Published date: 27 February 2023

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Opportunity (published 27 February 2023, last edited 27 February 2023)

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Contract summary

Industry

  • Funeral services - 98371000

Location of contract

TQ2 7AA

Value of contract

£111,250

Procurement reference

CF-1365700D0O000000rwimUAA

Published date

27 February 2023

Closing date

29 March 2023

Closing time

12pm

Contract start date

1 June 2023

Contract end date

31 May 2028

Contract type

Not applicable

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

Introduction to the procurement
- Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust is an integrated organisation providing acute health care services, community health services and adult social care. The Authority runs Torbay Hospital, a number of community hospitals and health & wellbeing centres.
- The Trust requires a Supplier to enter into a Contract for the Provision of Funerals, and the Collection, Transportation and Storage of the Deceased from Torbay Hospital (only). The Contract will be awarded for 5 years, with the option to extend for two 12-month periods.
- The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased:
- Adult patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral,
- Child patients
- Babies, non-viable foetuses and still births.
- The Trust also co-ordinates and pays for the transportation of:
- Deceased babies out of area for post mortem examination. Currently this is to/from St. Michaels Hospital, Southwell St., Bristol BS2 8EG.
- Organs (for research purposes) to other NHS Trusts. We have a current arrangement to transport fixed brains to the Neuropathology Department at Derriford Hospital, Derriford Rd, Plymouth PL6 8DH.
- Full details of the Authority's requirements are set out in the Specification in Annex B2 of Section B.

About the buyer

Contact name

Chris Chalk

Address

Newton Road
Torquay
TQ2 7AN
GB

Telephone

01803 653 346

Email

chris.chalk@nhs.net