Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Newcastle City Council
Civic Centre
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE18QH
UK
Contact person: Julie Spencer
E-mail: julie.spencer@newcastle.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC22
Internet address(es)
Main address: https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/
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
Funeral Services
Reference number: 008719
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98371000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Newcastle City Council has undertaken a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services.
The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months.
The council has a statutory duty to provide the arrangement and conducting of municipal funerals for those residents who are unable to meet the expenses themselves. In 2024 the council carried out a total of 33 contract funerals.
The total estimated value of expenditure over the 4-year period is £169,000, based on average expenditure of £42,665 per annum. This service is based upon needs of the community.
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
85 330.00
GBP
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Newcastle City Council has undertaken a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Specification
/ Weighting: 40
Price
/ Weighting:
60
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:
Yes
IV.2) Administrative information
IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure
Notice number in the OJ S:
2025/S 000-001506
IV.2.9) Information about termination of call for competition in the form of a prior information notice
The contracting authority will not award any further contracts based on the above prior information notice
Section V: Award of contract
Contract No: 008719
Title: Funeral Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
30/06/2025
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 2
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
Funeral Services Limited T/A Co-op Funeralcare
IP030808
1 Angel Square
Manchester
M60 0AG
UK
NUTS: UKD
The contractor is an SME:
No
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Initial estimated total value of the contract/lot:
Total value of the contract/lot:
: .01
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of Justice
Technology and Construction Court, 7 Rolls Buildings, Fetter Lane
London
EC4A 1NL
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
02/07/2025