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Published 19 Mar 2021, 14:22 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Funeral Services · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Newcastle City Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT51% below published estimate
Submissions closed 7 May 2021awarded 3 Jun 2021
Awarded to Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Contract awarded for 24 months with 2 options to extend for 12 months

CPV: Funeral services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1Contract for funeral services effective from 01.08.21 for 24 months with 2 options to…AwardedRenewalPublished value£200,000

Contract for funeral services effective from 01.08.21 for 24 months with 2 options to extend for 12 months

Delivery: North East
Extensions: 2 x 12 months option to extendVariant bids: not allowed

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored
Quality: 40%Price: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 40
  • Price: 60
Conditions of participation3
  • Suitability

    All applicants are required to complete and return a detailed Selection Questionnaire prepared by the Contracting Authority.

  • Economic & financial standing

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

  • Technical & professional ability

    Selection criteria as stated in the procurement documents

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.

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
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
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
No (one-off requirement)
First published
19 Mar 2021, 14:22 GMT
Last source update
3 Jun 2021, 15:18 BST
Award evaluation window
7 May 2021 – …
FTS notice number
2021/S 000-012462
Classification (CPV)
Funeral services
Delivery area
North East (UKC22)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-029d7a Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
7 May 2021, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
7 May 2021, 13:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

7 May 2021 → 3 Jun 2021 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    7 May 2021, 12:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    7 May 2021, 13:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    3 Jun 2021, 15:18 BST

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    3 Jun 2021, 15:18 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £98,0001 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 3 Jun 2021
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare£98,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Newcastle City Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic Centre, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, North East, NE18QHContact name, email Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • N/AReview body N/A

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.