Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Coroners Removal Services
Authority: Herefordshire Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG11)
Awarded value£105,600published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 16 Jun 2025
Awarded to A.W.Hughes & Son +2 more
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionA Framework agreement with vetted and compliant suppliers, for the provision of Coroners Removal Services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1Awarded
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - unknown
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:24 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Aug 2025, 12:24 BST
- Authority reference
DN758473- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-049107- Latest notice
- Contract details notice (UK7)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-0588daFind a Tender
Notice history
1 event · 1 release on Find a Tender- Contract details notice published15 Aug 2025, 12:24 BSTUK7
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £105,6001 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 16 Jun 2025
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| A.W.Hughes & SonSME, Oak Tree Funeral ServicesSME, Serenity Funeral Services (Hereford) LtdSMEjoint award | £105,600 inc. VAT † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Provision of Coroners Removal Services · A.W.Hughes & SonSME, Oak Tree Funeral ServicesSME, Serenity Funeral Services (Hereford) LtdSME
- Signed
- 16 Jun 2025
- Value
- £105,600 inc. VAT
- Period
- 16 Jun 2025 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 30 Mar 2030 with extensions
- Status
- active
- Extensions
- Option to extend up to a further 12 months at the sole discretion of the Council
4 agreed KPIs: Removal · Unreasonable Refusal · Trained Staff …
- Removal, The removal of a deceased person or persons within a maximum of 1.5 hours from receipt of a request from West Mercia Police Control, Coroner or Coroner's Officer. A record being made on the relevant case notes by the control room/attending officer recording time of the initial contact with the funeral director and the time of arrival on site. This data will be collected by a Coroners Officer on a quarterly basis and shared with the Service Manager
- Unreasonable Refusal, Unreasonable refusal by a funeral director to attend site. A record being made on the relevant case notes by the control room/attending officer recording time of the initial contact with the funeral director and the time of arrival on site Data will be collected by a Coroners Officer on a quarterly basis and shared with the Service Manager
- Trained Staff, Funeral Directors provide appropriately trained staff, well maintained and clean vehicles and resources which provide a dignified, respectful and professional service. Any complaints/feedback received from the deceased's family or other parties
- Transfer of Accurate Data, Mortuaries receive all the appropriate and necessary information of the deceased, and Funeral Directors adhere to the procedures required at each mortuary. Mortuary and Service Manager to meet quarterly.
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
3 commercial parties on the notice- A.W.Hughes & SonAwarded supplier
- Oak Tree Funeral ServicesAwarded supplier
- Serenity Funeral Services (Hereford) LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (1)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract details notice Contract details notice on Find a Tender