling above
Funeral Arrangement Services covering the Carmarthen area of Carmarthenshire
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).
- “Funeral Arrangements 2025” 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.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 19 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Last source update
- 25 Sept 2025, 09:59 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-022485- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-051691Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 24 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 18 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
To assist you in locating these opportunities on the BRAVO E Procurement System the project code is: project_59215
As this is an Open procedure, Tenderers must ensure that all ITT questions are fully responded to. The following ITT Project codes may further assist you in locating the opportunities:
ITT Code: itt_117092
Please also ensure you check the Attachments area for any documents/ information which may assist you with your submission or you are required to upload as part of your submission as per information contained within the tender pack.
Suppliers Instructions How to express interest in this Tender:
- Register your company on the etenderwales portal (this is only required once)
- Browse to the eSourcing Portal: www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
- Click the "Suppliers register here" link
- Enter your correct business and user details
- Note the username you chose and click "Save" when complete
- You will shortly receive an email with your unique password (please keep this secure)
- Agree to the terms and conditions and click "continue"
- Express an Interest in the Project
- Login to the portal with the username/password
- Click the "ITTs Open to All Suppliers" link. (These are Invitation to Tender Documents open to any registered supplier)
- Click on the relevant ITT to access the content.
- Click the "Express Interest" button at the top of the screen
- This will move the ITT into your "My ITTs" page. (This is a secure area reserved for your projects only)
- Click on the ITT code, you can now access any attachments by clicking the ''Buyer Attachments" on the left hand side of the screen
- Responding to the tender
- At the top of the screen you can choose to Create Response or Decline to Respond (please give a reason if declining)
- You can now use the Messages function on to communicate with the buyer and seek any clarification
- Note the deadline for completion, then follow the onscreen instructions to complete the ITT
- There may be a mixture of online & offline actions for you to perform (there is detailed online help available)
If you require any further assistance use the online help, or the BravoSolution help desk is available Mon - Fri (8am - 6pm) on:
- email: [email protected]
- Phone: 0800 368 4850/ Fax: 020 7080 0480
Tenders or Requests to Participate must be sent to:
Official name:
www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗
Postal Address:
Carmarthenshire County Council will be conducting this procurement exercise through the Value Wales e-Tendering portal. This can be found at www.etenderwales.bravosolution.co.uk ↗, all information may be downloaded and returned through this channel.
Timeline
19 May 2025 → 1 Oct 2025 · 5 dates- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 10:36 BST
- Clarification questions by18 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown24 Jun 2025, 14:00 BST
- Latest notice published391 days ago25 Sept 2025, 09:59 BST
- Contract starts386 days ago1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 May 2025- Tender notice published19 May 2025, 10:36 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2025, 15:26 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2025, 15:26 BST
- Contract signature expected21 Jul 2025, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published25 Sept 2025, 09:59 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast£30,000 is the framework's published maximum, restated by the publisher on 2 award rows. It is one ceiling, not 2 separate sums, and no share per lot is published; those rows read “ceiling above”.
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · Amman-Gwendraeth1 award | |||
| Funeral Partners T/A Arthur CambreySMELot 2 Funeral Arrangements 20251 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 | £60,000 | 2 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · Llanelli1 award | |||
| Funeral Partners T/A Arthur CambreySMELot 1 Funeral Arrangements 20251 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 | ceiling above | 2 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
| Lot 3 · Carmarthen1 award | |||
| Funeral Partners T/A Arthur CambreySMELot 3 Funeral Arrangements 20251 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029 | ceiling above | 2 Jul 2025 | Awarded |
Contracts
Funeral Arrangements- Lot 2 · Funeral Partners T/A Arthur CambreySME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £60,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
Funeral Arrangements- Lot 1 · Funeral Partners T/A Arthur CambreySME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
Funeral Arrangements- Lot 3 · Funeral Partners T/A Arthur CambreySME
- Signed
- 23 Sept 2025
- Value
- £30,000
- Period
- 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2029
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · Amman-Gwendraeth | 1final-stage tenders · 2 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
| 2 · Llanelli | 3final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
| 3 · Carmarthen | 3final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Funeral Partners T/A Arthur CambreyFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (7)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender