Contract award notice
Results of the procurement procedure
Section I: Contracting
entity
I.1) Name and addresses
Northumberland County Council
County Hall
Morpeth
NE61 2EF
UK
Contact person: Mr Daniel Warnock
Telephone: +44 1670622353
E-mail: Daniel.Warnock@northumberland.gov.uk
NUTS: UKC21
Internet address(es)
Main address: http://www.northumberland.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: http://www.northumberland.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
Body Conveying and Public Health Funerals
Reference number: DN696479
II.1.2) Main CPV code
98370000
II.1.3) Type of contract
Services
II.1.4) Short description
Northumberland County Council require the provision of body conveying services (from the
place of death to the mortuary) and public health funerals.
This is divided into five Lots:
Lot 1 – Body conveying North Northumberland
Lot 2 – Body conveying Central Northumberland
Lot 3 – Body conveying West Northumberland
Lot 4 – Body conveying Southeast Northumberland
Lot 5 – Funerals
II.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots:
Yes
II.1.7) Total value of the procurement
Value excluding VAT:
350 000.00
GBP
II.2) Description
Lot No: 1-4
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98390000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 1 – Body conveying North Northumberland
Lot 2 – Body conveying Central Northumberland
Lot 3 – Body conveying West Northumberland
Lot 4 – Body conveying Southeast Northumberland
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 options to extend for up to 12 months each
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: 5
II.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)
98370000
II.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS code:
UKC21
II.2.4) Description of the procurement
Lot 5 - Funerals
II.2.5) Award criteria
Quality criterion: Quality
/ Weighting: 60
Price
/ Weighting:
40
II.2.11) Information about options
Options:
Yes
Description of options:
2 options to extend for a further 12 months each
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.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system
The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement
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:
2023/S 000-031614
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 1-4
Contract No: 1
Title: Body Conveying Services
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
14/03/2024
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
Kevin Foster Funeral Service
70 Regent Street
Blyth
NE24 1LT
UK
NUTS: UKC21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 30 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section V: Award of contract
Lot No: 5
Contract No: 2
Title: Funerals
A contract/lot is awarded:
Yes
V.2 Award of contract
V.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
03/05/2024
V.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 5
Number of tenders received from SMEs: 5
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: 5
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators:
No
V.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
Forget Me Not Funeral Service
365 Cowpen Road
Blyth
NE24 5JW
UK
NUTS: UKC21
The contractor is an SME:
Yes
V.2.4) Information on value of the contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot:
: 50 000.00
GBP
V.2.5) Information about subcontracting
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.4) Procedures for review
VI.4.1) Review body
High Court of England and Wales
London
UK
VI.5) Date of dispatch of this notice
08/05/2024