Section one: Contracting authority
one.1) Name and addresses
capitalEsourcing
64 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QP
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
UKI - London
Internet address(es)
Main address
one.4) Type of the contracting authority
Regional or local authority
one.5) Main activity
General public services
Section two: Object
two.1) Scope of the procurement
two.1.1) Title
Body Transportation Services
two.1.2) Main CPV code
- 98370000 - Funeral and related services
two.1.3) Type of contract
Services
two.1.4) Short description
Westminster City Council is part of the Consortium of London Councils. The aim of the Consortium is to support London’s communities in the provision of services such as Body Transportation and Mortuaries.
As part of a collaborative approach in response to the coroner's statutory duty to provide a discreet and dignified service for the collection of bodies within the following Boroughs, Westminster City Council, on behalf of the Consortium, led in procuring body transportation services to support London’s communities and collect bodies within
A) the City of Westminster and Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea from the place of death to the Westminster Mortuary, 1 Regency Pl, London SW1P 2EB
B) London Boroughs of Merton and Wandsworth from the place of death to the Mortuary at St George’s Hospital Mortuary, Cranmer Terrace, Tooting, London SW17
two.1.6) Information about lots
This contract is divided into lots: No
two.1.7) Total value of the procurement (excluding VAT)
Value excluding VAT: £248,174.35
two.2) Description
two.2.3) Place of performance
NUTS codes
- UKI - London
two.2.4) Description of the procurement
Inner London Body Transportation Services. This contract was awarded under regulation 32. 2. c due to urgency with existing cover expiring and attempts to undertake a procurement were not successful. The services are statutory, the Council had very limited time to put in place a replacement contractor to ensure that it can continue to fulfil its statutory responsibilities. As a result no opportunity notice was previously published.
two.2.5) Award criteria
Price
two.2.11) Information about options
Options: No
two.2.13) Information about European Union Funds
The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds: No
Section four. Procedure
four.1) Description
four.1.1) Type of procedure
Award of a contract without prior publication of a call for competition in the cases listed below
- The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the regulations
Explanation:
This contract was awarded under regulation 32. 2. c due to urgency with existing cover expiring and attempts to undertake a procurement were not successful. The services are statutory, the Council had very limited time to put in place a replacement contractor to ensure that it can continue to fulfil its statutory responsibilities. As a result no opportunity notice was previously published.
four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No
Section five. Award of contract
A contract/lot is awarded: Yes
five.2) Award of contract
five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract
11 April 2024
five.2.2) Information about tenders
Number of tenders received: 1
The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No
five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor
BM Ambulance Group Limited
The Granary Leacon Farm , Westwell Leacon, Charing, Ashford
Kent
TN27 0EN
Country
United Kingdom
NUTS code
- UKI - London
The contractor is an SME
Yes
five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)
Total value of the contract/lot: £99,000
Section six. Complementary information
six.4) Procedures for review
six.4.1) Review body
Public Procurement Review Service
London
Country
United Kingdom