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# Funeral Director Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-director-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04443d). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The City of Edinburgh Council: "Funeral Director Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £250,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 5 Apr 2024, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [The City of Edinburgh Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-ons-s12000036)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £250,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 5 April 2024 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral and related services, Funeral services
- **Delivery Location:** UKM75
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04443d`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-director-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04443d#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.publictendersscotland.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-director-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04443d#participate

## Description
The 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.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98370000, 98371000
- **Delivery regions:** UKM

- **Description:** 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, t...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 026452-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Mark Porteous Funeral Directors Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-121921`
  - Value: £250,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 026452-2024-1 (active)
  - Signed Value: £250,000
  - Signed Date: 04/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F026452-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-08-20T11:28:02.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T22:31:17.610Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04443d