AWARD OUTCOME
What happened
North Somerset Council has awarded and signed a contract for public health funeral services in North Somerset to GROVES FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED. The contract starts on 1 October 2026 and has a stated initial end date of 30 September 2030.
Published outcomeOne active award and one active contract are recorded for supplier GROVES FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED under lot 1.
Market significanceThis is a below-threshold, limited-competition local funeral-services contract with a stated net value of £78,000 and gross value of £93,600.
AWARDED SUPPLIERS AND LOTS
1 supplier record analysed
GROVES FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED
98% confidenceAward 1 · Lots 1 · Not individually stated; the contract linked to this sole-supplier award has a net value of £78,000 and gross value of £93,600. GBP · Active award and active contract
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Award 1 names GROVES FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED as its sole supplier. Contract 1 links to award 1 and states values of GBP 78,000 (amount) and GBP 93,600 (amountGross).
LIFECYCLE
Award or contract stage
Notice type
99% confidenceContract details notice on Find a Tender
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Process notice_type and contract document description.
Procurement status
98% confidenceComplete
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Tender status is 'complete'; process source_status is 'complete'.
Award status
99% confidenceActive
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Award 1 status is 'active'.
Contract status
99% confidenceActive
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Contract 1 status is 'active'.
Contract signature
99% confidenceSigned on 24 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned is 2026-08-24.
Contract start
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate is 2026-10-01T00:00:00+01:00.
VALUES
Published values explained
Contract value excluding VAT
99% confidence£78,000
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Contract 1 value.amount is 78000 GBP.
Contract value including VAT
99% confidence£93,600
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Contract 1 value.amountGross is 93600 GBP.
Value attribution
97% confidenceContract-level value linked to sole-supplier award 1
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Contract 1 awardID is 1; award 1 has one named supplier.
TIMELINE
Procurement timeline
Contract signed
99% confidence24 August 2026
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Contract 1 dateSigned.
Contract start date
99% confidence1 October 2026
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Contract 1 period.startDate.
Initial contract end date
99% confidence30 September 2030
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Contract 1 period.endDate.
Maximum extent date
99% confidence30 September 2032
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Contract 1 period.maxExtentDate.
Contract details notice published
99% confidence7 October 2026
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Process published_at and contract document datePublished.
SCOPE
What was awarded
Requirement
99% confidenceProvision of public health funerals in North Somerset
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Tender title and description.
Procurement category
99% confidenceServices
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Award 1 mainProcurementCategory is 'services'.
CPV
99% confidence98371000 — Funeral services
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Award item additional classification.
Delivery area
96% confidenceUKK12, United Kingdom
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Award item delivery address specifies region UKK12 and country GB.
Lot structure
98% confidenceOne lot recorded (lot 1); no lot title or detailed lot description stated
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Tender lots and award relatedLots identify lot 1 only.
PROCEDURE
Procedure and competition
Procurement method
99% confidenceLimited
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Tender procurementMethod is 'limited'.
Method detail
99% confidenceBelow threshold - limited competition
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Tender procurementMethodDetails.
Above-threshold status
99% confidenceNo
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Contract 1 aboveThreshold is false.
Bid and competition information
99% confidenceNot stated
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No tenderer count, bids received, evaluation results or other competition metrics are supplied.
CONTRACT TERMS
Published contract terms
Initial term
98% confidence4 years
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The stated period runs from 1 October 2026 to 30 September 2030.
Extension option
99% confidenceExtension of up to 24 months is stated
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Contract hasRenewal is true; renewal description says the contract can be extended for a further 24 months.
Maximum potential term
99% confidenceUp to 6 years, if extended
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Initial end date is 30 September 2030 and maximum extent date is 30 September 2032.
Extension decision
99% confidenceNot stated
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The record identifies an available extension but does not report that it has been exercised.
COMMERCIAL VIEW
Commercial observations
Local delivery and supplier footprint
94% confidenceThe buyer is in North Somerset and the supplier address is in Weston-Super-Mare; the award delivery region is UKK12.
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Buyer, supplier and award delivery-address records.
Market access route
99% confidenceBelow-threshold limited competition was used rather than an above-threshold procedure.
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Tender procurement method details and contract aboveThreshold flag.
Award rationale
99% confidenceNot stated
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No evaluation narrative, award criteria outcome or reasons for selection are provided.
DATA QUALITY
Gaps and source limitations
Award date
99% confidenceNot stated
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The supplied award record has award_date null.
Lot detail
99% confidenceLot 1 has no supplied title, description or value
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Lot record fields for title, description and value are null.
Value basis
95% confidenceNet and gross amounts are supplied, but no separate value-basis field is stated
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Contract value has amount and amountGross; process value_basis is null.
Notice timing
99% confidenceThe contract details notice was published after the stated signature and start dates
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dateSigned is 24 August 2026, startDate is 1 October 2026, and notice publication is 7 October 2026.
SOURCE DATA LIMITATIONS
Information not supplied in the published notice
- Award date is not supplied.
- Lot 1 lacks a title, detailed description and lot-level value.
- No bid count, tenderer list, evaluation information, award rationale or award criteria results are supplied.
- The extension is an available option, not evidence that an extension has been exercised.
MARKET THEMES
Relevant award themes
North Somerset CouncilGROVES FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITEDfuneral servicespublic health funeralsNorth SomersetUK public procurementcontract award
COMMON QUESTIONS
About this award
Who won North Somerset Council's funeral services contract?
GROVES FAMILY FUNERAL DIRECTORS LIMITED is the sole supplier named on award 1.
What is the value of the funeral services contract?
The linked contract states £78,000 excluding VAT and £93,600 including VAT.
When does the contract run?
It starts on 1 October 2026 and is scheduled to end on 30 September 2030. A further 24-month extension is permitted.
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