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# Funeral Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04d094). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Newcastle City Council: "Funeral Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £0. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 20 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.open-uk.org.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Newcastle City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/newcastle-city-council-ons-e08000021)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £0 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 20 February 2025 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral services
- **Delivery Location:** UKC2, UKC22
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-04d094`

## 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-ocds-h6vhtk-04d094#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [open-uk.org](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.open-uk.org)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/funeral-services-ocds-h6vhtk-04d094#participate

## Description
Newcastle City Council has undertaken a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. 
The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months.
The council has a statutory duty to provide the arrangement and conducting of municipal funerals for those residents who are unable to meet the expenses themselves. In 2024 the council carried out a total of 33 contract funerals.
The total estimated value of expenditure over the 4-year period is £169,000, based on average expenditure of £42,665 per annum.  This service is based upon needs of the community.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKC

- **Estimated Value:** £0
- **Description:** Newcastle City Council  has undertaken a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months.

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Funeral Services (active)
  - Award id: `036721-2025-008719-1`
  - Supplier(s): **FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-12024`
  - Value: £0 † (exc. VAT)

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

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Funeral Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £0
  - Signed Date: 29/06/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F036721-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-07-02T10:53:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-23T07:05:05.994Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-04d094