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Published 16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Mortuary Transfers · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£97,000≈ £32k / year · £97,000 inc. VAT15.4% above published estimate
Submissions closed 18 Aug 2025awarded 21 Oct 2025
Awarded to Barringtons Funeral Services Ltd
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Sept 2028 · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Mortuary Transfer Service between Hospital Sites.

CPV: Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£97,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2028 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2030 with extensionsValue: £97,000 exc. VAT · £97,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: North WestEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: 2 year extension option
Pre-qualification & selection criteria (PQQ)1

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Quality - 60% Price - 40% Further breakdown of the awad criteria is detailed within the ITT documents

Conditions of participation1

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
16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
Last source update
21 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
Authority reference
C342636
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040509
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Hire of goods-transport vehicles with driver
Delivery area
North West (UKD)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-056047 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account PER buying organisation portal · password resets come "from Salesforce.com" (check spam)
Submission deadline
18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

ITT Documents are accessible after registering on the below Portal: atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Timeline

16 Jul 2025 → 21 Oct 2025 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
  2. Submission deadline
    18 Aug 2025, 12:00 BST
  3. Contract starts389 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published368 days ago
    21 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST

Notice history

4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 16 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    16 Jul 2025, 13:00 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    21 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Oct 2025, 13:57 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    3 Nov 2025, 23:59 GMT
    scheduled

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £111,9411 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Barringtons Funeral Services LtdSMEMortuary Transfer Service4 Nov 2025 – 3 Nov 2028 · up to 3 Nov 2030Extensions: 2 year extension option£111,94121 Oct 2025Awarded

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Mersey and West Lancashire Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PRYN-5195-GTQJ Whiston Hospital , Warrington Road, Prescot, North West, L35 5DRContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender