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Published 2 Dec 2025, 16:15 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Bereavement and Mortuary Services (Funeral)

Official notice

Authority: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdLight touch regimeSME suitableVCSE suitable
Published estimate£180,000≈ £60k / year · £180,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 18 Jun 2026awarded 27 Aug 2026
Awarded to PETERBOROUGH FUNERAL SERVICES LTD2 awards
Contract term 3 yrsends 24 Jul 2029 · up to 24 Jul 2030 with extensions · starts 24 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Provision of Bereavement and Mortuary Services (Funeral) across its hospital sites including:

  • Peterborough City Hospital
  • Stamford and Rutland Hospital
  • Hinchingbrooke Hospital

The service covers:-

  • adult funerals;
  • child funerals; and
  • sensitive burials.

Contract Start Date 14/09/2026

This procurement was been conducted under the Procurement Act 2023 as a below threshold light touch open competition process, utilising a single-stage procedure.

CPV: Funeral services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£180,000
Contract period: 24 Jul 2026 – 24 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 24 Jul 2030 with extensionsValue: £180,000 exc. VAT · £180,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: East of EnglandEligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: x1 12 months

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: Technical 50%, Social Value 10%, Commercial 40%

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
Light touch regime
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
2 Dec 2025, 16:15 GMT
Last source update
5 Oct 2026, 13:27 BST
Authority reference
C445483
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-046702
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Funeral services
Delivery area
East of England (UKH11)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed4b 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 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:

atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗

Suppliers can find additional information at the above-mentioned address for this below threshold single stage tender under the Light Touch Regime.

Suppliers must be registered on the Central Digital Platform with up-to-date Core Supplier Information.

Tenders must be submitted electronically via the above-mentioned address before the stated Submission Deadline of 12:30 18/06/2026.

Timeline

2 Dec 2025 → 5 Oct 2026 · 7 dates
  1. Planning notice published321 days ago
    2 Dec 2025, 16:15 GMT
  2. Market engagement304 days ago
    19 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT

    North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (the “Authority”) is seeking to engage with the market in advance of a forthcoming procurement for the provision of Bereavement and Mortuary Services across its hospital sites, including Peterborough City Hospital, Hinchingbrooke Hospital, and Stamford and Rutland Hospital.

    Suppliers wishing to participate in this pre-market engagement should confirm their interest by email to [email protected] to arrange a 121 meeting with the Trust before the Engagement Deadline.

    Please include the following detail in your email:

    • Quoting Reference - Premarket engagement Bereavement and Mortuary Services (Funeral) (W213334)
    • Full name
    • Company/organisation name
    • Contact details (E-mail and phone number)

    This Notice is for information only.

    The information contained in this notice, including information relating to the nature and scope of the requirements, the estimated value, the service classification of this requirement and the list of CPV codes, is only indicative of current thinking and is neither exhaustive nor binding and the Authority reserves the right at its absolute discretion to amend it at the time of issue of any further notices or at any other time. The publication of this notice in no way obliges the Authority to commence any competitive tender process. The Authority is not and shall not be liable for any costs incurred by those expressing an interest in participating in this premarket engagement exercise.

  3. Next notice expected273 days ago
    19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
  4. Tender notice published152 days ago
    20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
  5. Submission deadline124 days ago
    18 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST
  6. Contract starts88 days ago
    24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  7. Latest notice published15 days ago
    5 Oct 2026, 13:27 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    2 Dec 2025, 16:15 GMT
    UK2
  2. Tender notice published
    20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
    UK4
  3. Published value updated to £180,000
    20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
    was £140,000
  4. Status changed to active
    20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
  5. Procurement method changed
    20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
  6. Deadline published: 18 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST
    20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
  7. Contract award notice published
    28 Aug 2026, 12:47 BST
    UK6
  8. Status changed to complete
    28 Aug 2026, 12:47 BST
  9. Contract signature expected
    10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  10. Contract details notice published
    5 Oct 2026, 13:27 BST
    UK7
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2025-12: 1 release · 2 Dec 2025

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 2
Awarded value £301,5201 award exc. VAT
Bids received 22 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 14 Sept 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
PETERBOROUGH FUNERAL SERVICES LTD1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: x1 12 month extension£301,52027 Aug 2026Awarded
PETERBOROUGH FUNERAL SERVICES LTD£301,520 †—Awarded

Contracts

  • Provision of Bereavement and Mortuary Services (Funeral) · PETERBOROUGH FUNERAL SERVICES LTD

    Signed
    14 Sept 2026
    Value
    £301,520
    Period
    15 Sept 2026 – 13 Sept 2029 · up to 13 Sept 2030 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    12 month extension period

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
2final-stage tenders20—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PGZM-4323-VGQT Bretton Gate, Peterborough, East of England, PE3 9GZContact name, email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure