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Published 24 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT

Official UK procurement notice

WCC Body Transfer Service

Official notice

Authority: Warwickshire County Council (Local council)

ServicesBelow threshold - open competitionBelow thresholdSME suitable
Sectors: Medical Devices & Pharma (33)Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: West Midlands (UKG13)
Published estimate£90,000≈ £30k / year · £108,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 24 Mar 2026awarded 23 Apr 2026
Awarded to A. PARGETTER & SON LIMITED
Contract term 3 yrsends 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensions · starts 1 May 2026

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Warwickshire's Coroner's Office is contracting a Funeral Director to provide a caring, respectful and cost-effective service, which includes, but is not limited to:

-Collection of the deceased from locations as directed by the Coroner's Office and transport, in a suitable vehicle, to the required destination, and if required, return the

deceased as per the request.

-Ensuring that the deceased shall be kept in a dignified manner whilst in the Provider's

care.

The transportation will be requested via the Coroner's Office, and will predominantly be from Warwick Hospital to University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital. Occasionally, bodies can be sent to, or between, Warwick Hospital, George Eliot Hospital Nuneaton, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust Hospital, University Hospitals of Leicester (UHL) NHS Trust, Leicester Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Birmingham, Great Ormond Street Hospital, and/or Sheffield Children's Hospital. On rare occasions there may be destinations not listed here.

CPV: Body transport containers · Funeral and related services

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · value published
Lot #1AwardedRenewal 3 yrsSMEPublished value£90,000
Contract period: 1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 (3 yrs) · up to 30 Apr 2031 with extensionsValue: £90,000 exc. VAT · £108,000 inc. VAT
Delivery: West MidlandsEligibility: SME eligible
Extensions: The initial contract term will be 3 years however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24 being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant(s).
33949000 Body transport containers98370000 Funeral and related services

What it takes to win
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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 more
How bids were scored

Lot awarding rule: Non-Cost is weighted at 30% Cost is weighted at 70%

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - open competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Procurement category
Services
Notice status
Awarded
Procurement threshold
Below threshold
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Competitive procedure
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
24 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT
Last source update
29 May 2026, 09:54 BST
Authority reference
WAR-0011
FTS notice number
2026/S 000-016444
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Classification (CPV)
Body transport containersFuneral and related services
Delivery area
West Midlands (UKG13)
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-065af0 Find a Tender

How it was run

Official notice
Run through: In-tend · Who buys & how to bid on In-tend
Supplier login requiredElectronic submission allowed
Access & registration note: Free · one account per buying organisation's portal · reCAPTCHA on signup
Submission deadline
24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
Submission channel
Official e-sourcing portal
Electronic submission
Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release

Warwickshire County Council will be using its new e-tendering system (In-Tend Warwickshire County Council) for the administration of this procurement process.

Providers must register with the system to be able to express an interest and download documents. The web address for the portal is:

in-tendhost.co.uk/warwickshirecc/aspx/… ↗

Registration and use of our portal is free. When registering you will be re-directed to the InTend sell2midlands site. If you already registered and have issues logging in then you may need to re-set your password. You will need to select "Log in to portal" next to

Warwickshire County Council.

All correspondence or clarifications relating to this procurement must be via the portal's correspondence function. If you are having trouble registering with the portal, please email

us at: [email protected]

Providers must register on In-Tend and log in to our portal to express an interest in this project and to be able to correspond with us about this procurement.

Timeline

24 Feb 2026 → 29 May 2026 · 4 dates
  1. Tender notice published242 days ago
    24 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT
  2. Submission deadline214 days ago
    24 Mar 2026, 12:00 GMT
  3. Contract starts177 days ago
    1 May 2026, 00:00 BST
  4. Latest notice published148 days ago
    29 May 2026, 09:54 BST

Notice history

5 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 24 Feb 2026
  1. Tender notice published
    24 Feb 2026, 12:23 GMT
    UK4
  2. Contract award notice published
    27 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST
    UK6
  3. Status changed to complete
    27 Apr 2026, 11:13 BST
  4. Contract signature expected
    1 May 2026, 23:59 BST
    scheduled
  5. Contract details notice published
    29 May 2026, 09:54 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value £90,0001 award exc. VAT
Bids received 11 from SMEs
Contracts signed 1latest 1 Apr 2026
Awarded toValueDateStatus
A. PARGETTER & SON LIMITEDSME1 May 2026 – 30 Apr 2029 · up to 30 Apr 2031Extensions: The initial contract term will be for 3 years, however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24 months being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant.£90,00023 Apr 2026Awarded

Contracts

  • WCC Body Transfer Service · A. PARGETTER & SON LIMITEDSME

    Signed
    1 Apr 2026
    Value
    £90,000
    Period
    1 Apr 2026 – 31 Mar 2029 · up to 31 Mar 2031 with extensions
    Status
    active
    Extensions
    The initial contract term will be for 3 years, however the Council reserves the right to extend the contract by further periods not exceeding 24 months (24 months being the maximum available extension period) at the discretion of the Council based on the contract performance of the successful applicant.

Bid statistics published by the authority

BidsSMEVCSEValid bid range
1final-stage tenders10—

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Warwickshire County Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PDTN-5446-NMXW Shire Hall, Warwick, West Midlands, CV34 4SAContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice
  • A. PARGETTER & SON LIMITEDAwarded supplierGB-COH: 00586055GB-PPON: PTPC-8171-TMPZ City Mews, Coventry, West Midlands, CV1 4AEContact email

Official documents & specifications (3)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract award notice awardContract award noticeUK6Contract award notice on Find a Tender
  • Tender notice tenderTender noticeUK4Tender notice on Find a Tender