Official UK procurement notice
Provision of a Funeral and Undertaking Service
Authority: Fife Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionFife Council require suitably qualified contractors(s) to provide an undertaking and funeral service to ensure all persons in Fife who have no means to pay and have no-one who adopts responsibility for them to have a respectful burial/cremation. This requirement shall be split into 2 lots per area of Fife, tenderers can quote for any or both Lots.
CPV: Funeral and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1North FifeAwardedRenewal
Lot #2South FifeAwardedRenewal
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).
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: 50
- Price: 50
- Price carries 50 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 5 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 4 Dec 2025, 11:17 GMT
- Last source update
- 13 Feb 2026, 10:24 GMT
- Award evaluation window
- 8 Jan 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CFM0425- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-013272- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ee99Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: (SC Ref:823634)
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Participation fee
- document
- Bid validity
- 1080 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 8 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
8 Jan 2026 → 13 Feb 2026 · 3 dates- Submission deadline289 days ago8 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened289 days ago8 Jan 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published253 days ago13 Feb 2026, 10:24 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete13 Feb 2026, 10:24 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lot 1 · North Fife1 award | |||
| Stewart Funeral GroupSME | £52,708 † | — | Awarded |
| Lot 2 · South Fife1 award | |||
| Stewart Funeral GroupSME | £52,708 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
South Fife · Stewart Funeral GroupSME
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2026
- Value
- £52,708
- Status
- active
North Fife · Stewart Funeral GroupSME
- Signed
- 13 Feb 2026
- Value
- £52,708
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Lot | Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 · North Fife | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
| 2 · South Fife | 2bids · 2 electronic | 2 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Court of Session and Kirkcaldy Sheriff CourtReview body
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Stewart Funeral GroupAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria