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title: "Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd"
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source: "Find A Tender Service"
current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST"
published: "2022-10-17"
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# Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

Buyer: UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd

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## Summary

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has completed the tender process for Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies. The Trust requires a contractor to coordinate and provide necessary funeral services for deceased patients without relatives to pay funeral costs. The procurement stage is cancelled, with an award made to Central England Co-operative. The contracting process aimed to assess quality in funeral services and body transportation, as well as pricing. The tender's location is in Wolverhampton, UK, and the industry category is funeral services.

This opportunity offers businesses in the funeral services industry a chance to provide quality funeral services and transportation of bodies to the healthcare sector. Companies specialised in funeral and related services, expertise in cadaver transport and storage equipment, and experience in arranging funeral ceremonies would be well-suited to compete in this procurement process. The tender, whilst now closed, reflects the Trust's commitment to providing compassionate funeral arrangements for deceased patients without support from relatives.

## Notice

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies. The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral, and for funerals of babies, non-viable foetuses and still births. The Trust requires the relevant Contractor in connection with the Trust to co-ordinate and provide the necessary services to facilitate the arrangements.

### Lot Information

Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies. The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral, and for funerals of babies, non-viable foetuses and still births. The Trust requires the relevant Contractor in connection with the Trust to co-ordinate and provide the necessary services to facilitate the arrangements. The Tender documents are attached. Please use Document 2 to submit your responses to the questions or you can upload your own document as long as the responses to the questions are clearly numbered. Additional information: The University Hospitals of the North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) provides Procurement services to The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT). This contract is to provide a service to RWT in the Wolverhampton area, not to UHNM.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029126-2022 |
| Notice type | Tender Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Services |
| Procurement method | Open |
| Procurement method details | Open procedure |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Large |
| All stages | Tender, Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 17 Oct 2022 |
| Submission deadline | 22 Jun 2022 |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | 12 Oct 2022 |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £120,000 |
| Lots value | £120,000 |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £267,830 |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Complete |
| Lots status | Cancelled |
| Awards status | Active |
| Contracts status | Active |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF NORTH MIDLANDS NHS TRUST |
| Locality | STOKE ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE |
| Post town | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Postcode | ST4 6QG |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLG West Midlands (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLG2 Shropshire and Staffordshire |
| ITL 3 | TLG23 Stoke-on-Trent |
| Local authority | Stoke-on-Trent |
| Electoral ward | Penkhull & Springfields |
| Westminster constituency | Stoke-on-Trent Central |
| Delivery location | TLG39 Wolverhampton |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CENTRAL ENGLAND CO-OPERATIVE |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 33 - Medical equipments, pharmaceuticals and personal care products
- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 33940000 - Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies
- 98370000 - Funeral and related services
- 98371000 - Funeral services

## Release History

- 17 Oct 2022 at 10:07 - Award - Award Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029126-2022
- 20 Jun 2022 at 14:42 - TenderUpdate - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/016843-2022
- 17 May 2022 at 14:41 - Tender - Tender Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/012895-2022

## Notice URLs

- https://uk.eu-supply.com/app/rfq/rwlentrance_s.asp?PID=47017&B=UHNS
- https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/13355
- https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/

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