Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Bereavement and Mortuary Services (Funeral)
Authority: North West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision 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 publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£180,000
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).
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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05ed4bFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:
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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- Planning notice published321 days ago2 Dec 2025, 16:15 GMT
- Market engagement304 days ago19 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.
- Next notice expected273 days ago19 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
- Tender notice published152 days ago20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
- Submission deadline124 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST
- Contract starts88 days ago24 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published15 days ago5 Oct 2026, 13:27 BST
Notice history
10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Dec 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published2 Dec 2025, 16:15 GMTUK2
- Tender notice published20 May 2026, 20:46 BSTUK4
- Published value updated to £180,00020 May 2026, 20:46 BSTwas £140,000
- Status changed to active20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
- Procurement method changed20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
- Deadline published: 18 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST20 May 2026, 20:46 BST
- Contract award notice published28 Aug 2026, 12:47 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete28 Aug 2026, 12:47 BST
- Contract signature expected10 Sept 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
- Contract details notice published5 Oct 2026, 13:27 BSTUK7
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-12: 1 release · 2 Dec 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| PETERBOROUGH FUNERAL SERVICES LTD1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2030Extensions: x1 12 month extension | £301,520 | 27 Aug 2026 | Awarded |
| 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
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- PETERBOROUGH FUNERAL SERVICES LTDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender