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# National Undertaking Service

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-undertaking-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05d003). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED: "National Undertaking Service". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £7,920,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited-coh-02904587)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £7,920,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Direct award
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral services
- **Delivery Location:** UK
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-undertaking-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05d003#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05d003`

- **Who May Use the Framework:** This framework will be available to Network Rail, Great British Railways, Department For Transport Operator Limited (DFTO), and their subsidiaries, successor organisations and affiliates.

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-undertaking-service-ocds-h6vhtk-05d003#tl-md)

## Description
UK6 Contract award notice following publication of UK5 Transparency Notice notice. 
Undertaking Service is a fully national service including remote areas of England, Wales and Scotland. The supplier shall not sub-contract any part of the service.
The supplier shall collect the deceased from an agreed position of safety (i.e. not trackside).
The supplier shall provide a rapid response of the care and collection of the deceased following a fatality on the railway (arriving within a max of 2 hours).
The supplier shall provide a 24 hour service 365 days a year and shall respond to call outs within 90 minutes.
The supplier shall provide a National call centre with a 24 hour service for 365 days of the year and shall ensure that calls are answered and dealt with to the agreed KPI's.
The supplier shall care for and deliver the deceased and their personal effects which are not retained by the police to the mortuary recognising the requirement of a police escort.
The supplier's staff shall be dressed smartly and appropriately and use clean and discreet vehicles that are fully equipped with the appropriate equipment to attend Network Rail sites.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98371000
- **Delivery regions:** UK
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB

- **Contract Period:** 31/05/2026 to 30/06/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Undertaking Service (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165527`
  - Value: £10,692,000 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 31/03/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F030621-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-01T17:05:30.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T21:19:59.488Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05d003