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# Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-services-and-transportation-of-bodies-ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust: "Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies". Published status: complete. Published Value: £120,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 22 Jun 2022, 13:00 BST. Published submission portal: uk.eu-supply.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/university-hospitals-of-north-midlands-nhs-trust-nhs-rje)
- **Published Value:** £120,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 22 June 2022 at 13:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies, Funeral and related services, Funeral services
- **Delivery Location:** UKG39
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £267,830 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-services-and-transportation-of-bodies-ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd`

## 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-services-and-transportation-of-bodies-ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [uk.eu-supply.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fuk.eu-supply.com%2Fapp%2Frfq%2Frwlentrance_s.asp%3FPID%3D47017%26B%3DUHNS)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-services-and-transportation-of-bodies-ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd#participate

## Description
The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies.
The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral, and for funerals of babies, non-viable foetuses and still births. The Trust requires the relevant Contractor in connection with the Trust to co-ordinate and provide the necessary services to facilitate the arrangements.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 33940000, 98370000
- **Delivery regions:** UKG

- **Estimated Value:** £120,000
- **Description:** The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies.
The Trust co-ordin...

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies (active)
  - Award id: `029126-2022-1-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Central England Co-operative**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-143058`
  - Value: £267,830 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies (active)
  - Signed Value: £267,830
  - Signed Date: 12/10/2022

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F029126-2022)
- **Last Source Update:** 2022-10-17T10:07:10.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T01:14:11.284Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd