Official UK procurement notice
SOL Public Health Funerals and Exhumations 2026
Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSolihull Council Bereavement Services (the Council) seeks to appoint a Funeral Director to provide funeral services in accordance with the Council’s statutory duties under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984.
The Contractor will also be required to provide support for exhumations, carried out in accordance with Section 25 of the Burial Act 1857.
All services must be delivered with dignity, respect, and in line with the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) Code of Conduct.
CPV: Cemetery services and cremation services · Cremation services · Funeral and related services · Funeral services · Undertaking services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£45,000
- Condition of participation
As this procurement is following an Open Tender procedure there is no separate conditions of participation selection stage, so all interested suppliers may submit a tender without restriction. However, there are minimum Pass/Fail criteria clearly stated in the tender documents.
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)
- Technical Return: 40%
- Pricing Return: 60%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Return: RFQ Document
- Pricing Return: Appendix F - Pricing Schedule
- Condition of participation
As this procurement is following an Open Tender procedure there is no separate conditions of participation selection stage, so all interested suppliers may submit a tender without restriction. However, there are minimum Pass/Fail criteria clearly stated in the tender documents.
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 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
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 23 Apr 2026, 11:34 BST
- Last source update
- 16 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
- Authority reference
SOL30329- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-036995- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-06896aFind a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Request for Quotation documentation and details regarding submission can be found here: solihull.my.site.com/s/ ↗
Timeline
23 Apr 2026 → 16 Sept 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published184 days ago23 Apr 2026, 11:34 BST
- Clarification questions by172 days ago5 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission deadline163 days ago14 May 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts97 days ago20 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published38 days ago16 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 23 Apr 2026- Tender notice published23 Apr 2026, 11:34 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published16 Sept 2026, 16:37 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete16 Sept 2026, 16:37 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 18 May 2026 | CancelledRequirement being delivered through an alternative route after no submissions received |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender