Official UK procurement notice
Funeral Director Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: The City of Edinburgh Council (Local council)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe City of Edinburgh Council intends to establish a single Lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Funeral Services under the terms of Section 87 of the Burial and Cremation Act (Scotland) 2016. This will include the provision of funeral services, transport and storage of the deceased.
- Recurrence: It is envisaged that this Contract opportunity will be advertised in the final quarter of 2025 if the extension options are not undertaken, otherwise, in the final quarter of 2026 or the final quarter of 2027.
CPV: Funeral and related services · Funeral services
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 bids received (2.0 per place) · 1 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The City of Edinburgh Council intend to establish a single Lot Framework Agreement for…AwardedRenewal
The City of Edinburgh Council intend to establish a single Lot Framework Agreement for the provision of Funeral Services under the terms of Section 87 of the Burial and Cremation Act (Scotland) 2016. This will include provision of funeral services, transport and storage of the deceased. In terms of Section 87 of the Burial and Cremation Act (Scotland) 2016, the Council has a duty to make funeral arrangements for any person who dies or is found dead within the Local Authority area where no other Local Authority is liable to make those arrangements and where no other person has come forward to make a suitable funeral arrangement for the deceased.
This Framework Agreement will be primarily used by the City of Edinburgh Council, but Midlothian Council may also use this Framework Agreement.
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 70
- Price: 30
- Suitability
It is a mandatory requirement that the successful Provider is registered under the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) or The National Society of Allied & Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) and must follow the applicable Code of Conduct. Tenderers that do not meet these essential requirements, will be excluded from the tender process.
- Economic & financial standing
This section refers to Section B of Part IV of the SPD (Scotland
Minimum: Part IV: Selection criteria - B: Economic and financial standing – Question 4B.1 - Tenderers are required to have a minimum “general” annual turnover of GBP 125,000 for the last two financial years. Where a Tenderer does not have an annual turnover of this value, the Council may … - Technical & professional ability
Selection criteria as stated in the procurement tender documents and SPD.
Minimum: Part IV: Selection Criteria – A: Service Contracts - Question 4A.2 It is a mandatory requirement that Providers are registered to The National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) OR The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral Directors (SAIF) and that they follow t…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Funeral Director Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, 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 · publisher note attached- 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
Yes · It is envisaged that this Contract opportunity will be advertised in the final quarter of 2025 if the extension options are not undertaken, otherwise, in the final quarter of 2026 or the final quarter of 2027.
- First published
- 29 Feb 2024, 11:10 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Aug 2024, 12:28 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Apr 2024 – …
- Authority reference
CT1087- FTS notice number
2024/S 000-026452- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04443dFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
A tenderer that suffers loss as a result of a breach of duty under the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 may bring proceedings in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session. The City of Edinburgh Council (the Council) will have a minimum standstill period of 10 days before awarding the contract. The communication of the award decision notice will be sent by fax or e-mail to all tenderers with the standstill period commencing on the next day. If proceedings are started in the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session against the Council in respect of the decision to award the contract within the standstill period then the Council is prevented from awarding the contract. Post contract award the Sheriff Court or the Court of Session may (1) award damages provided proceedings are brought within 3 months from the date when the grounds for the bringing of the proceedings first arose (2) be entitled to issue an ineffectiveness order or impose a financial penalty on the Council. A claim for an ineffectiveness order must be made within 30 days of the Contract Award Notice being published in the FTS or within 30 days of the date those who expressed an interest in or otherwise bid for the contract were informed of the conclusion of the contract or in any other case within 6 months from the date on which the contract was entered into.
Publisher note: (SC Ref:774609)
How it was run
Official noticeTender documents are also served through a separate tool: https://www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk ↗
- Appointment period ends
- 5 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 150 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
Timeline
5 Apr 2024 → 20 Aug 2024 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Bids opened5 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST
- Notice published20 Aug 2024, 12:28 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete20 Aug 2024, 12:28 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Contract 026452-2024-1
- Signed
- 5 Aug 2024
- Value
- £250,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2bids · 2 electronic · 2 from abroad | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Midlothian CouncilContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sherriff CourtReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Mark Porteous Funeral Directors LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.