Official UK procurement notice
UHN Funeral Services · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: East Midlands (UKF2)
Published estimate£460,000≈ £153k / year · £552,000 inc. VAT59.9% below published estimate
Submissions closed 27 Apr 2026awarded 18 Jun 2026
Award (standstill) to Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare
Contract term 3 yrsends 17 May 2029 · up to 17 May 2031 with extensions · starts 18 May 2026
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvision of Funeral Services for University Hospitals of Northamptonshire (UHN) NHS Group.
CPV: Funeral services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£460,000
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 (3)
- Technical Requirements: 45%
- Commercial: 45%
- Social Value: 10%
Published award criteria (3)
- Technical Requirements: Technical Requirements for Funeral Services
- Commercial: Costings for funeral services
- Social Value: Social Value requirements
What this means for your bid
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 45 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
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
- Awarded
- 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
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 2 Apr 2026, 17:28 BST
- Last source update
- 8 Jul 2026, 16:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 6 May 2026
- Authority reference
C436322- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-031153- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-067c5dFind a Tender
How it was run
Official noticeRun through: Atamis (Health Family) · Who buys & how to bid on Atamis
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- Submission deadline
- 27 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Bidders must complete the tender documents and submit them via the eSourcing Portal atamis-1928.my.site.com/s/Welcome ↗
Timeline
2 Apr 2026 → 20 Jul 2026 · 8 dates- Tender notice published205 days ago2 Apr 2026, 17:28 BST
- Clarification questions by190 days ago17 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Submission deadline180 days ago27 Apr 2026, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by170 days ago6 May 2026, 23:59 BST
- Contract starts159 days ago18 May 2026, 00:00 BST
- Assessment summaries sent127 days ago19 Jun 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice published108 days ago8 Jul 2026, 16:57 BST
- Standstill ends95 days ago20 Jul 2026, 23:59 BST
Notice history
5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 2 Apr 2026- Tender notice published2 Apr 2026, 17:28 BSTUK4
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2026, 16:44 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete8 Jul 2026, 16:44 BST
- Contract award notice published8 Jul 2026, 16:57 BSTUK6
- Contract signature expected31 Jul 2026, 23:59 BSTscheduled
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
Awarded value £184,5001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 32 from SMEs
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op FuneralcareSMEProvision of Funeral Services1 Sept 2026 – 31 Aug 2029 · up to 31 Aug 2031Extensions: Can be extended for 2 x 12 months · Amended: Standstill date is incorrect on the notice. Standstill ended on at midnight on 30 June 2026. | £184,500 | 18 Jun 2026standstill to 20 Jul 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3final-stage tenders | 2 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Northampton General Hospital NHS TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- Funeral Services Limited t/a Co-op FuneralcareAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (3)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender