Official UK procurement notice
Mortuary Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionThis is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for full Mortuary service from Hospital to offsite storage including bereavement.
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the MSP process of the PSR.
CPV: Pathology services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for a full…Awarded
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for a full Mortuary service from Hospital to offsite storage including bereavement for a total of 15 years (5+5+5) using the MSP process.
The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period.
Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 25th of March 2025
This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR.
The approximate lifetime value of the contract is £9,000,000.
The contract will commence approximately Sept 2025
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded without competition
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Direct award (no call for competition)
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 12 Mar 2025, 16:51 GMT
- Last source update
- 12 Mar 2025, 16:51 GMT
- Authority reference
C321581- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009083- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04ec63Find a Tender
- Why no open competition
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive
- Published justification
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice and will end at midnight on 25th March 2025. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by this date. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.'
Written representations should be sent to [email protected]
Publisher note: This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice and will end at midnight on 25th March 2025. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by this date. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Written representations should be sent to [email protected] Award of contract was approved by UHN Board Committee. No conflicts of interest were identified. The key criteria were assessed as set out within the questions asked by UHN under the Key Criteria, these are: Quality & Innovation, Value, Reducing health inequalities and disparities, Duties related to reducing health inequalities and disparities, Facilitating choice, Social Value. These were assessed upon the response provided to ensure they could be met.
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Northamptonshire Council | £9,000,000 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract 009083-2025-1 · West Northamptonshire Council
- Signed
- 12 Mar 2025
- Value
- £9,000,000
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids | — | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustContracting authority
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- NHS England Independent Patient Choice and Procurement PanelReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- West Northamptonshire CouncilAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.