Official UK procurement notice
Provision of Funeral Services and Body Transport Services
Authority: East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement description2gether Support Solutions on behalf of the Contracting Authority invites all professional, competent, and suitably experienced providers of Funeral Services (Lot 1) and Body Transport Services (Lot 2) to submit a Tender response for consideration by the Contracting Authority.
CPV: Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies · Funeral and related services
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · all with a published value (£350,000 together) · win at most 2 of themLot #1Provision of Funeral ServicesRenewalPublished value£225,000
The Contracting Authority requires a professional, competent, and suitably experienced provider to deliver, always in an appropriate and dignified manner, funeral services for deceased adults, young persons, children, babies ,and foetuses (including placentas) as required during the Contract term. Additional information: Further details are as stated within the procurement documents.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award this particular Lot, but may continue to award any other Lots.
Lot #2Provision of Body Transport ServicesRenewalPublished value£125,000
The Contracting Authority requires a professional, competent, and suitably experienced provider to, always in an appropriate and dignified manner, convey (transport) the bodies of deceased adults, young persons, children, babies and foetuses (including placentas) as required during the Contract term. Additional information: Further details are as stated within the procurement documents.
The Contracting Authority reserves the right not to award this particular Lot, but may continue to award any other Lots.
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).
- Suitability
As stated in the procurement documents
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
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
- Closed
- 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
- 15 Aug 2022, 14:44 BST
- Last source update
- 15 Aug 2022, 14:44 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 19 Sept 2022 – …
- Authority reference
TEKH1101- FTS notice number
2022/S 000-022458- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-035bd4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic payment
- Performance terms
As stated in the procurement documents
Publisher note: Suitably experienced providers wishing to bid for either one, or both, of Lots must submit their Tender response via the Contracting Authority's e-Tendering system, https://commercialsolutions.bravosolution.co.uk Instructions for submitting your Tender are as follows: a) click ‘View current opportunities and notices’ b) express interest in the 'itt_4070 — Provision of Funeral Services and Body Transport Services'. c) download and closely follow the guidance given within 'Section A - ITT instructions' from the Attachments section of the e-Tendering System d) accurately complete and fully submit your Tender within the e-Tendering system by no later than 16:00 on Friday, 16th September 2022. The Contracting Authority reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract. Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Contracting Authority will not negotiate the terms. The Contracting Authority will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. All tender costs and liabilities incurred by Bidders shall be the sole responsibility of that Bidder.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 16 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 120 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 19 Sept 2022, 10:00 BST
Timeline
15 Aug 2022 → 19 Sept 2022 · 3 dates- Notice published15 Aug 2022, 14:44 BST
- Submission deadline16 Sept 2022, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened19 Sept 2022, 10:00 BST
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria