Provision of Funeral Service for Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospitals

Contract summary

Industry

• Hospital support services - 85112000

Location of contract

South East

Value of contract

£0

Procurement reference

FH/2015/CH05B

Published date

20 October 2015

Closing date

2 November 2015

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2018

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Other:

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

Yes

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

Yes

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Description

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide funeral services for Wexham Park Hospital, to include deceased from Heatherwood Hospital, as instructed by the Trust, supporting the Trust Mortuary Department and Patient Affairs Department.
Funeral Service provision is required for patients who die but:

a) have no next of kin;
b) relatives cannot be traced;
c) relatives cannot afford to pay or are unwilling to take responsibility;
d) are babies under 24 weeks gestation

The Trust wishes the successful contractor to provide a highly professional, quality, compassionate, sensitive service for the deceased patients, ensuring that the final arrangements for them are provided in a dignified manner whether or not mourners are in attendance.

The requirement for Funeral Services varies each year and the number of instructions cannot be specified or guaranteed.

The contract will be awarded for a period of 2 years 8 months to end on 31st July 2018, with an option to extend for up to 12 months, and will commence on 1st April 2016

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Award information

Awarded date

31 March 2016

Contract start date

1 April 2016

Contract end date

31 July 2018

Total value of contract

£28,000

This contract was awarded to 1 supplier.

Funeral Partners Ltd t/a E Sargeant & Son

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About the buyer

Contact name

Sanjay Ojha

Address

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, Portsmouth Road,
Frimley, Surrey
GU16 7UJ
England

Email

sanjay.ojha@fhft.nhs.uk