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title: "TC431 – Welfare Funeral Services"
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# TC431 – Welfare Funeral Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc431-welfare-funeral-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028e17). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** Manchester City Council: "TC431 – Welfare Funeral Services". Published status: complete. Published Value: £630,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 1 Mar 2021, 11:00 GMT. Published submission portal: www.the-chest.org.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [Manchester City Council](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/manchester-city-council-ons-e08000003)
- **Published Value:** £630,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 1 March 2021 at 11:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Other community, social and personal services
- **Delivery Location:** UKD3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Awarded Value:** £630,000 (exc. VAT, 1 contract)
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-028e17`

## 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/tc431-welfare-funeral-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028e17#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [the-chest.org.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the-chest.org.uk)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/tc431-welfare-funeral-services-ocds-h6vhtk-028e17#participate

## Description
It is estimated that Manchester City Council will arrange approximately 120 funerals each year. Approximately 70 of these will be public (welfare) funerals arranged under this contract.
The remainder will be private funerals arranged in cases where there are sufficient funds in the estate.  These numbers are estimates based on recent years and cannot be guaranteed.
This contract is specifically for the public funerals only.  However, we would also use the services of the appointed Funeral Director to undertake the private funerals as well.
The split is approximately 70% welfare funerals, 30% private funerals

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete

- **Delivery regions:** UKD

- **Estimated Value:** £630,000
- **Description:** TC431 – Welfare Funeral Services
It is estimated that Manchester City Council will arrange approximately 120 funerals each year. Approximately 70 of these will be public (welfare) funerals arranged under this contract.
The remainder will be private f...

- **Renewal published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** TC431 – Welfare Funeral Services (active)
  - Award id: `012772-2021-TC431 – Welfare Funeral Services-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Greater Manchester Funeral Service Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-150131`
  - Value: £630,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** TC431 – Welfare Funeral Services (active)
  - Signed Value: £630,000
  - Signed Date: 07/06/2021

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F012772-2021)
- **Last Source Update:** 2021-06-08T09:51:48.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-29T09:32:55.739Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-028e17