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Transportation of Deceased Remains

Buyer: Belfast Health & Social Care Trust →

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BuyerBelfast Health & Social Care Trust
StatusClosed
Deadline30 Jul 2026
Value£4,697,012
Published23 Jun 2026

What is being bought

Business Services Organisation (BSO), Procurement and Logistics Service (PaLS) seeks to provide a Contract(s) for the Transportation of Deceased Remains to meet the requirements of Health and Social Care (HSC) in Northern Ireland.

Categories

Funeral and related services 98370000Funeral services 98371000Cemetery services and cremation services 98371100Cremation services 98371120Undertaking services 98371200

Lot details

Lot 1 - Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust

Transportation of Deceased Remains for Lot 1 Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. The values stated at Lot value (estimated) are the highest values in the following ranges £0 to £4,087,000 (excluding VAT) £0 to £4,904,395 (including VAT) which has been calculated on the basis of a five year Contract, potential to extend for a period(s) of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, price increases and potential extension(s) of up to and including 18 months for procurement exercises. Contract lot values may be shared with other lots.

Statusactive
Value£4,087,000
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2031

Award criteria
Mandatory Mid-Tier Schedules — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with the scope and requirement of Schedule 02 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Attachment of proof of Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with Paragraph 8.1.15 Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with Paragraph 9.4.6. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with Paragraph 9.5 and all sub-points. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of compliance with Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of Cyber Security accreditation: Cyber Essentials Plus as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance in regards to IT Health Check as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Quality - Scored - Social Value — 10% as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Price — 90% as detailed in the Tender documentation

Lot 2 - Western Health and Social Care Trust

Transportation of Deceased Remains for Lot 2 Western Health and Social Care Trust. The values stated at Lot value (estimated) are the highest values in the following ranges £0 to £388,290 (excluding VAT) £0 to £465,945 (including VAT) which has been calculated on the basis of a five year Contract, potential to extend for a period(s) of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, price increases and potential extension(s) of up and including 18 months for procurement exercises. Contract lot values may be shared with other lots.

Statusactive
Value£388,290
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2031

Award criteria
Mandatory Mid-Tier Schedules — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with the scope and requirement of Schedule 02 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Attachment of proof of Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of compliance with Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of Cyber Security accreditation: Cyber Essentials Plus as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance in regards to IT Health Check as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Quality - Scored - Social Value — 10% as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Price — 90% as detailed in the Tender documentation

Lot 3 - Southern Health and Social Care Trust

Transportation of Deceased Remains for Lot 3 Southern Health and Social Care Trust. The values stated at Lot value (estimated) are the highest values in the following ranges £0 to £103,861 (excluding VAT) £0 to £124,635 (including VAT) which has been calculated on the basis of a five year Contract, potential to extend for a period(s) of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, price increases and potential extension(s) of up and including 18 months for procurement exercises. Contract lot values may be shared with other lots.

Statusactive
Value£103,861
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2031

Award criteria
Mandatory Mid-Tier Schedules — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with the scope and requirement of Schedule 02 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Attachment of proof of Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of compliance with Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of Cyber Security accreditation: Cyber Essentials Plus as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance in regards to IT Health Check as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Quality - Scored - Social Value — 10% as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Price — 90% as detailed in the Tender documentation

Lot 4 - Northern Health and Social Care Trust

Transportation of Deceased Remains for Lot 4 Northern Health and Social Care Trust. The values stated at Lot value (estimated) are the highest values in the following ranges £0 to £117,861 (excluding VAT) £0 to £141,435 (including VAT) which has been calculated on the basis of a five year Contract, potential to extend for a period(s) of up to and including 24 months, contingency for potential increase in usage, price increases and potential extension(s) of up and including 18 months for procurement exercises. Contract lot values may be shared with other lots.

