Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Wirral Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Supplier
- Laurence Jones Funeral Directors SME
- Value
- £165,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Funeral and related services (CPV 98370000)
- Region
- North West
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date31 Jul 2024
- Published4 Dec 2024Published 126 days after the contract date
Description
This opportunity is to enable Wirral Borough Council (WBC) to fulfil its statutory duty to provide Funeral Services for residents of the borough.\r \r This requirement is covered under Section 46 of the Public Health (control of disease) Act 1984 which imposes a duty on the Local Authority to make arrangements for the burial or cremation of any person who dies in the community, where it is satisfied that no other arrangements have been made or are being made.\r \r As it is not possible to predict the number of public health funerals in future years, the contract will require a set fee for the individual cremation and burials for the specified period and in accordance with the requirements set out in this document.\r \r Wirral Council dealt with approximately 57 public health funerals in the last financial year, however this number varies annually, and no assurances can be given with regard to the actual numbers of public health funerals in future years. However, it is expected that th…
About the supplier
Laurence Jones Funeral Directors: every public contract they have won.