Contract

Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

  • University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

F03: Contract award notice

Notice identifier: 2022/S 000-029126

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-0338fd

Published 17 October 2022, 11:07am



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust

Royal Stoke University Hospital, Newcastle Road

Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire

ST4 6QG

Contact

Emma Viola

Email

emma.viola@nhs.net

Telephone

+44 1902695477

Country

United Kingdom

Region code

UKG39 - Wolverhampton

National registration number

N/A

Internet address(es)

Main address

https://www.uhnm.nhs.uk/

Buyer's address

https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/Company/CompanyInformation/Index/13355

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Body governed by public law

one.5) Main activity

Health


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

Reference number

T1095

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 98371000 - Funeral services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies.

The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral, and for funerals of babies, non-viable foetuses and still births. The Trust requires the relevant Contractor in connection with the Trust to co-ordinate and provide the necessary services to facilitate the arrangements.

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: £267,830

two.2) Description

two.2.2) Additional CPV code(s)

  • 33940000 - Cadaver transport and storage equipment and supplies
  • 98370000 - Funeral and related services

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKG39 - Wolverhampton
Main site or place of performance

New Cross Hospital Wolverhampton

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust invites competitive tenders for the provision of Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies Contract. This will be split into two Lots, Lot 1 Funeral Services and Lot 2 Transportation of Bodies.

The Trust co-ordinates and pays for Funeral arrangements for deceased patients who have no relatives to pay the cost of the funeral, and for funerals of babies, non-viable foetuses and still births. The Trust requires the relevant Contractor in connection with the Trust to co-ordinate and provide the necessary services to facilitate the arrangements.

The Tender documents are attached. Please use Document 2 to submit your responses to the questions or you can upload your own document as long as the responses to the questions are clearly numbered.

two.2.5) Award criteria

Quality criterion - Name: Quality Funeral Services / Weighting: 58.4

Quality criterion - Name: Quality TGransportation of Bodies / Weighting: 60

Quality criterion - Name: Price Funeral Services / Weighting: 40

Quality criterion - Name: Price transportation of Bodies / Weighting: 17.7

Price - Weighting: 40

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

two.2.14) Additional information

The University Hospitals of the North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) provides Procurement services to The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust (RWT). This contract is to provide a service to RWT in the Wolverhampton area, not to UHNM.


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.1) Type of procedure

Open procedure

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: No

four.2) Administrative information

four.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure

Notice number: 2022/S 000-012895


Section five. Award of contract

Contract No

1

Title

Funeral Services and Transportation of Bodies

A contract/lot is awarded: Yes

five.2) Award of contract

five.2.1) Date of conclusion of the contract

13 October 2022

five.2.2) Information about tenders

Number of tenders received: 2

Number of tenders received by electronic means: 2

The contract has been awarded to a group of economic operators: No

five.2.3) Name and address of the contractor

Central England Co-operative

Hermes Road

Lichfield

WS13 6RH

Email

michael.taaffe@centralengland.coop

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code
  • UKG38 - Walsall
National registration number

Central England Co-operative

The contractor is an SME

No

five.2.4) Information on value of contract/lot (excluding VAT)

Total value of the contract/lot: £267,830


Section six. Complementary information

six.4) Procedures for review

six.4.1) Review body

University Hospital North Midlands

Stoke-on-Trent

St4 6QG

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.2) Body responsible for mediation procedures

University Hospital North Midlands

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Country

United Kingdom

six.4.4) Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained

University Hospital North Midlands

Stoke-on-Trent

ST4 6QG

Country

United Kingdom