Notice Information
Notice Title
Provision of Funerals, Transfer for Post Mortem and Associated Services
Notice Description
This procurement is for the provision of funeral services, body storage and transport of the deceased between sites for post mortem.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This procurement is for the provision of funeral services, body storage and transport of the deceased between sites for post mortem from all sites listed below. The expectation based on previous years is that transport of the deceased will make up a major portion of the contract. The Trust's sites are listed below the Trust may increase, reduce or vary the locations as any time during the contract:
1. North Tyneside General Hospital, Rake Lane, North Shields, Tyne & Wear, NE29 8NH (NTGH)
2. Wansbeck General Hospital, Woodhorn Lane, Ashington, NE63 9JJ (WGH)
3. Hexham General Hospital, Corbridge Road, Hexham, Northumberland NE46 1QJ (HGH)
4. Alnwick Infirmary, Infirmary Drive, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 2NS
5. Berwick Infirmary, Infirmary Square, Berwick upon Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1LT
6. Blyth Community Hospital, Thoroton Street, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 1DX
7 Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, Northumbria Way, Cramlington, Northumberland, NE23 6NZ (NSECH)
8 Whalton Unit, (Morpeth Cottage Hospital), South Road, Morpeth, Northumberland, NE61 2BT
9 Royal Victoria Infirmary, Queen Victoria Road,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4LP (to note this is a Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hospital)
10 Freeman Hospital, Freeman Rd, High Heaton, Newcastle upon Tyne NE7 7DN (to note this is a Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust hospital)
Renewal: 3 x optional 12 month extension periods
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04e4de
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/006170-2025
- Current Stage
- Tender
- All Stages
- Tender
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
- Not specified
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
98370000 - Funeral and related services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 20 Feb 20251 years ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Apr 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- Not specified
- Contract Period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Active
- Lots Status
- Active
- Awards Status
- Not Specified
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- NORTHUMBRIA HEALTHCARE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT LTD
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- sarah.odonnell@nhct.nhs.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
- Postcode
- NE27 0QJ
- 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
- TLC21 Northumberland
-
- Local Authority
- North Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Shiremoor
- Westminster Constituency
- Tynemouth
Further Information
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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