Official UK procurement notice
STCH - Provision of Funeral Services
Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Yorkshire & Humber (UKE32)
Published estimate£302,500≈ £101k / year · £363,000 inc. VAT · 1 value update
Submissions closed 30 Jun 2025
Contract term 3 yrsup to 5 yrs with extensions · starts 15 Sept 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust are conducting a joint procurement process with the intention of selecting a single supplier to deliver Funeral Services for both Trusts as outlined within the Tender documents.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Dec 2029, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: No prior market engagement has been completed.
CPV: Funeral and related services · Funeral services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1Lot 1AwardedRenewalPublished value£302,500
- Value
- £302,500 exc. VAT · £363,000 inc. VAT
- Extensions
- 2 x optional 12-month contract extension periods · 2 x optional 12-month contract extension periods
98370000 Funeral and related services98371000 Funeral services
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 (4)
- Technical Questionnaire — 55
- Technical Questionnaire — 55
- Commercial Questionnaire — 45
- Commercial Questionnaire — 45
Published award criteria (4)
- Technical Questionnaire — Technical Criteria including Social Value (10%)
- Commercial Questionnaire — Commercial Criteria
- Technical Questionnaire — Technical Criteria including Social Value (10%)
- Commercial Questionnaire — Commercial Criteria
Conditions of participation4
- Economic & financial standingAll listed in the tender documents
- Technical & professional abilityAll listed in the tender documents
- Economic & financial standingAll listed in the tender documents
- Technical & professional abilityAll listed in the tender documents
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
- Cancelled
- 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 10 Dec 2029
- First published
- 12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end — 31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052901Find a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis legacy domain (health-family.force.com) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- 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 reference C361595
Timeline
6 published dates · Europe/London- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 15:11 BST
- Clarification questions by17 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Contract starts373 days ago15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics — not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 12 Aug 2025 | CancelledIdentified concerns within the pricing schedule and clarifications required in the specification. These issues must be addressed to ensure that all prospective suppliers are evaluated under fair, transparent, and consistent conditions. |
Notice history
7 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Procurement termination notice published12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BSTUK12
- Published value updated12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BSTwas £302,500
- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Procurement method changed12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Deadline withdrawn12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Buyer details updated12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 15:11 BSTUK4
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Conflict of interest declarationNot published
Notices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender