Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- West Northamptonshire Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Estate Research Limited
- Value
- £13,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Funeral and related services (CPV 98370000)
- Region
- East Midlands
- Official notice
- 050369-2025 on Find a Tender
- Timeline
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- Contract date15 Jul 2025
- Published21 Aug 2025Published 37 days after the contract date
Description
The Council has a statutory duty under Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to arrange a funeral for any person resident, temporarily resident, or in transit who dies within the district where no third party is willing or able to make the arrangements for burial or cremation. Referrals to the Council requesting assistance for Public Health Funerals, are, predominantly, received from Her Majesty's Coroners Service. However, referrals may come from Residential Homes, Hospitals and Hospices where the General Practitioner (GP) may have, medically, signed the person as 'Deceased' and issued a Medical Death Certificate. As part of this process the council is required to take all such reasonable steps to locate parties that are willing or able to conduct the funeral of the deceased. On the Council receiving the case, an initial search will be undertaken on Council systems to determine if the next of kin can be identified. Where no next of kin is immediately identifie…
About the supplier
Estate Research Limited: every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 08765186).