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Public Health Funerals

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council

This public procurement record has 5 releases in its history.

Award

26 Oct 2026 at 12:37

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Award

16 Sep 2026 at 10:25

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

14 May 2026 at 08:45

UK4 - Tender Notice
PlanningUpdate

17 Feb 2026 at 16:11

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Planning

17 Feb 2026 at 16:01

UK2 - Preliminary Market Engagement Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council buys public health funeral services, carrying out its statutory responsibility for arranging funerals where required under public health law. The work covers funeral and related services for cases handled by the council. Delivery is in Dudley, within the council’s area. This is a local-authority service contract rather than a purchase of goods or construction work. The requirement is relevant to funeral directors and providers able to manage public health funerals and related arrangements for a council. The awarded supplier is based in Wombourne.

The procurement is complete and the contract has been awarded to Wombourne Funeral Services. The council used an open procedure. One bid was received, from an SME. The award was made on 15 June 2026, for £712,218 gross. The contract was signed on 1 October 2026 and runs from that date to 30 September 2029, with extension options that could take it to 30 September 2032. The tender deadline was 15 June 2026; questions were due by 1 June 2026. Evaluation weighted price at 60%, quality at 30% and social value at 10%. The requirement was one lot, marked suitable for SMEs and voluntary, community or social enterprises.

The award shows a demand for a funeral-services provider able to deliver public health funerals for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council. A credible competitor would need the operational capacity to manage funerals and related arrangements across the council’s area, and the ability to meet the statutory public health purpose of the service. The single-lot award and the fact that one SME submitted a bid indicate that a smaller provider was able to compete for the requirement. In a future competition, suppliers should be prepared to demonstrate service quality and social value as well as competitive pricing: together these made up 40% of the evaluation, while price carried the largest share. The council’s approach was an open procedure, so relevant funeral-service providers could compete.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Public Health Funerals

Notice Description

Public Health Funerals are a statutory responsibility of local authorities under the public health act.

Planning Information

Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is seeking to engage with the market through a formal Questionnaire. Interested providers are invited to complete and submit via correspondence the attached as synopsis Questionnaire on Dudley Intend portal. The deadline for completed Questionnaire submission is 2 March 2026. Project Reference: 26042 The questionnaire can be found on Dudley e-tendering portal https://in-tendhost.co.uk/blackcountryportal/aspx/Home

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06566e
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/100978-2026
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, VCSE
Awardee Scale
Large

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
£712,218 £500K-£1M
Contracts Value
£712,218 £500K-£1M

Notice Dates

Publication Date
26 Oct 2026Today
Submission Deadline
15 Jun 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
15 Jun 20264 months ago
Contract Period
1 Oct 2026 - 30 Sep 2029 3-4 years
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Active
Contracts Status
Active

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
DUDLEY
Postcode
DY1 1HF
Postcode Area
Dudley
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLG West Midlands (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLG3 West Midlands
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLG36 Dudley
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Dudley
Electoral Ward
St. James's
Westminster Constituency
Dudley

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Wombourne Funeral Services

Further Information

Notice Documents

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