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Published 4 Dec 2024, 07:55 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

The Provision of a Body Removal Service for Milton Keynes City Council

Official notice

Authority: Milton Keynes Council (Local council)

ServicesOpen procedure
Published estimate£200,000exc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Jan 2025

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Milton Keynes City Council are currently out to tender for the provision of a contractor for the removal of bodies where a death has been referred to HM Coroner for Milton Keynes.If the Coroner becomes aware of a body in their area and has reason to suspect the cause of death is violent, unnatural or unknown, or the deceased died in custody or state detention, the Coroner has the power to undertake enquiries into the death which may include a post mortem being carried out.Suppliers that would like to take part in this tender process are invited to Express Interest upon which the will be given access to the full tender documentation delivery through this e-tendering system.When the tender documents have been made available involved suppliers will receive notification via email and the tender documents can be accessed from the My Tenders area of this website and selecting the View Details button of this project.

CPV: Funeral and related services · Other community, social and personal services · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1RenewalPublished value£200,000
Delivery: South East
Extensions: The Contract will be for an initial term of 5 years, with the option to extend for a period of 3 years. · The Contract will be for an initial term of 5 years, with the option to extend for a period of 3 years.Variant bids: not allowed

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Open procedure
Legal basis
CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Closed
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Yes (GPA)
Recurring procurement
Yes
First published
4 Dec 2024, 07:55 GMT
Last source update
4 Dec 2024, 07:55 GMT
Award evaluation window
8 Jan 2025 – …
Authority reference
2024-320
FTS notice number
2024/S 000-038983
Classification (CPV)
Funeral and related servicesOther community, social and personal servicesTransport services (excl. Waste transport)
Delivery area
South East (UKJ12)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04c208 Find a Tender
Review and risk notes
Review procedure

The Council will incorporate a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. Applicants who are unsuccessful shall be informed by the Contracting Authority as soon as possible after the decision has been made as to the reasons why the Applicant was unsuccessful. Applicants may seek further clarification from the Contracting Authority following receipt of this information and the Contracting Authority will provide further clarification as appropriate. If any clarification regarding the award of the Contract has not been successfully resolved, an Applicant can consider its option under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Applicants would need to obtain their own legal advice.

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredLanguage: EN
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
{"electronicSubmission","written"}
Accepted languages
en
Bid validity
90 days from the deadline
Bids opened
8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Timeline

4 Dec 2024 → 8 Jan 2025 · 3 dates
  1. Notice published
    4 Dec 2024, 07:55 GMT
  2. Submission deadline
    8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT
  3. Bids opened
    8 Jan 2025, 12:00 GMT

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

The Council of the Borough of Milton Keynes

Contracting authorityLocal CouncilRegional or local authorityGeneral public services Civic 1 Saxon Gate East, Milton Keynes, South East, MK9 3EJContact name, email, phone Published organisation website ↗

Dispute resolution & review bodies

  • The High Court Royal Courts of Justice StrandReview body London

Official documents & specifications (1)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Tender pack and attachments

  • Economic and financial selection criteriatenderEconomic and financial selection criteria