Official UK procurement notice
MBC000624 Social Care Funeral Services
Authority: Middlesbrough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: North East (UKC12)
Published estimate£100,800≈ £34k / year · £126,000 inc. VAT19.1% above published estimate
Submissions closed 4 Feb 2026awarded 11 Feb 2026
Awarded to Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Apr 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThe supply of a respectful, professional and dignified funeral service
CPV: Funeral services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£100,800
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
Lot awarding rule: 100% Price
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- 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
- 26 Jan 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Last source update
- 14 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-006723- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-060eb8Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
26 Jan 2026 → 14 Apr 2026 · 4 dates- Tender notice published268 days ago26 Jan 2026, 14:40 GMT
- Submission deadline259 days ago4 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Contract starts204 days ago1 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published190 days ago14 Apr 2026, 16:27 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 26 Jan 2026- Tender notice published26 Jan 2026, 14:40 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published12 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMTUK6
- Status changed to complete12 Feb 2026, 14:27 GMT
- Contract signature expected15 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
- Contract details notice published14 Apr 2026, 16:27 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £120,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 1
Contracts signed 1latest 27 Mar 2026
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031Extensions: 2 X 12 MONTH EXTENSION | £120,000 | 11 Feb 2026 | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 1 · Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare
- Signed
- 27 Mar 2026
- Value
- £120,000
- Period
- 1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- 2 x 12 month extensions
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1final-stage tenders | 0 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender