Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Fife Council
Fife House, North Street
Glenrothes
KY7 5LT
UK
Telephone: +44 3451550000
E-mail: aaron.muir@live.co.uk
NUTS: UKM72
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.fife.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00187
I.2) Joint procurement
The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
I.5) Main activity
General public services
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Provision of a Funeral and Undertaking Service
Reference number: CFM0425
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98370000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Fife Council require suitably qualified contractors(s) to provide an undertaking and funeral service to ensure all persons in Fife who have no means to pay and have no-one who adopts responsibility for them to have a respectful burial/cremation. This requirement shall be split into 2 lots per area of Fife, tenderers can quote for any or both Lots.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
105 417.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1
II.2.1) Title
North Fife
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98370000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Fife Council require suitably qualified contractors(s) to provide an undertaking and funeral service to ensure all persons in Fife who have no means to pay and have no-one who adopts responsibility for them to have a respectful burial/cremation. This requirement shall be split into 2 lots per area of Fife, tenderers can quote for any or both Lots.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Lot No: 2
II.2.1) Title
South Fife
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98370000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKM72
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Fife Council require suitably qualified contractors(s) to provide an undertaking and funeral service to ensure all persons in Fife who have no means to pay and have no-one who adopts responsibility for them to have a respectful burial/cremation. This requirement shall be split into 2 lots per area of Fife, tenderers can quote for any or both Lots.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 50
Price
/ Weighting:
50
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
No
II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds:
No
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1) Description
IV.1.1) Type of procedure
Open procedure
IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement:
No
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-079655
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1
Title: North Fife
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/02/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stewart Funeral Group
Argyll House, 45 High Street
KINROSS
KY13 8AA
UK
Telephone: +44 1577864607
NUTS: UKM77
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 52 708.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 2
Title: South Fife
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
13/02/2026
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 2
Number of tenders received from tenderers from EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received from tenderers from non-EU Member States: 0
Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Stewart Funeral Group
Argyll House, 45 High Street
KINROSS
KY13 8AA
UK
Telephone: +44 1577864607
NUTS: UKM77
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 52 708.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.3) Additional information
(SC Ref:823634)
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
Court of Session and Kirkcaldy Sheriff Court
Kirkcaldy
KY1 1XQ
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
13/02/2026