Notice Information
Notice Title
Public Health Funerals
Notice Description
Contract for the deliver Public Health Funeral Services for Somerset Council. Links to opportunity notice ref 2024/S 000-032291
Lot Information
Public Funerals - Somerset North - Non-Somerset Council owned Crematoria and Cemeteries
Public Funerals Somerset North (former Sedgemoor District Council area) utilising non-Somerset Council owned crematoria and cemeteries.
Options: The contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract
Public Funerals - Somerset South (Non-Somerset Council owned Crematoria and CemeteriesPublic Funerals Somerset South (former South Somerset District Council area ) utilising non Somerset Council owned crematoria and cemeteries.
Options: The contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract.
Public Funerals - Somerset East (Non-Somerset Council owned Crematoria and CemeteriesPublic Funerals Somerset East (former Mendip District Council area)utilising non-Somerset Council owned crematoria and cemeteries.
Options: The contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months.
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract
Public Funerals - Somerset West (Non Somerset Council owned Crematoria and CemeteriesPublic Funerals Somerset West (former Somerset West and Taunton Council area) utilising non-Somerset Council owned crematoria and cemeteries
Options: The Contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract
Public Funerals - Somerset North - Somerset Council owned Crematoria and CemeteriesPublic Funerals - Somerset North (former Sedgemoor District Council area) utilising Somerset Council owned Crematoria and Cemeteries
Options: The Contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract
Public Funerals - Somerset South - Somerset Council owned Crematoria and CemeteriesPublic Funerals - Somerset South (former South Somerset District Council area) utilising Somerset Council owned Crematoria and Cemeteries
Options: The Contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract
Public Funerals - Somerset East (Non-Somerset Council owned Crematoria and CemeteriesPublic Funerals Somerset East (former Mendip District Council area)utilising Somerset Council owned crematoria and cemeteries.
Options: The Contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract
Public Funerals - Somerset West (Somerset Council owned Crematoria and CemeteriesPublic Funerals Somerset West (former Somerset West and Taunton Council area) utilising Somerset Council owned crematoria and cemeteries
Options: The Contract will contain a single option to extend by 24 months
Renewal: It is expected that this is an ongoing requirement and will be re-procured on the expiry of the new contract
NorthNorth Lot
Options: 3 year contract. Options to extend by further 2 years
SouthSouth Lot
Options: 3 year contract. Option to extend by 2 years
EastEast Lot
Options: 3 year contract - option to extend by 2 years
WestWest Lot
Options: 3 year contract - option t extend by 2 years
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04a6d4
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/039072-2025
- 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
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98370000 - Funeral and related services
98371000 - Funeral services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £400,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £820,000 £500K-£1M
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £560,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 10 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 13 Nov 2024Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 9 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 20 Jan 2025 - 19 Jan 2028 2-3 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Active, Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOMERSET COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- David Carpenter, Jon Marks
- Contact Email
- david.carpenter@somerset.gov.uk, jon.marks@somerset.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 03001232224, +44 1823219552
Buyer Location
- Locality
- TAUNTON
- Postcode
- TA1 4DY
- Post Town
- Taunton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLK South West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLK62 Somerset
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLE Yorkshire and The Humber, TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLI London, TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England), TLK23 Somerset CC
-
- Local Authority
- Somerset
- Electoral Ward
- Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
- Westminster Constituency
- Taunton and Wellington
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
The Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS) is a framework designed to increase transparency and access to public procurement data in the public sector. It is widely used by governments and organisations worldwide to report on procurement processes and contracts.
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