Official UK procurement notice
Funeral Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Calderdale and Huddersfield Solutions Limited (Central government)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE)
Published estimate£150,000≈ £50k / year · £150,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 24 Apr 2026awarded 30 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Pearson Funeral Service
Contract term 3 yrsends 2 Nov 2029 · up to 2 Nov 2031 with extensions · starts 3 Nov 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of funeral services for adults, infants and babies.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 1 Nov 2030, 23:59 GMT.
CPV: Funeral services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£150,000
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1
- Technical & professional ability
MUST be Member of National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) or The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral (SAIF). You MUST also be a member of The British Institute of Embalmers
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Pricing: 40%
Conditions of participation1
- Technical & professional ability
MUST be Member of National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) or The National Society of Allied and Independent Funeral (SAIF). You MUST also be a member of The British Institute of Embalmers
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
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
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 1 Nov 2030
- First published
- 20 Jan 2026, 09:23 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 1 Jun 2026
- Authority reference
C397153- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-027249- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060970Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
30 days
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Tender documents are available via Health Family Portal
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 3 Nov 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published276 days ago20 Jan 2026, 09:23 GMT
- Market engagement230 days ago6 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
We will be contracting local suppliers to tell them about the opportunity.
- Next notice expected220 days ago16 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published212 days ago25 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Clarification questions by189 days ago17 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline182 days ago24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent115 days ago30 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published101 days ago14 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
- Standstill ends91 days ago23 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
- Today23 Oct 2026
- Contract startsin 11 days3 Nov 2026
Notice history
9 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Planned procurement notice published20 Jan 2026, 09:23 GMTUK3
- Preliminary market engagement notice published12 Feb 2026, 10:38 GMTUK2
- Published value updated to £150,00012 Feb 2026, 10:38 GMTwas £200,000
- Tender notice published25 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMTUK4
- Status changed to active25 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT
- Deadline moved to 24 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST25 Mar 2026, 11:41 GMT+8 days · was 16 Apr 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract award notice published14 Jul 2026, 08:42 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete14 Jul 2026, 08:42 BST
- Contract signature expected27 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2026-01: 1 release · 20 Jan 2026
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £150,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson Funeral ServiceSME3 Nov 2026 – 2 Nov 2029 · up to 2 Nov 2031Extensions: 2 x 12months extension | £150,000 | 30 Jun 2026standstill to 23 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 1 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Pearson Funeral ServicesAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
- Planned procurement notice Planned procurement notice on Find a Tender