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Published 12 Sept 2023, 15:01 BST

Official UK procurement notice

Provision of Community Public Health Funerals

Official notice

Authority: BLACKPOOL COUNCIL (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Budget not disclosedValue not published
Submissions closed 1 Nov 2023awarded 20 Dec 2023
Awarded to D Hollowell & Sons Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Blackpool Council has a statutory duty, under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act1984 to provide suitable funeral arrangements for persons who have died, other than in hospital, when there is no next of kin, or persons willing to make suitable funeral arrangements.

CPV: Funeral and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Delivery: North West
Extensions: With the option to extend 1+1+1Variant bids: not allowed

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: 30%Price: 50%Social value: 20%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality: 30
  • Social Value: 20
  • Price: 50
What this means for your bid
  • 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
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
Yes
First published
12 Sept 2023, 15:01 BST
Last source update
15 Jan 2024, 10:19 GMT
Award evaluation window
1 Nov 2023 – …
Authority reference
DN688902
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-001216
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related services
Delivery area
North West (UKD42)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03fc1b Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: ProContract (Due North) · Who buys & how to bid on ProContract
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · short registration with manual review; public opportunity list
Submission deadline
1 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
1 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

1 Nov 2023 → 15 Jan 2024 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    1 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  2. Bids opened
    1 Nov 2023, 12:00 GMT
  3. Notice published
    15 Jan 2024, 10:19 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    15 Jan 2024, 10:19 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Bids received 32 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 20 Dec 2023
Awarded toValueDateStatus
D Hollowell & Sons LtdSME——Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
3bids · 3 electronic2—£120,400 – £200,000

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Blackpool Council

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Bickerstaffe House, 1 Bickerstaffe Square, Blackpool, North West, FY1 3AHContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • D Hollowell & Sons LtdAwarded supplier 287 Devonshire Road, Blackpool, North West, FY2 0TWContact email

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.