Statusactive
Value£117,861
Contract periodFrom 1 Jan 2027 to 31 Dec 2031

Award criteria
Mandatory Mid-Tier Schedules — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with the scope and requirement of Schedule 02 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Attachment of proof of Compliance with Paragraph 15.1. Schedule 2 (Specification) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of compliance with Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Confirmation of Cyber Security accreditation: Cyber Essentials Plus as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Compliance in regards to IT Health Check as per Schedule 16 (Security) (Short Form) — Pass/Fail as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Quality - Scored - Social Value — 10% as detailed in the Tender documentation
Award Criteria - Price — 90% as detailed in the Tender documentation

What is included

ItemCategoryQuantity
1Funeral and related services, Funeral services, Cremation services, Cemetery services and cremation services, Undertaking servicesNot published
2Funeral and related services, Funeral services, Cremation services, Cemetery services and cremation services, Undertaking servicesNot published
3Funeral and related services, Funeral services, Cremation services, Cemetery services and cremation services, Undertaking servicesNot published
4Funeral and related services, Funeral services, Cremation services, Cemetery services and cremation services, Undertaking servicesNot published

Comparable-procurement analytics

Benchmarked against retained Find a Tender procedures with CPV division 98. The category anchor is Funeral and related services (98370000); this is a deliberately broad market comparator. The comparison is shown at several levels rather than pretending one company or region is always the best benchmark.

Comparison setProceduresReported bids per procedureNamed award suppliersPrice evidence
Market: CPV division 984,1053 median · 50.3 average (1,534 of 4,105 with a bid count)3.4 average (1,714 of 4,105 with named award suppliers)Not published
Same buyer1Not publishedNot publishedNot published
Similar published value (0.5×–2×)24410 median · 14 average (3 of 244 with a bid count)3 average (3 of 244 with named award suppliers)Not published

“Reported bids” is an official aggregate, sometimes reported per lot; it is the closest available competition measure. “Named award suppliers” are winners, not all applicants.

Price-outcome signal

Not enough comparable procedures currently publish both a GBP tender value and a usable lowest-valid-bid value to calculate a responsible price-reduction benchmark. Tenderline deliberately does not infer a saving from named award suppliers or from missing award values.

Procurement strategy & market signals

Framework agreementNot published
Dynamic purchasing systemNot published
Competitive procurementNot published
Recurring requirementYes
Procurement method rationaleNot published
Rationale classificationsNot published
Special regimeNot published
Covered byNot published
Submission policyallowed
Selection criteriaNot published
Risk detailsNot published

Planning & early market engagement

BudgetNot published
No-engagement rationaleNot published
Planning documents0
Planning milestones0

No planning milestones published.

Related procurements

No linked framework, prior procurement or reprocurement published.

Documents & submission route

Source data inventory

Diagnostic view. “Not published” means this current release does not provide a value.

OCIDocds-h6vhtk-058f10
Latest release ID059156-2026
Latest release timestampTue Jun 23 2026 16:12:27 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Sourcefind-a-tender
Official notice URLhttps://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/059156-2026
Tender statusactive
Procurement methodopen
Procurement method detailsOpen procedure
Main procurement categoryservices
Above thresholdYes
Legal basis2023/54
Tender period: startNot published
Tender period: end2026-07-30T15:00:00+01:00
Expression of interest deadlineNot published
Enquiry deadline2026-07-20T15:00:00+01:00
Award period: startNot published
Award period: end2026-12-01T23:59:59+00:00
Submission method details https://etendersni.gov.uk/epps
Submission languagesen
Electronic catalogue policyNot published
Total tender value£4,697,012
Tender lots in source4
Tender items in source4
Tender documents in source2
Awards in latest release0
Contracts in latest release0
Parties in latest release6

Notice history

DateEventReference
23 Jun 2026tender059156-2026
28 Aug 2025planning051807-2025

All source data

Unmodified official OCDS data retained by Tenderline for this procurement process.

Complete current OCDS release JSON
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Complete JSON history (2 releases)
23 Jun 2026 · 059156-2026 · tender
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28 Aug 2025 · 051807-2025 · planning
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