Published date: 31 October 2024
This notice was replaced on 21 January 2025
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Awarded contract (published 21 January 2025, last edited 20 February 2025)
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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
31 October 2024
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
Additional text
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Tender documents can be accessed free of charge at www.open-uk.org using reference OPEN2024135
About the buyer
Contact name
Donna Iley
Address
County Hall
DURHAM
DH15UQ
England
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