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ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-05970a"
title: "SCE0039 - Public Health Funerals"
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# SCE0039 - Public Health Funerals

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sce0039-public-health-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-05970a). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Leicester City Council: "SCE0039 - Public Health Funerals". Published status: complete. Published Value: £375,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 11 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: procontract.due-north.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Leicester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/leicester-city-council-ons-e06000016)
- **Published Value:** £375,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 11 March 2026 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral and related services
- **Delivery Location:** UKF21
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Awarded Value:** £360,669 (exc. VAT, 1 award)
- **Official Documents:** 6 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sce0039-public-health-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-05970a#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05970a`

## 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/sce0039-public-health-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-05970a#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [procontract.due-north.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fprocontract.due-north.com%2FAdvert%3FadvertId%3D9958bd92-6c03-f111-813c-005056b64545)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/sce0039-public-health-funerals-ocds-h6vhtk-05970a#participate

## Description
Leicester City Council (the Council) invited tenders via an Open Tender process for the provision of a Public Health Funerals service for Leicester City.
Leicester City Council has a duty to provide public funerals under Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. The provider shall be required to arrange a funeral, whether this is a burial or cremation, in accordance with the service requirements.
The proposed Contract will be for an initial period of 4 years to commence on 1st August 2026 to 31st July 2030 (initial term) with an option to extend, subject to satisfactory performance outcomes and agreement by the Council, for a further period of one year to 31st July 2031, taking the contract term to a maximum of 5 years.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 98370000
- **Delivery regions:** UKF
- **Delivery countries in notice:** GB
- **Estimated Value:** £375,000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2030
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** SCE0039 - Public Health Funerals (pending)
  - Award id: `1`
  - Supplier(s): **DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-165527`
  - Value: £360,669 (exc. VAT)
  - Date: 21/06/2026

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012521-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-06-22T09:34:31.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-20T12:03:50.230Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05970a