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Published 24 Jan 2025, 18:40 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Public Health Funeral Service

Official notice

Authority: London Borough of Redbridge (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published value£213,000published on the single lot · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Feb 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

The Council has a statutory duty under the provisions of Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to undertake the funeral of a deceased person, who died in the borough of Redbridge and where no other arrangements have been made or are about to be made.

CPV: Funeral and related services · Funeral services · Funeral supplies

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1The Service shall provide a Provision of Funeral Service Arrangements in the London…RenewalPublished value£213,000

The Service shall provide a Provision of Funeral Service Arrangements in the London Borough of Redbridge, on behalf of a deceased person, whose death has occurred in the borough of Redbridge and where no other arrangements have been made or are about to be made.

The Authority arranges Burials and Cremations, for residents who have died or have been found dead within the Authority’s boundaries be it in hospital, Council or Private Care Homes (including both residential and nursing), or their own homes where there is no family or third party to complete the funeral arrangements. This includes persons who may be of no fixed abode and die within the geographical boundary of the London Borough of Redbridge but excludes all referrals from NHS organisations, who have separate contractual arrangements.

The Provider shall arrange a funeral, be it burial or cremation, in accordance with the requirements of this Specification on behalf of the Authority.

Delivery: London
Extensions: At the sole discretion of the Authority and subject to the satisfactory performance of the Provider, the Contract Period may be extended in such period or periods as the Authority deems appropriate up to a maximum of two (2) years, providing a possible total Contract Period to midnight on 31st March 2030.Variant 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: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Quality: 30
  • Price: 70
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 70 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 7 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
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
24 Jan 2025, 18:40 GMT
Last source update
24 Jan 2025, 18:40 GMT
Award evaluation window
24 Feb 2025 – …
Authority reference
DN760528
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-002629
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related servicesFuneral servicesFuneral supplies
Delivery area
London (UKI3)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04d649 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
24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
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Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
24 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

24 Jan 2025 → 24 Feb 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    24 Jan 2025, 18:40 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    24 Feb 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    24 Feb 2025, 12:30 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

London Borough of Redbridge

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services 7th Floor, Lynton House, 255-259 High Road, Ilford, London, IG1 1NNContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • Royal Court of JusticeReview body London

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.