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Published 6 Oct 2026, 14:55 BST

Official UK procurement notice

STCH - Funeral Services — UK public procurement notice

Name: Procurement Process ocds-h6vhtk-0613e2
Creator: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Published: 2026-10-06T13:55:51.000Z
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Official notice

Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities

ServicesOpen procedureAbove thresholdSME suitable

Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)

Published estimate£302,500≈ £101k / year · £363,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update15.3% above published estimate

Submissions closed 4 Mar 2026awarded 21 Jun 2026

Awarded to W M Simpson & Son2 awards

Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 1 Jul 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust have tendered for the provision of Funeral Services.

The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 6 Jan 2031, 23:59 GMT.

CPV: Funeral and related services · Funeral services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published

Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£302,500

Contract period: 1 Jul 2026 — 30 Jun 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 5 yrs with extensionsEligibility: SME eligibleDelivery: Yorkshire & Humber

Value: £302,500 exc. VAT · £363,000 inc. VAT
Extensions: 2 x optional 12-month contract extension periods

98370000 Funeral and related services98371000 Funeral services

What it takes to win
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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 more

How bids were scored

Price: 45%Social value: 55%

Published sub-criteria (2)

Cost — 45%
Quality & Social Value — 55%

Published award criteria (2)

Quality & Social Value — Quality 45% Social Value 10%
Cost — Cost 45%

Conditions of participation2

Economic & financial standing
All listed in the tender documents
Technical & professional ability
All listed in the tender documents

What this means for your bid

Price carries 45 of 100 points — a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100 — the paper moves it further than 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: 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: Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement: Yes · next expected 6 Jan 2031
First published: 6 Oct 2026, 14:55 BST
Last source update: 6 Oct 2026, 14:55 BST
Award evaluation window: Submission end — 20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Authority reference: C475694
FTS notice number: 2026/S 000-008808
Latest notice: Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV): Funeral and related servicesFuneral services
Delivery area: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Official registry OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0613e2 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice

Run through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis

Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowedLanguage: EN

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: 4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Clarification deadline: 22 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel: Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission: Allowed
Accepted languages: en

Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ Project Ref: C415669

Timeline

8 published dates · Europe/London

Tender notice published248 days ago
2 Feb 2026, 10:25 GMT
Clarification questions by228 days ago
22 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission deadline218 days ago
4 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Award decision expected by171 days ago
20 Apr 2026, 23:59 BST
Assessment summaries sent108 days ago
23 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
Contract starts100 days ago
1 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Standstill ends93 days ago
7 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Latest notice published2 days ago
6 Oct 2026, 14:55 BST

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecast

Awards 2some still in standstill

Awarded value £207,3421 award exc. VAT

Bids received 21 from SMEs

Contracts signed 1latest 5 Oct 2026

Awarded to	Value	Date	Status
W M Simpson & SonSMESTCH - Provision of Funeral Services9 Jul 2026 — 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031Extensions: 2 x 12-month optional extensions	£207,342	21 Jun 2026standstill to 7 Jul 2026	Standstill
W M Simpson & SonSME	—	—	Awarded

Contracts

STCH - Funeral Services · W M Simpson & SonSME
Signed
5 Oct 2026
Value
£348,675
Period
5 Oct 2026 — 30 Jun 2029 · up to 30 Jun 2031 with extensions
Status
active
Extensions
2 x 12-month optional extensions
10 agreed KPIs: Timely transportation of babies requiring a post-mortem. · Communication with deceased’s representative. · Compliance with ad-hoc site visits and addressing feedback and concerns within contract management meetings. …
- Timely transportation of babies requiring a post-mortem. — Babies requiring a post-mortem must be transported from the Jessop Wing to the Sheffield Children’s Hospital Mortuary by midday on the next working day after the request.
- Communication with deceased’s representative. — The funeral director must initiate communication with the representative of the deceased within 24 hours of receiving the initial notification of the contract funeral.
- Compliance with ad-hoc site visits and addressing feedback and concerns within contract management meetings. — Compliance with ad-hoc site visits requested by the Trust and effectively addresses any feedback or actions raised during these visits and contract management meetings.
- Provision of reporting data detailing all service provision. — Report to be provided monthly
- Provision of ad-hoc service data report. — Data to be provided in a timely manner
- Service provision turnaround times for funerals. — Ensure that all funeral services are provided within the agreed timescales. This will be agreed in the implementation period of the contract.
- Attendance at quarterly contract management meetings as requested by the Trust. — Attend all quarterly contract management meetings as scheduled by the Trust
- Trust communications are responded to within 5 working days. — Response received within 5 working days.
- Resolution of complaints and incidents including completion of the relevant Trust's incident report form within 5 working days. — Commence same day - resolved in 5 working days.
- The number of hours committed annually to the delivery of sustainable procurement practices: reducing carbon footprints, minimising waste, and promoting the use of clean energy and green technologies. — Number of hours to be reported annually.

Bid statistics published by the authority

Bids	SME	VCSE	Valid bid range
2final-stage tenders	1	0	—

Notice history

7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Feb 2026

Contract details notice published
6 Oct 2026, 14:55 BSTUK7
Contract signature expected
9 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Contract award notice published
26 Jun 2026, 10:44 BSTUK6
Published value updated
26 Jun 2026, 10:44 BSTwas £302,500
Status changed to complete
26 Jun 2026, 10:44 BST
Deadline withdrawn
26 Jun 2026, 10:44 BST
Tender notice published
2 Feb 2026, 10:25 GMTUK4

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

2 public bodies on the notice

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Contracting authorityPublic authority - central government GB-PPON: PYZV-3517-VQCJ Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Glossop Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S10 2JF Oliver Panton, Procurement Specialist [email protected]

Consortium members and other public bodies

Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central governmentGB-PPON: PTWR-5281-TMPQ Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber Oliver Panton, Procurement Specialist [email protected]

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

W M Simpson & SonAwarded supplierGB-PPON: PWTB-4657-QZJN 103 Fitzwalter Rd, Sheffield, Yorkshire & Humber, S2 2SP [email protected] 0114 2723928

Official documents & specifications (4)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

Conflict of interest declarationtenderConflict of interest declarationNot published

Notices published for this procedure

Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender6 Oct 2026, 14:55 BST
Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender26 Jun 2026, 10:44 BST
Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender2 Feb 2026, 10:25 GMT