Published date: 2 November 2020

Last edited date: 5 November 2020

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 16 November 2020, 9:30am

Contract summary

Industry

  • Miscellaneous health services - 85140000

Location of contract

London

Value of contract

£0 to £1,000,000

Procurement reference

tender_254942/898866

Published date

2 November 2020

Closing date

16 November 2020

Closing time

9:30am

Contract start date

30 November 2020

Contract end date

29 November 2022

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

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

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

This is an accelerated procedure.

Justification

That the number of COVID cases has increased and the expected peak is predicted now to be earlier than anticipated.
Services need to be in place from November 2020

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Westminster City Council (WCC) requires a service to support London with collecting deceased individuals from various locations in London including but not limited to homes, nursing homes or hospices, to a suitable facility for storage. This service is being provided to assist 33 London Boroughs with their excess deaths in their communities and to ensure the deceased are treated with respect and dignity whilst ensuring that respect of the beliefs of the individual and their families is embedded within the service.

The Provider is required to deliver the Services at a range of sites within the boundaries of the 33 London boroughs and up to 10 miles outside of the M25

This will be a framework agreement with up to 10 Suppliers.

No quantities are guaranteed and no minimum spend is guaranteed.

The estimated framework value is based on the full 24 month framework duration.

More information

Links

Additional text

This framework is available to all London Boroughs including the City of London Corporation. Details are provided in the specification.

Clause 9.2 of the Specification included with the tender documents is to be amended
from: Each CCSP must be able to provide at least 3 suitable vehicles crewed with drivers and their assistants as detailed in the Standard Operating Procedures.
To: Each CCSP must be able to provide at least 2 suitable vehicles crewed with drivers and their assistants as detailed in the Standard Operating Procedures.

Virtual briefing is available to interested parties on Monday 9th November at 18:00 and Thursday 12 November at 18:00. Please log onto the portal using this link www.capitalesourcing.com for further information. If you have any issues registering or logging on to the portal, please contact the capitalEsourcing Helpdesk: 0800 069 8630.

About the buyer

Address

64 Victoria Street ,
London
SW1E 6QP
England

Email

cbloomfield@westminster.gov.uk