Award

Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST

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Award

17 Oct 2022 at 10:07

TenderUpdate

20 Jun 2022 at 14:42

Tender

17 May 2022 at 14:41

Summary of the contracting process

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has completed the tender process for Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies. The Trust requires a contractor to coordinate and provide necessary funeral services for deceased patients without relatives to pay funeral costs. The procurement stage is cancelled, with an award made to Central England Co-operative. The contracting process aimed to assess quality in funeral services and body transportation, as well as pricing. The tender's location is in Wolverhampton, UK, and the industry category is funeral services.

This opportunity offers businesses in the funeral services industry a chance to provide quality funeral services and transportation of bodies to the healthcare sector. Companies specialised in funeral and related services, expertise in cadaver transport and storage equipment, and experience in arranging funeral ceremonies would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The tender, whilst now closed, reflects the Trust's commitment to providing compassionate funeral arrangements for deceased patients without support from relatives.

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Notice Title

Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

Notice Description

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies. The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral, and for funerals of babies, non-viable foetuses and still births. The Trust requires the relevant Contractor in connection with the Trust to co-ordinate and provide the necessary services to facilitate the arrangements.

Lot Information

Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies. The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral, and for funerals of babies, non-viable foetuses and still births. The Trust requires the relevant Contractor in connection with the Trust to co-ordinate and provide the necessary services to facilitate the arrangements. The Tender documents are attached. Please use Document 2 to submit your responses to the questions or you can upload your own document as long as the responses to the questions are clearly numbered. Additional information: The University Hospitals of the North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) provides Procurement services to The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT). This contract is to provide a service to RWT in the Wolverhampton area, not to UHNM.

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029126-2022
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
Tender Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
Large

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products

98 - Other community, social and personal services


CPV Codes

33940000 - Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies

98370000 - Funeral and related services

98371000 - Funeral services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Lots Value
£120,000 £100K-£500K
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£267,830 £100K-£500K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
17 Oct 20223 years ago
Submission Deadline
22 Jun 2022Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
12 Oct 20223 years ago
Contract Period
Not specified - Not specified
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Cancelled
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST
Contact Name
Emma Viola
Contact Email
emma.viola@nhs.net
Contact Phone
+44 1902695477

Buyer Location

Locality
STOKE ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE
Postcode
ST4 6QG
Post Town
Stoke-on-Trent
Country
England

Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent
Delivery Location
TLG39 Wolverhampton

Local Authority
Stoke-on-Trent
Electoral Ward
Penkhull & Springfields
Westminster Constituency
Stoke-on-Trent Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CENTRAL ENGLAND CO-OPERATIVE

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