Contract notice
Section I: Contracting
authority
I.1) Name and addresses
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
c/o Leicestershire County Council Room G60, Glenfield
Leicester
LE3 8TB
UK
Contact person: Mr Colin Bray
E-mail: colin.bray@uhl-tr.nhs.uk
NUTS: UKF2
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.leicestershospitals.nhs.uk/
I.3) Communication
The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge at:
http://www.supplying2nhs.org/
Additional information can be obtained from the abovementioned address
Tenders or requests to participate must be sent electronically to:
http://www.supplying2nhs.org/
I.4) Type of the contracting authority
Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity
Health
Section II: Object
II.1) Scope of the procurement
II.1.1) Title
Funeral Services — 2019
Reference number: DN469751
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98371000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Provision of funeral services for the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust.
II.1.5) Estimated total value
Value excluding VAT:
180 000.00
GBP
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
No
II.2) Description
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKF2
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
The University Hospitals of Leicester is seeking to appoint a contractor to provide funeral services for the Leicester Royal Infirmary, Leicester General Hospital and Glenfield General Hospital.
This contract covers three types of funerals:
• adult and child funerals,
• baby funerals,
• ceremony for the disposal of foetal remains.
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.
II.2.5) Award criteria
Price is not the only award criterion and all criteria are stated only in the procurement documents
II.2.6) Estimated value
Value excluding VAT:
180 000.00
GBP
II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
Duration in months: 36
This contract is subject to renewal: Yes
Description of renewals:
Two extension of 12 months each.
II.2.9) Information about the limits on the number of candidates to be invited
II.2.10) Information about variants
Variants will be accepted:
No
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.2.2) Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
Date:
08/04/2020
Local time: 12:00
IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted
EN
IV.2.6) Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
Duration in months: 3 (from the date stated for receipt of tender)
IV.2.7) Conditions for opening of tenders
Date:
08/04/2020
Local time: 12:00
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1) Information about recurrence
This is a recurrent procurement:
Yes
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust
c/o Leicestershire County Council Room G60
Leicester
LE3 8TB
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
09/03/2020