Find a TenderAwardedContract details notice
Published 22 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Out of Hours Burial Administration Service (PAN3308)

Official notice

Authority: Leicester City Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Published estimate£110,000≈ £55k / year · £132,000 inc. VAT29.1% below published estimate
Submissions closed 21 Aug 2025awarded 7 Nov 2025
Awarded to MBCOL Ltd
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Sept 2027 · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensions · starts 1 Oct 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Provision of Out of Hours Burial Administration Service

CPV: Other community, social and personal services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 2 yrsSMEPublished value£110,000
Contract period: 1 Oct 2025 – 30 Sept 2027 (2 yrs) · up to 30 Sept 2028 with extensionsValue: £110,000 exc. VAT · £132,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The proposed contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further one year.

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
Quality: 60%Price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.

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
22 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
Last source update
21 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT
Authority reference
PAN3308
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-042058
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Other community, social and personal services
Delivery area
East Midlands (UKF21)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0563ec Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
21 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

22 Jul 2025 → 21 Nov 2025 · 5 dates
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
  2. Clarification questions by
    1 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  3. Submission deadline
    21 Aug 2025, 00:00 BST
  4. Contract starts387 days ago
    1 Oct 2025, 00:00 BST
  5. Latest notice published335 days ago
    21 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT

Notice history

3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 22 Jul 2025
  1. Tender notice published
    22 Jul 2025, 14:52 BST
    UK4
  2. Contract details notice published
    21 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT
    UK7
  3. Status changed to complete
    21 Nov 2025, 15:55 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £78,0001 contract exc. VAT
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Nov 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
MBCOL Ltd£78,000 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Out of Hours Burial Administration Service (PAN3308) · MBCOL Ltd

    Signed
    7 Nov 2025
    Value
    £78,000
    Period
    10 Nov 2025 – 9 Nov 2027 · up to 9 Nov 2028 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The contract is for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than a further one year.

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Leicester City Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PXRT-5737-VBQD City Hall, Leicester, East Midlands, LE1 1FZContact name, email, phone

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • MBCOL LtdAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PJGZ-6878-NPNV MBCOL Ltd, Leicester, East Midlands, LE5 5EFContact email

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender