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title: "SWBT & DGFT - Provision of Funeral, Storage & Transportation Services"
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# SWBT & DGFT - Provision of Funeral, Storage & Transportation Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swbt-dgft-provision-of-funeral-storage-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068fd2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust: "SWBT & DGFT - Provision of Funeral, Storage & Transportation Services". Published status: active. Published Value: £80,000. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 3 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: health-family.force.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** ACTIVE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Sandwell and West Birmingham Hospitals NHS Trust](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/sandwell-and-west-birmingham-hospitals-nhs-trust-nhs-rxk)
- **Published Value:** £80,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 3 June 2026 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Below threshold - open competition
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Funeral and related services, Funeral services
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 1 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swbt-dgft-provision-of-funeral-storage-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068fd2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-068fd2`

## 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/swbt-dgft-provision-of-funeral-storage-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068fd2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [health-family.force.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fhealth-family.force.com%2Fs%2FWelcome)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/swbt-dgft-provision-of-funeral-storage-transportation-services-ocds-h6vhtk-068fd2#participate

## Description
The scope of this Procurement is Funeral Services for deceased patients who do not have a next of kin to organise their funeral. The contract also includes the cost of funerals following miscarriage and stillbirth and the transporting of deceased between hospital sites.
The BCA (Black Country Alliance) Procurement department will be undertaking this exercise on behalf of both The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust.
The anticipated contractual period is an initial 3 year duration with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months each.

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98370000, 98371000

- **Estimated Value:** £40,000
- **Description:** The BCA (Black Country Alliance) Procurement department will be undertaking this exercise on behalf of both The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust. 
This Lot is specifically for Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS T...
- **Contract Period:** 12/07/2026 to 12/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** active
- **CPV codes:** 98370000, 98371000

- **Estimated Value:** £40,000
- **Description:** The BCA (Black Country Alliance) Procurement department will be undertaking this exercise on behalf of both The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust. 
This Lot is specifically for The Dudley Group NHS Foundation ...
- **Contract Period:** 12/07/2026 to 12/07/2029
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F040205-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-04-30T18:07:59.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T23:24:48.278Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-068fd2