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Published 17 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

Public Health Funerals · UK public procurement notice

Official notice

Authority: Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitableVCSE suitable
Budget not disclosed£0exc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 15 Jun 2026awarded 15 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Wombourne Funeral Services
Contract term 3 yrsends 19 Jul 2029 · up to 19 Jul 2031 with extensions · starts 20 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Dudley MBC is seeking to procure the Public Health Funerals contract. The contract will be for a term of 3 years with option to extend for further 2 years.

CPV: Funeral and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEVCSEPublished value£0
Contract period: 20 Jul 2026 – 19 Jul 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 19 Jul 2031 with extensions
Eligibility: SME eligibleVCSE eligible
Extensions: up to 2 years extension option

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: 60%Social value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
  • Quality
  • Social Value
  • Price
What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Above threshold (FTS publication)
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
17 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
Last source update
16 Sept 2026, 10:25 BST
Award evaluation window
Submission end – 3 Jul 2026
Authority reference
26042
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-044199
Latest notice
Contract award notice (UK6)
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG36)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06566e Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
15 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
Clarification deadline
1 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Accepted languages
en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Bidders must submit their tender submissions via e-portal Intend:

in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/a… ↗

The tender Ref: 26042

Timeline

17 Feb 2026 → 25 Sept 2026 · 10 dates
  1. Planning notice published250 days ago
    17 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
  2. Market engagement237 days ago
    2 Mar 2026, 23:59 GMT

    Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to engage with the market through a formal Questionnaire.

    Interested providers are invited to complete and submit via correspondence the attached as synopsis Questionnaire on Dudley Intend portal.

    The deadline for completed Questionnaire submission is 2 March 2026.

    Project Reference: 26042

    The questionnaire can be found on Dudley e-tendering portal

    in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/a… ↗

  3. Tender notice published165 days ago
    14 May 2026, 08:45 BST
  4. Clarification questions by146 days ago
    1 Jun 2026, 17:00 BST
  5. Submission deadline132 days ago
    15 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
  6. Award decision expected by114 days ago
    3 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
  7. Contract starts98 days ago
    20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
  8. Assessment summaries sent41 days ago
    15 Sept 2026, 00:00 BST
  9. Latest notice published40 days ago
    16 Sept 2026, 10:25 BST
  10. Standstill ends30 days ago
    25 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST

Notice history

10 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 17 Feb 2026
  1. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Feb 2026, 16:01 GMT
    UK2
  2. Preliminary market engagement notice published
    17 Feb 2026, 16:11 GMT
    UK2
  3. Tender notice published
    14 May 2026, 08:45 BST
    UK4
  4. Published value updated
    14 May 2026, 08:45 BST
  5. Status changed to active
    14 May 2026, 08:45 BST
  6. Procurement method changed
    14 May 2026, 08:45 BST
  7. Deadline published: 15 Jun 2026, 13:00 BST
    14 May 2026, 08:45 BST
  8. Contract award notice published
    16 Sept 2026, 10:25 BST
    UK6
  9. Status changed to complete
    16 Sept 2026, 10:25 BST
  10. Contract signature expected
    29 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
  • 2026-02: 1 release · 17 Feb 2026

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £712,2181 award inc. VAT; no net value published
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Wombourne Funeral Services1 Oct 2026 – 30 Sept 2029 · up to 30 Sept 2032Extensions: +1,+1,+1 years£712,218 inc. VAT15 Jun 2026standstill to 25 Sept 2026Standstill

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PWYJ-3537-GLBW Council House, Priory Road, Dudley, West Midlands, DY1 1HFContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • Wombourne Funeral ServicesAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PRHB-7631-PWPL 124 Bridgnorth Road,, Wombourne, West Midlands, WV5 8AYContact email

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure