Official UK procurement notice
QUB/2596/24 Provision of Funeral Director Services
Authority: Queen's University Belfast (Education)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionQueen'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 publishedLot #1AwardedRenewal
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Customer Service: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Customer Service: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
N/A
- 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)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-047913Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 12 Aug 2024, 16:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 13 Aug 2024, 09:00 BST
Timeline
12 Aug 2024 → 7 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Submission deadline12 Aug 2024, 16:00 BST
- Bids opened13 Aug 2024, 09:00 BST
- Notice published7 Jan 2025, 11:20 GMT
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete7 Jan 2025, 11:20 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| McClure's Funeral Service LtdSMEContract for the Provision of Funeral Director Services | £438,630 † | — | Awarded |
Contracts
Contract for the Provision of Funeral Director Services · McClure's Funeral Service LtdSME
- Signed
- 7 Jan 2025
- Value
- £438,630
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1bids · 1 electronic | 1 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- McClure's Funeral Service LtdAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.