Notice Information
Notice Title
Funeral Services
Notice Description
Newcastle City Council has undertaken a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months. The council has a statutory duty to provide the arrangement and conducting of municipal funerals for those residents who are unable to meet the expenses themselves. In 2024 the council carried out a total of 33 contract funerals. The total estimated value of expenditure over the 4-year period is PS169,000, based on average expenditure of PS42,665 per annum. This service is based upon needs of the community.
Lot Information
Lot 1
Newcastle City Council has undertaken a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months.
Renewal: 2 x 12 months options to extend
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04d094
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/036721-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Tender Notice
- Procurement Type
- Framework
- 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
98371000 - Funeral services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 2 Jul 20257 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 20 Feb 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 29 Jun 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Cancelled
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Janine Lancaster, Julie Spencer
- Contact Email
- janine.lancaster@newcastle.gov.uk, julie.spencer@newcastle.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE1 8QH
- Post Town
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLC North East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLC4 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLC43 Tyneside
- Delivery Location
- TLC2 Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear, TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Electoral Ward
- Monument
- Westminster Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
Further Information
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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