Published date: 15 August 2022

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 September 2022, 4pm

Contract summary

Industry

  • Funeral and related services - 98370000

Location of contract

CT1 3NG

Value of contract

£1

Procurement reference

tender_305627/1097912

Published date

15 August 2022

Closing date

16 September 2022

Closing time

4pm

Contract start date

3 January 2023

Contract end date

2 January 2026

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.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

Description

2gether Support Solutions on behalf of East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust (the Trust) invites all professional, competent, and suitably experienced providers of Funeral Services (Lot 1) and Body Transport Services (Lot 2) to submit a Tender response for consideration by the Trust.

Concerning Lot 1: Funeral Services, the Trust requires a professional, competent, and suitably experienced provider to deliver, always in an appropriate and dignified manner, funeral services for deceased adults, young persons, children, babies, and foetuses (including placentas) as required during the Contract term.

Concerning Lot 2: Body Transport Services, the Trust requires a professional, competent, and suitably experienced provider to, always in an appropriate and dignified manner, convey (transport) the bodies of deceased adults, young persons, children, babies and foetuses (including placentas) as required during the Contract term.

More information

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Additional text

The initial duration of the Contract is 36 months. At the Trust's sole discretion, the Contract may be extended by up to a further two (2) x 12-month extensions, with the contract term not exceeding five (5) years in total. The Trust reserves the right to not extend a particular Lot, but may decide to extend any other Lots.

Suitably experienced providers wishing to bid for either one, or both, of Lots must submit their Tender response via the Trust's e-Tendering system.

Instructions for submitting your Tender are as follows:

a) click 'View current opportunities and notices'

b) express interest in the 'itt_4070 - Provision of Funeral Services and Body Transport Services'.

c) download and closely follow the guidance given within 'Section A - ITT instructions' from the Attachments section of the e-Tendering System

d) accurately complete and fully submit your Tender within the e-Tendering system by no later than 16:00 on Friday, 16th September 2022.

The Trust reserves the right to award the contract in whole, in part or annul the tendering process and not award any contract.

Bidders should note that they will be required to enter into terms and conditions of contract as set out in the ITT and that save for matters of clarification or consistency the Trust will not negotiate the terms.

The Trust will not accept completed ITT's after the stated closing date. All documents to be priced (where applicable) in sterling and all payments made in sterling. All Tender costs and liabilities incurred by Bidders shall be the sole responsibility of that Bidder.

About the buyer

Contact name

Category Buyer - Corporate

Address

Procurement Services, William Harvey Hospital, Kennington Road, Willesborough
Ashford
TN24 0LZ
England

Email

ekh-tr.procurement@nhs.net