Notice Information
Notice Title
Mortuary Services
Notice Description
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for full Mortuary service from Hospital to offsite storage including bereavement. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the MSP process of the PSR.
Lot Information
Lot 1
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice for a full Mortuary service from Hospital to offsite storage including bereavement for a total of 15 years (5+5+5) using the MSP process. The publication of this notice marks the start of the standstill period. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by midnight at the end of the 25th of March 2025 This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award a contract under the competitive process of the PSR. The approximate lifetime value of the contract is PS9,000,000. The contract will commence approximately Sept 2025
Procurement Information
This is a Provider Selection Regime (PSR) intention to award notice. The awarding of this contract is subject to the Health Care Services (Provider Selection Regime) Regulations 2023. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 do not apply to this award. The standstill period begins on the day after the publication of this notice and will end at midnight on 25th March 2025. Representations by providers must be made to the relevant authority by this date. This contract has not yet formally been awarded; this notice serves as an intention to award under the PSR.' Written representations should be sent to laura.greatorex@nhs.net
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-04ec63
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/009083-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Limited
- Procurement Method Details
- Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
85 - Health and social work services
-
- CPV Codes
85111800 - Pathology services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £9,000,000 £1M-£10M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 12 Mar 202511 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 12 Mar 202511 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
- KETTERING GENERAL HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Laura Greatorex
- Contact Email
- laura.greatorex@nhs.net
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- KETTERING
- Postcode
- NN16 8UZ
- Post Town
- Northampton
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLF East Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire
- Delivery Location
- TLF24 West Northamptonshire, TLF25 North Northamptonshire
-
- Local Authority
- West Northamptonshire
- Electoral Ward
- Delapre and Rushmere
- Westminster Constituency
- Northampton South
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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