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Provision of Funeral Services

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

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01 Sep 2026 at 12:15

UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Summary of the contracting process

Somerset NHS Foundation Trust bought funeral and deceased patient transportation services for pregnancy loss, stillbirths, infants and, where required, adult deceased patients. The requirement covers responsive collection, transfer, handling and funeral arrangements, delivered in Somerset. The service must be provided in line with relevant statutory, regulatory and professional standards. This is a specialist funeral services requirement, classified under CPV 98371000. The buyer is the NHS foundation trust based at Musgrove Park Hospital in Taunton. The procurement covered one complete lot and the selected service is intended to support the Trust’s arrangements for deceased patients and families across the local area.

The procurement has been awarded and the tender is complete. It used a below-threshold limited competition. Crescent Funeral Services Limited was selected for the single lot. The contract was signed on 1 July 2026 and runs from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027. It is valued at £30,000 excluding VAT, or £36,000 including VAT. The buyer holds an option for one 12-month extension, allowing the contract to run until 30 June 2028. The award is for funeral services. The requirement was evaluated through a limited competition, with delivery expected to meet the statutory, regulatory and professional standards relevant to the service.

This award demonstrates recurring NHS demand for a funeral provider able to combine sensitive funeral arrangements with deceased patient transportation. A credible future competitor would need operational capability for prompt, responsive collection, secure transfer and respectful handling of pregnancy-loss cases, stillbirths, infants and adult deceased patients where required. It would also need the facilities, vehicles, staff and procedures to manage the full funeral-arrangement service, rather than transportation alone. Evidence of compliance with applicable statutory, regulatory and professional standards would be central to a credible offer, alongside dependable local coverage in Somerset and the capacity to provide a consistent service for an NHS foundation trust. The award to an SME indicates that this scale of requirement can suit a focused specialist provider.

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Notice Information

Notice Title

Provision of Funeral Services

Notice Description

Provision of funeral services and deceased patient transportation services for Somerset NHS Foundation Trust. The contract covers the collection, transfer, handling and funeral arrangements for pregnancy loss, stillbirths, infants and, where required, adult deceased patients. Services are required on a responsive basis and must be delivered in accordance with relevant statutory, regulatory and professional standards.

Notice Details

Publication & Lifecycle

Open Contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06ef6c
Publication Source
Find A Tender Service
Latest Notice
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082594-2026
Current Stage
Award
All Stages
Award

Procurement Classification

Notice Type
UK7 - Contract Details Notice
Procurement Type
Standard
Procurement Category
Services
Procurement Method
Limited
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - limited competition
Tender Suitability
Not specified
Awardee Scale
SME

Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)

CPV Divisions

98 - Other community, social and personal services

CPV Codes

98371000 - Funeral services

Notice Value(s)

Tender Value
Not specified
Lots Value
Not specified
Awards Value
Not specified
Contracts Value
£30,000 Under £100K

Notice Dates

Publication Date
1 Sep 20262 weeks ago
Submission Deadline
Not specified
Future Notice Date
Not specified
Award Date
Not specified
Contract Period
1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 6-12 months
Recurrence
Not specified

Notice Status

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

Buyer & Supplier

Contracting Authority (Buyer)

Main Buyer
Somerset NHS Foundation Trust
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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Contact Phone
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Buyer Location

Locality
TAUNTON
Postcode
TA1 5DA
Postcode Area
Taunton
Country
England
Major Region (ITL 1)
TLK South West (England)
Basic Region (ITL 2)
TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset
Small Region (ITL 3)
TLK62 Somerset
Delivery Location
Not specified
Local Authority
Somerset
Electoral Ward
Bishop's Hull & Taunton West
Westminster Constituency
Taunton and Wellington

Supplier Information

Number of Suppliers
1
Supplier Name

CRESCENT FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED

Further Information

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