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Published 2 Jul 2024, 12:21 BST

Official UK procurement notice

QUB/2596/24 Provision of Funeral Director Services

Official notice

Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)

ServicesOpen procedureSME suitable
Awarded value£438,630published contract · exc. VAT
Submissions closed 12 Aug 2024awarded 7 Jan 2025
Awarded to McClure's Funeral Service Ltd

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Queen's requires the provision of the discreet and dignified Funeral Director services to include the vital timely collection, removal and transportation of human (donor remains) from locations across Northern Ireland. This will include collection from CBMSE Mortuary situated at 97 Lisburn Road Belfast and subsequent delivery to the agreed designated Crematorium (Belfast or Greater Belfast area) or on occasion a cemetery within Northern Ireland. The Funeral Director must supply coffins and associated accessories and must have the capability to store donors for up to 72 hours (weekends) in refrigeration on their own business site when necessary. The Economic Operator must be able to demonstrate extensive experience in delivering a service of this nature including the details of a similar contract they have held either current or completed in the last 5 years. The Economic Operator must be a member of an associated professional body such as The British Institute of Funeral Directors or

CPV: Undertaking services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal
Extensions: The Contract will initially be for a period 12 months, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 72 months. · The Contract will initially be for a period 12 months, subject to satisfactory annual review, with the option to extend the contract by up to a further 72 months.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: 60%Price: 40%
Published sub-criteria (2)
  • Customer Service: 60%
  • price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
  • Customer Service: 60%
  • Price: 40%
Conditions of participation1
  • Suitability

    N/A

What this means for your bid
  • Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.

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
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
2 Jul 2024, 12:21 BST
Last source update
7 Jan 2025, 11:20 GMT
Award evaluation window
13 Aug 2024 – …
Authority reference
QUB/2596/24
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-000308
Classification (CPV)
Undertaking services
Delivery area
Northern Ireland (UKN)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047913 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
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Submission deadline
12 Aug 2024, 16:00 BST
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bids opened
13 Aug 2024, 09:00 BST
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

12 Aug 2024 → 7 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Submission deadline
    12 Aug 2024, 16:00 BST
  2. Bids opened
    13 Aug 2024, 09:00 BST
  3. Notice published
    7 Jan 2025, 11:20 GMT

Notice history

1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender
  1. Status changed to complete
    7 Jan 2025, 11:20 GMT

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £438,6301 contract exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 7 Jan 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
McClure's Funeral Service LtdSMEContract for the Provision of Funeral Director Services£438,630 †—Awarded

Contracts

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1bids · 1 electronic1——

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Queen's University Belfast

Contracting authorityEducationBody governed by public lawEducation Procurement Office, Administration Building, University Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 1NNContact email Published organisation website ↗

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications

Official links; attachments are not copied

No document links were published on the notice.