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Request for Quotations (RfQ) for Public Health Funerals (2.0)

West Northamptonshire Council · Tender notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 30 Sept 2026, 01:21.

Opportunity overview

West Northamptonshire Council (the Council) has a statutory duty under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to provide suitable funeral arrangements for persons who have died within the West Northamptonshire area where there is no one prepared to make suitable funeral arrangements. This can apply to any person who dies in private or council owned property, in the street or open air, or at a nursing/residential care home or hospice. To fulfil this duty, the Council is seeking to award a framework with two separate Lots. Each Lot will be awarded to a single Provider and will cover a defined geographical area of West Northamptonshire as follows: Lot 1 - Central Northampton Lot 2 - Wider West Northants For full details about this opportunity and to submit an application please register on the Council's In-Tend portal which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Dignity Funerals Limited

Matched by exact name
Contract value
£118.3k
Awarded
Not supplied
Contract signed
14 Oct 2025
Including VAT
£141.9k
Award ID
1
Status
active
Location
Sutton Coldfield, UKG31, B73 6AP, United Kingdom

Classification

  • CPV98371000 — Funeral services

Lots

  • Lot 1: Central Northampton £75k
  • Lot 2: Wider West Northamptonshire £75k

Documents and notices

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
WNC00000523
Status
complete
Above Threshold
No
Procurement Method
open
Main Procurement Category
services
How to submit
The Authority is utilising an electronic tendering tool to manage this procurement process. All documents and communications issued by the Authority’s Procurement Team will be sent via the Authority’s e-Procurement portal provided by In-Tend. In-Tend is located at https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc and the reference number for the project is: WNC00000523
Procurement Method Details
Below threshold - open competition

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Framework Agreement

Type
closed
Method
withoutReopeningCompetition
Description
When the need arises, the Authority will contact the Supplier for the relevant Lot to request a funeral service. The Supplier will need to confirm acceptance of the request within 2 working days and then a Purchase Order including all key details will be raised and sent to the Supplier. The Supplier for each Lot will be contracted to and expected to deliver all requirements for their respective Lot. However, if the Supplier of a Lot is unable to deliver the service, the Authority will contact the Supplier on the alternative Framework Lot to request the funeral service. If no Suppliers on either Lot can provide the funeral service, the Authority will seek to use Suppliers outside of the framework. The pricing submitted by the Provider during the procurement phase will be applied in each case.
Maximum Participants
2

Tender Period

Ends
29 May 2025, 13:00

Submission terms

Electronic Submission Policy
allowed

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
LOT-0001
Title
Lot 1: Central Northampton
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
To carry out public funerals as required within the Central Northampton region as outlined within the procurement documents.

Value

Amount
75,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
90,000

Renewal

Description
The Authority proposes to enter into a framework agreement for an initial period of 24 months with the preferred supplier, with an option to extend by two further 12 month periods making 48 months in total. This can also be illustrated in years as 2+1+1.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
A place on each Framework Lot will be awarded to the Supplier who meets all minimum pass/ fail requirements and submits the lowest compliant price.

Contract period

Ends
2 Jul 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
2 Jul 2029, 00:59
Entry 2
Id
LOT-0002
Title
Lot 2: Wider West Northamptonshire
Status
complete
Has Renewal
Yes
Description
To carry out public funerals as required within the Wider West Northamptonshire region as outlined within the procurement documents.

Value

Amount
75,000
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
90,000

Renewal

Description
The Authority proposes to enter into a framework agreement for an initial period of 24 months with the preferred supplier, with an option to extend by two further 12 month periods making 48 months in total. This can also be illustrated in years as 2+1+1.

Suitability

Sme
Yes

Award criteria

Description
A place on each Framework Lot will be awarded to the Supplier who meets all minimum pass/ fail requirements and submits the lowest compliant price.

Contract period

Ends
2 Jul 2027, 00:59
Starts
1 Jul 2025, 01:00
Max Extent Date
2 Jul 2029, 00:59

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98371000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Funeral services
Item 2
Id
LOT-0002
Related Lot
LOT-0002

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98371000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Funeral services

Published documents

Entry 1
Id
019846-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK4
Description
Tender notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
tenderNotice
Published
8 May 2025, 16:27

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-PPON-PGDV-8944-CMBP
Name
West Northamptonshire Council

Roles

buyer

Address

Region
UKF24
Country
GB
Locality
Northampton
Postal Code
NN1 1ED
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
Angel Street

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
publicAuthoritySubCentralGovernment
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Description
Public authority - sub-central government

Identifier

Id
PGDV-8944-CMBP
Scheme
GB-PPON

Contact

Organisation 2
Id
GB-FTS-164157
Name
Dignity Funerals Limited

Roles

supplier

Address

Region
UKG31
Country
GB
Locality
Sutton Coldfield
Postal Code
B73 6AP
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
King Edward Square

Details

Vcse
No
Scale
large

Contact

Telephone
01213541557

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Status
active
Main Procurement Category
services

Items

Item 1
Id
LOT-0001
Related Lot
LOT-0001

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98370000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Funeral and related services
Entry 2
Id
98371000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Funeral services
Item 2
Id
LOT-0002
Related Lot
LOT-0002

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
98370000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Funeral and related services
Entry 2
Id
98371000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Funeral services

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-FTS-164157
Name
Dignity Funerals Limited

Related lots

LOT-0001
LOT-0002

Contracts and changes

Entry 1
Id
1
Title
WNC Public Funerals
Status
active
Award ID
1
Date Signed
15 Oct 2025, 00:00
Has Renewal
Yes
Above Threshold
No

Value

Amount
118,260
Currency
GBP
Including VAT
141,912

Period

Ends
14 Oct 2027, 23:59
Starts
15 Oct 2025, 00:00
Max Extent Date
14 Oct 2029, 23:59

Renewal

Description
This framework agreement is for an initial period of 24 months with the preferred supplier, with an option to extend by two further 12 month periods making 48 months in total. This can also be illustrated in years as 2+1+1.

Documents

Entry 1
Id
066170-2025
Format
text/html
Notice Type
UK7
Description
Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document Type
contractNotice
Published
17 Oct 2025, 10:23

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Northampton · UKF24 · NN1 1ED · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKF24 · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION
  1. ocds-h6vhtk-050f27-2025-10-17T10:23:50+01:00Tender notice on Find a Tender ·