Official UK procurement notice
Funeral Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Lancaster City Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of public Funeral services
CPV: Funeral services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£360,000
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).
Published award criteria (3)
- Price
- Quality
- Social Value
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 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
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Jan 2026, 13:37 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 27 Feb 2026
- Authority reference
DN803307- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-004831- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060a00Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
In order to provide unrestricted, full, direct and free of charge access to the tender documents the Authority is providing the documents in the opportunities area of the ProContract North eTendering portal at Welcome to ProContract procontract.due-north.com/Home/About ↗
In order to view the documents and submit a response applicants must be registered as suppliers on ProContract. Applicants should then express an interest in the opportunity and download the word documents for completion and submission.
Timeline
20 Jan 2026 → 24 Mar 2026 · 7 dates- Tender notice published277 days ago20 Jan 2026, 13:37 GMT
- Submission deadline248 days ago18 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by239 days ago27 Feb 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts237 days ago2 Mar 2026
- Assessment summaries sent233 days ago6 Mar 2026
- Latest notice published226 days ago12 Mar 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Standstill ends214 days ago24 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 20 Jan 2026- Tender notice published20 Jan 2026, 13:37 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Mar 2026, 16:05 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Mar 2026, 16:05 GMT
- Contract signature expected31 Mar 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ascension FuneralsSME1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 | £360,000 inc. VAT | 5 Mar 2026standstill to 24 Mar 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders · 360000 at stage one | 1 | 0 | — |
Who bid
- wonAscension FuneralsSME · North West England
Bidders as named on the Procurement Act 2023 award notice. “Won” means the bidder holds an award on this notice.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Ascension FuneralsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
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