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National Undertaking Service

NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED · Contract award notice on Find a Tender

Tender information last checkedLast checked 3 Oct 2026, 06:07.

Opportunity overview

UK6 Contract award notice following publication of UK5 Transparency Notice notice. Undertaking Service is a fully national service including remote areas of England, Wales and Scotland. The supplier shall not sub-contract any part of the service. The supplier shall collect the deceased from an agreed position of safety (i.e. not trackside). The supplier shall provide a rapid response of the care and collection of the deceased following a fatality on the railway (arriving within a max of 2 hours). The supplier shall provide a 24 hour service 365 days a year and shall respond to call outs within 90 minutes. The supplier shall provide a National call centre with a 24 hour service for 365 days of the year and shall ensure that calls are answered and dealt with to the agreed KPI's. The supplier shall care for and deliver the deceased and their personal effects which are not retained by the police to the mortuary recognising the requirement of a police escort. The supplier's staff shall be dressed smartly and appropriately and use clean and discreet vehicles that are fully equipped with the appropriate equipment to attend Network Rail sites.

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 number
Published award value
£10.7m
Awarded
31 Mar 2026
Award ID
1
Status
pending
Identifier
GB-COH 00041598
Location
Sutton Coldfield, UKG31, B73 6AP, United Kingdom

Classification

No classification was supplied.

Lots

  • Lot 1Value not stated

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
ocds-h6vhtk-05d003
Status
complete
Procurement Method
direct
Procurement Method Details
Direct award

Legal basis

Id
2023/54
Scheme
UKPGA

Special regime

utilities

Techniques

Has Framework Agreement
Yes

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
complete

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Name
NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Id
GB-PPON-PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Identifier

Scheme
GB-PPON
Id
PNZN-9524-VCQJ

Address

Street Address
Waterloo General Office
Locality
London
Postal Code
SE1 8SW
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom
Region
UKI45

Contact

Name
Julia Petrova

Roles

buyer

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
UK_CA_TYPE
Id
publicAuthorityCentralGovernment
Description
Public authority - central government
Organisation 2
Name
DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED
Id
GB-COH-00041598

Identifier

Scheme
GB-COH
Id
00041598

Address

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

Contact

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale
large
Vcse
No
Public Service Mission Organization
No
Sheltered Workshop
No

Award information

Award 1
Id
1
Title
Undertaking Service
Status
pending
Date
1 Apr 2026, 00:00
Main Procurement Category
services
Above Threshold
Yes
Has Renewal
Yes

Items

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Scheme
CPV
Id
98371000
Description
Funeral services

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UK
Country
GB
Country Name
United Kingdom

Value

Including VAT
12,830,400
Amount
10,692,000
Currency
GBP

Suppliers

Supplier 1
Id
GB-COH-00041598
Name
DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED

Standstill Period

Ends
14 Apr 2026, 23:59

Contract period

Starts
21 Apr 2026, 00:00
Ends
20 Apr 2031, 23:59
Max Extent Date
21 Apr 2034, 23:59

Renewal

Description
+1+1+1 years

Related lots

1

Documents

Entry 1
Id
030621-2026
Document Type
awardNotice
Notice Type
UK6
Description
Contract award notice on Find a Tender
Published
1 Apr 2026, 18:05
Format
text/html

Milestones

Entry 1
Id
1
Type
futureSignatureDate
Due
15 Apr 2026, 23:59
Status
scheduled

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · London · UKI45 · SE1 8SW · United Kingdom

Notice and amendment history

2 published notice versions reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

2 VERSIONS
  1. 030470-2026Transparency notice on Find a Tender ·
  2. 030621-2026Contract award notice on Find a Tender ·