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title: "Wakefield Council Bereavement Services Admin system"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-046ece"
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# Wakefield Council Bereavement Services Admin system

Buyer: WAKEFIELD COUNCIL  
Current stage: Planning  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-046ece

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## Summary

The Wakefield Council is planning to procure a Bereavement Services Admin system, with a contract value of £300,000. The system aims to manage burials, cremations, memorial health & safety inspections, and more. Wakefield Council operates 2 Crematoria and 19 Cemeteries, conducting around 3500 cremations and 850 burials annually. A market engagement exercise is ongoing to understand available services in the market, with a future notice date set for 5th August 2024.

This tender presents an opportunity for software providers specialising in Bereavement Services to demonstrate innovative solutions to Wakefield Council. Businesses offering software packages and information systems related to burials, cremations, and memorial management would be ideal candidates for this tender. Wakefield Council, as the contracting authority, seeks to enhance its service offerings and customer journey through technological advancements in bereavement services.

## Notice

Wakefield Council is considering procurement options for Bereavement Services software. The purpose of this market consultation is to ascertain the interest of any qualified providers and to understand what services are available in the current market. Completion of the questionnaire and any involvement in the market engagement exercise does not confer any right or expectation that a supplier will be selected for any contract should a procurement exercise be undertaken.

### Lot Information

Lot 1

Wakefield Council are looking to procure a solution for managing all burials and cremations, covering bookings, maintenance of Registers, but also a system that will manage and record the Memorial health & Safety inspections. This engagement will allow for providers to demonstrate and advise Wakefield Council as to what services are available in the current market. We would like to understand the current market to help us make procurement decisions which enable us to make full use of the solution. Being able to evolve and adapt our systems in line with innovative technology developments, will help us continue to improve our service to our users and improve their customer journey. Additional information: Wakefield Council operate 2 Crematoria, at Wakefield and Pontefract, and run and maintain 19 Cemeteries across the district. The Council's Bereavement Services currently undertake around 3500 cremations and 850 burials (both full burials and cremated remains interments) per annum. As part of this role the Council operates an electronic system for the booking of cremations and burials, including an online booking system for Funeral Directors, and has a legal obligation to maintain electronic burial and cremation Registers. Memorials sales are also undertaken and Bereavement Services is also responsible for the inspection, testing and recording of all memorials contained within their cemeteries and ensuring that they are all maintained in a safe condition.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017915-2024 |
| Notice type | Planning Notice |
| Procurement type | Standard |
| Procurement category | Goods |
| Procurement method | Not Specified |
| Procurement method details | Not specified |
| Tender suitability | Not specified |
| Awardee scale | Not specified |
| All stages | Planning |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 10 Jun 2024 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | 4 Aug 2024 |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | Not specified |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | £300,000 |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | Not specified |

## Status

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender status | Planned |
| Lots status | Planned |
| Awards status | Not specified |
| Contracts status | Not specified |

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | WAKEFIELD COUNCIL |
| Locality | WAKEFIELD |
| Post town | Wakefield |
| Postcode | WF1 2EB |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |
| ITL 2 | TLE4 West Yorkshire |
| ITL 3 | TLE45 Wakefield |
| Local authority | Wakefield |
| Electoral ward | Wakefield North |
| Westminster constituency | Wakefield and Rothwell |
| Delivery location | TLE Yorkshire and The Humber |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 48 - Software package and information systems

### Codes

- 48000000 - Software package and information systems

## Release History

- 10 Jun 2024 at 15:35 - Planning - Planning Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017915-2024

## Notice URLs

- http://www.wakefield.gov.uk/default.htm
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