Official UK procurement notice
N/A · Home Office (Nov 2024)
Authority: Home Office (Central government)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought3 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFollowing on from the market engagement notice in late 2024, and a competitive process ending on 28th March 2025. The Home Office now publishes the contract award notice for a Mass Fatality Capability Resilience Storage Framework.
In the event of a major incident resulting in a large number of fatalities which could overwhelm existing body storage capacity the Home Office would provide contingency support to the requesting local authority. The Home Office seeks to replace its current capability with a more efficient operating model. This opportunity will support the Home Offices strategy.
The initial term is 2 years, with the options to extend yearly for up to 2 additional years (2+1+1).
Our vision
We believe a multiple lot framework agreement would be best suited to meet the demands of this capability. Suppliers offering alternative solutions will bid for a place on a capability lot, this will involve suppliers maintaining access to provisions which could be called upon for deployment by the Authority. These aims will be delivered with the responses of this document in mind to ensure that we consider any novel and/or unique approach that could be utilised as a solution.
The scope for this provision is predominantly England, however there is a possibility that the Devolved Administration Governments (Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) may also enrol.
We will outline the configuration of our core requirement of storage for up to 700 fatalities across three phases (although the authority may adjust the planned fatalities storage of one or more phases to ensure a successful core requirement is delivered). Each phase will be put to the market as separate lots, although we would welcome multiple bids if relevant and the supplier is able to offer a viable to solution to multiple.
Lot 1-Soft Shell:
We plan to have a minimum call-off storage of 100 fatalities for the 'soft shell' portable temporary body storage (including some bariatric). Soft shell may require cover for adverse weather and should be deployable within twenty-four hours.
Lot 2-Hard Shell:
Hard shell may be similar to the existing ISO container body storage units ("hard shell"). The characteristic of this phase is that units should remain versatile and robust to all weather events and may require hard standing. They offer refrigeration and have the ability to freeze. They should provide storage of up to 150 of the deceased (including bariatric). Delivery and assembly should take no longer than three days.
Lot 3-Temporary Building:
The final tier relates to an alternative building/ structure that could be housed outside independently, similar to Nightingale hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. They should allow both refrigeration and freezing. The core requirement will be at least 450 fatalities including bariatric and/ or fragmented fatalities. This will need to be deployed within 5 days.
CPV: Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies · Mortuary equipment and supplies
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 3 suppliers · 2 bids on the busiest of 2 lots (0.7 per place) · 1 appointed
Lots and requirements (3)Procurement structure
3 lots · all with a published value · win at most 3 of them · same evaluation weights on every lotEvery one of these 3 lots carries the same published figure, £2,500,000: it is the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each lot's own budget, and no share per lot is published. The cards below say ceiling above rather than repeat it.
Lot #1Soft ShellCancelledRenewalceiling above
Capability able to be deployed to a range of locations.
Should be able to provide appropriate chilling capacity.
Have a minimum call-off storage of 100 fatalities for the 'soft shell' portable temporary body storage (including some bariatric). Soft shell may require cover for adverse weather and should be deployable within twenty-four hours.
Lot #2Hard Shell solutionAwardedRenewalceiling above
Hard Shell:
Hard shell may be similar to the existing ISO container body storage units ("hard shell"). The characteristic of this requirement is that units should remain versatile and robust to all weather events and may require hard standing. They offer refrigeration and have the ability to freeze. They should provide storage of up to 150 of the deceased (including bariatric). Delivery and assembly should take no longer than three days.
Lot #3Temporary Building solutionAwardedRenewalceiling above
Temporary Building:
The final tier relates to an alternative building/ structure that could be housed outside independently, similar to Nightingale hospitals during the Covid-19 pandemic. They should allow both refrigeration and freezing. The core requirement will be at least 450 fatalities including bariatric and/ or fragmented fatalities. This will need to be deployed within 5 days.
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 sub-criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- Price: 30
- price: 100
- Social Value: 10
Published award criteria (4)
- Quality: 60
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 30
- Price: 100
- Price carries 130 of 200 points: a 10% discount moves about 13 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “N/A” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 3 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 11 Nov 2024, 13:12 GMT
- Last source update
- 2 Sept 2025, 12:13 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 5 Mar 2025 – …
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-053111- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04b573Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
Key Performance Indicators as stated in the procurement documents.
Publisher note: This procurement will be managed electronically via the Home Office's e-sourcing Portal (JAGGAER). To participate in this procurement, participants must first be registered on the e-sourcing Portal. If you have not yet registered on the e-sourcing Portal, this can be done online at: https://homeoffice.app.jaggaer.com by following the link 'To register click here'. Please note that, to register, you must have a valid DUNS number (as provided by Dun and Bradstreet) for the organisation which you are registering, who will be entering into a contract if invited to do so. Once you have registered on the e-sourcing Portal, a registered user can express an interest for a specific procurement. This is done by emailing [email protected] Your email must clearly state: the name and reference for the procurement you wish to register for; the name of the registered supplier; and the name and contact details for the registered individual sending the email. The e-mail will be processed and then the buyer will enable the supplier to access the procurement online via the e-sourcing Portal. The registered user will receive a notification email to alert them once this has been done. For technical assistance on use of the e-sourcing Portal please contact the JAGGAER Supplier Helpdesk at [email protected] or 0800 069 8630 (0800 - 1800hrs).
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 5 Mar 2025, 12:01 GMT
Timeline
28 Feb 2025 → 2 Sept 2025 · 4 dates- Next notice expected28 Feb 2025
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened5 Mar 2025, 12:01 GMT
- Notice published2 Sept 2025, 12:13 BST
Notice history
7 events · 7 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Feb 2025- Status changed to active21 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Procurement method changed21 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Deadline published: 5 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT21 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Buyer details updated21 Feb 2025, 14:43 GMT
- Status changed to complete19 Aug 2025, 10:42 BST
- Buyer details updated19 Aug 2025, 11:18 BST
- Buyer details updated2 Sept 2025, 10:10 BST
Published amendments (4 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextMass Fatalities Resilience Capability · II.1.1 | — | Mass Fatalities Resilience Capability | |
| — | TextN/A · II.1.1 | — | Mass Fatalities Resilience Capability | |
| — | TextTitle · II.1.1. | N/A | Mass Fatalities Resilience Capability | |
| — | TextTitle · II.1.1 | N/A | Mass Fatalities Resilience Capability |
4 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (7)
- 2025-08: 2 releases · 19 Aug 2025, 19 Aug 2025
- 2025-02: 1 release · 21 Feb 2025
- 2024-11: 1 release · 11 Nov 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Temporary Building solution
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Value
- £654,938
- Status
- active
Hard Shell solution
- Signed
- 14 Aug 2025
- Value
- £488,691
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 · Hard Shell solution | 1bids | — | — | — |
| 3 · Temporary Building solution | 2bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- Secretary of State for the Home DepartmentReview body
- The Home OfficeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
1 commercial party on the notice- Fews Marquees LtdFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria