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title: "QUB/2596/24 Provision of Funeral Director Services"
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# QUB/2596/24 Provision of Funeral Director Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2596-24-provision-of-funeral-director-services-ocds-h6vhtk-047913). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Queen's University Belfast: "QUB/2596/24 Provision of Funeral Director Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Aug 2024, 16:00 BST. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Queen's University Belfast](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/queen-s-university-belfast-GB-NIC-101788)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 August 2024 at 16:00 BST
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Undertaking services
- **Delivery Location:** UKN
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £438,630 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-047913`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2596-24-provision-of-funeral-director-services-ocds-h6vhtk-047913#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fqueensuniversitybelfast%2Faspx%2FHome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/qub-2596-24-provision-of-funeral-director-services-ocds-h6vhtk-047913#participate

## 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

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98371200
- **Delivery regions:** UKN

- **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 fr...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Contract for the Provision of Funeral Director Services (active)
  - Award id: `000308-2025-QUB/2596/24-1`
  - Supplier(s): **McClure's Funeral Service Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-134061`
  - Value: £438,630 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Contract for the Provision of Funeral Director Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £438,630
  - Signed Date: 07/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F000308-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-01-07T11:20:57.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-25T21:57:29.968Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-047913