Published date: 21 January 2025

Last edited date: 20 February 2025

Awarded contract - This means that the contract has been awarded to a supplier.


Closing: 29 November 2024, 10am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Funeral and related services - 98370000

Location of contract

North East

Value of contract

£12,000 to £36,000

Procurement reference

001511

Published date

21 January 2025

Closing date

29 November 2024

Closing time

10am

Contract start date

1 March 2025

Contract end date

28 February 2028

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (below threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements below the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

This contract is for a framework Public Health Funeral Services.

This contract is divided into four Lots:

• Lot 1 - Burial
• Lot 2 - Cremation
• Lot 3 - Burial with an Estate
• Lot 4 - Cremation with an Estate

The following is set out to allow funeral directors to provide a quote to Durham County Council for the provision of the following services:

• Advice, liaison and support to all third parties and professional personnel that may be required to arrange the funeral;
• To provide care and preparation of the Deceased
• Removal of deceased person from any site as directed by the Council (as promptly as possible);
• Provision of a standard wooden or wooden derivative coffin;
• Provision of a hearse* and required number of bearers to attend the service at the crematorium / cemetery;
• Provide a minister / priest or appropriate person to conduct a funeral service;
• Payment of standard fees

Providers will be ranked and called off on the basis of the price submitted (low to high).

This will be an open and flexible arrangement where at the discretion of the Council, the Council can re-open the opportunity to allow additional Providers to join the Framework. Where the framework is re-opened and new membership is added then the Council will undertake a price refresh which may re-order the ranking of providers for all lots.

The Framework Agreement provides for no form of exclusivity or volume guarantee by the Council for Services from the Provider and the Council is at all times entitled to enter into other contracts and agreements with other Providers for the provision of any Services.

More information

Previous notice about this procurement

001511 - Public Health Funeral Services Framework

  • Opportunity
  • Published 31 October 2024

Additional text

Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org using reference OPEN2024135

Award information

Awarded date

5 December 2024

Contract start date

1 March 2025

Contract end date

28 February 2028

Total value of contract

£36,000

This contract was awarded to 2 suppliers.

Charlotte Fleming Funeral Service Ltd

Address

5 Market Place
Stanhope
Co Durham

Reference

Companies House number: 13388184

Value of contract

£30,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

Alan M Ranson Funeral Service

Address

151 Front Street, Chester-le-Street,DH3 3AX

Reference

No reference - other

Value of contract

£6,000

Supplier is SME?

Yes

Supplier is VCSE?

No

About the buyer

Contact name

Donna Iley

Address

County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
England

Telephone

03000268235

Email

donna.iley@durham.gov.uk

Website

www.durham.gov.uk