Notice Information

  • Notice Title

    PAN3308 - Out of Hours Burial Administration Service

  • Notice Description

    Leicester City Council invites Tenders for the delivery of an out of hours burial administration service to arrange short notice out of hours burials for our Neighbourhood & Environmental Services Team. The out of hours burial service typically arranges up to 200 out of hours burials per annum, with seasonal variations. Of these, approximately 98% are for those of the Muslim faith, 1% are for those of the Jewish faith and 1% are for those of the Christian faith. The proposed contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further one year. Further information about the opportunity can be found in the tender documentation. Submissions must be received by 12:00 noon on 21 August 2025 at the very latest via the EastMidsTenders portal: https://www.eastmidstenders.org/index.html. Late submissions and those received by any other means will not be accepted. Any queries/questions regarding this opportunity must be received via the ProContract portal only. To assist potential Suppliers, the link, https://supplierhelp.due-north.com/ provides helpful user guides on using the ProContract portal. Furthermore, Suppliers will be required to register on the Central Digital Platform (a Find a Tender service). To assist prospective Suppliers, Cabinet Office have published video guides with accompanying PDF user manuals which will help Suppliers understand and navigate the platform, including how to register, upload organisational information and search and bid for opportunities. Please click on the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/information-and-guidance-for-suppliers

  • Lot Information

    Lot 1

    Renewal: The proposed contract will be for two years with options to extend for a period or periods totalling no more than up to a further one year.

Notice Details

  • Notice Details

    Open Contracting ID

    ocds-h6vhtk-0563ec

    Publication Source

    Find A Tender Service

    Latest Notice

    https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/042058-2025

    Current Stage

    Tender

    All Stages

    Tender


    Notice Type

    UK4 - Tender Notice

    Procurement Type

    Standard

    Procurement Category

    Services

    Procurement Method

    Open

    Procurement Method Details

    Below threshold - open competition

    Tender Suitability

    SME

    Awardee Scale

    Not specified

  • Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

    CPV Divisions

    98 - Other community, social and personal services


    CPV Codes

    98000000 - Other community, social and personal services

  • Notice Value(s)

    Tender Value

    £110,000 £100K-£500K

    Lots Value

    £110,000 £100K-£500K

    Awards Value

    Not specified

    Contracts Value

    Not specified

  • Notice Dates

    Publication Date

    22 Jul 20252 months ago

    Submission Deadline

    20 Aug 2025Expired

    Future Notice Date

    Not specified

    Award Date

    Not specified

    Contract Period

    30 Sep 2025 - 30 Sep 2027 1-2 years

    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

    LEICESTER CITY COUNCIL

    Contact Name

    Amina Laher

    Contact Email

    amina.laher@leicester.gov.uk

    Contact Phone

    0116 454 4032

    Buyer Location

    Locality

    LEICESTER

    Postcode

    LE1 1FZ

    Post Town

    Leicester

    Country

    England


    Major Region (ITL 1)

    TLF East Midlands (England)

    Basic Region (ITL 2)

    TLF2 Leicestershire, Rutland and Northamptonshire

    Small Region (ITL 3)

    TLF21 Leicester

    Delivery Location

    TLF21 Leicester


    Local Authority

    Leicester

    Electoral Ward

    Castle

    Westminster Constituency

    Leicester South


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