Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- North Tyneside Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £61,600
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Funeral services (CPV 98371000)
- Region
- North East
- Official notice
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- Timeline
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- Contract date17 Jan 2025
- Published14 Feb 2025Published 28 days after the contract date
Description
The Authority wishes to appoint a suitably experienced and professional Funeral Director or Funeral Service provider (The Contractor)\r \r The Authority currently provides services via the Appointee & Deputyship (A&D) Team for those service users who lack mental capacity to deal with their own finances and have no other person to act on their behalf.\r \r There are two types of scenarios where the Authority arranges Funerals and the Authority has a statutory requirement to arrange both these types of Funerals and ensure the deceased are cremated or buried whilst including any end of life wishes. The two types of Funerals are identified as A and B below: -\r \r A. 'Contract Funeral'\r These funerals are funded by the Authority. The deceased have no financial assets and no relatives whom can fund/arrange a funeral on their behalf.\r B. 'Standard Cost Funeral' (or full cost funeral).\r These funerals are funded from the Assets of the Deceased; however, the invoice must be approved by the…
About the supplier
Funeral Services Ltd T/A Co-op Funeralcare: every public contract they have won.