Open competition
Open procedure: the contract was advertised and any supplier could submit a bid.
Key facts
- Buyer
- Ashford Borough Council · Regional or local authority
- Value
- £57,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure (below threshold)
- Sector
- Community & personal services · Funeral services (CPV 98371000)
- Region
- South East
- Official notice
- View on Contracts Finder
- Timeline
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- Contract date30 Apr 2025
- Published30 Apr 2025Published the same day
Description
FUNERAL/25/1 The Authority wishes to appoint a suitably experienced and professional Funeral Director or Funeral Service provider to fulfil its statutory duty. This requirement is covered under Section 46 of the Public Health (control of disease) Act 1984. 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. Procurement documentation can be downloaded from Kent Business Portal https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/
About the supplier
Funeral Services Limited (trading as Co-op Funeralcare): every public contract they have won, plus their Companies House record (company 00030808).