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title: "Provision of Funeral Services"
ocid: "ocds-h6vhtk-06ef6c"
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current_stage: "Award"
buyer: "Somerset NHS Foundation Trust"
published: "2026-09-01"
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# Provision of Funeral Services

Buyer: Somerset NHS Foundation Trust  
Current stage: Award  
OCID: ocds-h6vhtk-06ef6c

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## Summary

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.

## Notice

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.

## Key Details

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication source | Find A Tender Service |
| Latest notice | https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082594-2026 |
| 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 |
| All stages | Award |

## Dates

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Publication date | 1 Sep 2026 |
| Submission deadline | Not specified |
| Future notice date | Not specified |
| Award date | Not specified |
| Contract period | 1 Jul 2026 - 30 Jun 2027 |
| Recurrence | Not specified |

## Values

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Tender value | Not specified |
| Lots value | Not specified |
| Awards value | Not specified |
| Contracts value | £30,000 |

## Status

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

## Buyer

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Main buyer | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust |
| Locality | TAUNTON |
| Postcode area | Taunton |
| Postcode | TA1 5DA |
| Country | England |
| ITL 1 | TLK South West (England) |
| ITL 2 | TLK6 North Somerset, Somerset and Dorset |
| ITL 3 | TLK62 Somerset |
| Local authority | Somerset |
| Electoral ward | Bishop's Hull & Taunton West |
| Westminster constituency | Taunton and Wellington |
| Delivery location | Not specified |

## Supplier

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Number of suppliers | 1 |
| Supplier names | CRESCENT FUNERAL SERVICES LIMITED |

## CPV Codes

### Divisions

- 98 - Other community, social and personal services

### Codes

- 98371000 - Funeral services

## Release History

- 1 Sep 2026 at 12:15 - Award - UK7 - Contract Details Notice - https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082594-2026

## Documents

- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/082594-2026
  1st September 2026 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender

## Notice URLs

- https://www.crescentfunerals.co.uk
- https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2023/54/contents

## Provenance

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