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Coroners Removals and Public Health Funerals

City of Doncaster Council

This public procurement record has 2 releases in its history.

Award

06 Oct 2026 at 17:44

UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Tender

17 Jun 2026 at 17:02

UK4 - Tender Notice
Summary of the contracting process

City of Doncaster Council is procuring funeral services covering coroners’ removals and public health funerals. The work comprises removals for coroners across the City of Doncaster and Rotherham Borough, plus public health funerals arranged at the Council’s direction. The procurement was structured as three lots: separate coroners’ removal services for Doncaster and Rotherham, and a public health funeral service. The Council intended to appoint one provider for the two removals lots and one provider for the public health funeral lot, with suppliers able to compete for either or both. Delivery is in the City of Doncaster and Rotherham Borough; the published location data identifies Doncaster.

The procurement is complete and an award has been made to FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED for the combined service covering the listed lots. The award is pending, with signature scheduled for 16 October 2026. The award date is 6 October 2026. The awarded gross value is £1,020,000. The contract period runs from 8 January 2027 to 7 January 2032, with two possible 12-month extensions, giving a latest stated end date of 7 January 2034. The Council used an open procedure. The contract was evaluated on price, weighted at 60%, and quality, weighted at 40%; quality included responses to quality questions and social value. Two bids were recorded, both from SMEs.

This award shows demand from Doncaster Council for an integrated funeral-services supplier able to provide coroners’ removals across Doncaster and Rotherham and to undertake public health funerals when instructed. A future competitor would need operational coverage across both boroughs, reliable capacity to respond to removal requirements, and the ability to deliver funeral arrangements for people whose funerals are directed by the Council. The award covered multiple service strands under a single supplier, so relevant experience managing both removals and public health funerals would be commercially pertinent. Competition included SME bidders, indicating that suppliers of that scale participated. Quality and social value formed part of the assessment alongside price, so a credible offering would need to demonstrate service quality and a clear social value contribution, as well as competitive pricing.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Coroners Removals and Public Health Funerals

Notice Description

The City of Doncaster Council (CDC) is seeking to establish a contract for the delivery of a Coroners Removal Service across the City of Doncaster and Rotherham Borough and the undertaking of Public Health Funerals at the direction of CDC. The contract is divided into three lots. Lot One Coroners Removals Service - City of Doncaster Council Lot Two Coroners Removals Service - Rotherham Borough Lot Three Public Health Funeral Services Tender One, the City of Doncaster Council is seeking to contract with a single Provider to deliver the Coroners Removals Service, lots one and two. Tender Two, the City of Doncaster Council is seeking to contract with a single Provider to deliver lot three, Public Health Funerals. Providers are invited to bid for one or both tenders and can be awarded more than one.

Lot Information

Lot LOT-0000

Renewal: Option of 2 x 12 month extension periods

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06b782
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/094472-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Tender, Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK6 - Contract Award Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Open
Procurement Method Details
Open procedure
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98370000 - Funeral and related services

98371000 - Funeral services

98371200 - Undertaking services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
£850,000 £500K-£1M
Lots Value
£850,000 £500K-£1M
Awards Value
£1,020,000 £1M-£10M
Contracts Value
Not specified

Notice Dates

Publication Date
6 Oct 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
13 Jul 2026Expired
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
6 Oct 20263 weeks ago
Contract Period
8 Jan 2027 - 7 Jan 2032 Over 5 years
Recurrence
2031-06-17

Notice Status

Tender Status
Complete
Lots Status
Complete
Awards Status
Pending
Contracts Status
Not Specified

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
City of Doncaster Council
Contact Name
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Email
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →
Contact Phone
Available with D3 Tenders Premium →

Buyer Location

Locality
DONCASTER
Postcode
DN1 3BU
Postcode Area
Doncaster
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLE Yorkshire and The Humber
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLE3 South Yorkshire
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLE35 Doncaster
Delivery Location
TLE31 Barnsley, Doncaster and Rotherham
Local Authority
Doncaster
Electoral Ward
Town
Westminster Constituency
Doncaster Central

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

Funeral Services Limited

Further Information

Notice Documents

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