Official UK procurement notice
Reprocurement of Mortuary Contingency
Authority: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·On behalf of: KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLP
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: London (UKI)
Published estimate£260,000≈ £87k / year · £312,000 inc. VAT17.3% above published estimate
Submissions closed 5 Dec 2025awarded 9 Apr 2026
Award (standstill) to F A Albin and Sons
Contract term 3 yrsends 31 Jan 2029 · up to 31 Jan 2031 with extensions · starts 1 Feb 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Transport & Storage Services for King's College NHS Trust
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 2 Sept 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Funeral and related services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£260,000
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).
How bids were scored
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical (Incl. Social Value): 30%
- Commercial: 70%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical (Incl. Social Value)
- Commercial
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
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 2 Sept 2030
- First published
- 29 Oct 2025, 13:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 1 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 15 Dec 2025
- Authority reference
C396594- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-069367- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d63aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
Access & registration note: Legacy Salesforce domain still used in notices — use the current Atamis portal · this portal address is a legacy domain; the operator has migrated
- Submission deadline
- 5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
29 Oct 2025 → 13 May 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published358 days ago29 Oct 2025, 13:05 GMT
- Clarification questions by339 days ago17 Nov 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission deadline321 days ago5 Dec 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Award decision expected by310 days ago15 Dec 2025, 23:59 GMT
- Contract starts263 days ago1 Feb 2026
- Assessment summaries sent189 days ago16 Apr 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published174 days ago1 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Standstill ends161 days ago13 May 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
4 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 Oct 2025- Tender notice published29 Oct 2025, 13:05 GMTUK4
- Contract award notice published1 May 2026, 15:05 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete1 May 2026, 15:05 BST
- Contract signature expected1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £305,0281 award exc. VAT
Bids received 44 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| F A Albin and SonsSMEProvision of Mortuary Contingency Services1 Jun 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: Optional 1 year extensions (up to 2 years) | £305,028 | 9 Apr 2026standstill to 13 May 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4final-stage tenders | 4 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeOther public bodies
- KCH Interventional Facilities Management LLPProcuring entityManaging the procurement process
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- F A Albin and SonsAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender