Notice Information
Notice Title
Public Health Funerals and Coroners Removals
Notice Description
Public Health Funerals and Coroners Removals for South Tyneside Council Coroners Removals for Gateshead Council
Lot Information
Public Health funerals and Coroners Removals in South Tyneside
This is for Public Health funerals in respect of interments and cremations for people who have died in the in the Borough of South Tyneside and require a Public Health funeral. The Service also covers the removals of the deceased persons to the designated hospital undertaken at the instruction of the HM Coroner for the Borough of South Tyneside
Coroners Removals in GatesheadRemovals of the deceased persons to the designated hospital undertaken at the instruction of the HM Coroner for the Borough of Gateshead.
Planning Information
The scope of the engagement will be to advise all service providers within South Tyneside and Gateshead of the opportunity and advise them to register on the NEPO OPEN e-procurement https://open-uk.org/ If you would like to submit a expression of interest please contact nicola.bell@southtyneside.gov.uk
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0560cf
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000460-2026
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Open procedure
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
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
- £248,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £248,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- £417,035 £100K-£500K
- Contracts Value
- £417,035 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 5 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 1 Sep 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- 28 Jul 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 3 Dec 20252 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Mar 2026 - 31 Dec 2029 3-4 years
- Recurrence
- 2029-08-01
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- SOUTH TYNESIDE BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Not specified
- Contact Email
- strategic.procurement@southtyneside.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SOUTH SHIELDS
- Postcode
- NE33 2RL
- 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
- TLC North East (England), TLC22 Tyneside
-
- Local Authority
- South Tyneside
- Electoral Ward
- Beacon and Bents
- Westminster Constituency
- South Shields
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/000460-2026
5th January 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/080635-2025
8th December 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/045008-2025
1st August 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/040727-2025
17th July 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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