Award

Funeral and Coronial Services Framework

  • Sunderland City Council

UK6: Contract award notice - Procurement Act 2023 - view information about notice types

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-046969

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-05489c (view related notices)

Published 7 August 2025, 2:45pm



Scope

Description

4 year sole supplier framework for the Funeral and Coronial Services

Commercial tool

Establishes a framework


Contract 1. Funeral and Coronial Services Framework

Supplier

Contract value

  • £640,180 excluding VAT
  • £768,180 including VAT

Above the relevant threshold

Award decision date

7 August 2025

Date assessment summaries were sent to tenderers

7 August 2025

Standstill period

  • End: 18 August 2025
  • 8 working days

Earliest date the contract will be signed

29 August 2025

Contract dates (estimated)

  • 1 September 2025 to 31 August 2029
  • 4 years

Main procurement category

Services

CPV classifications

  • 98370000 - Funeral and related services

Contract locations

  • UKC23 - Sunderland

Information about tenders

  • 2 tenders received
  • 1 tender assessed in the final stage:
    • 0 submitted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
    • 0 submitted by voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
  • 1 supplier awarded contracts
  • 0 suppliers unsuccessful (details included for contracts over £5 million)

Procedure

Procedure type

Open procedure


Supplier

DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED

  • Companies House: 00041598
  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PCRC-7739-HBRX

4 King Edwards Court

Sutton Coldfield

B73 6AP

United Kingdom

Region: UKG31 - Birmingham

Small or medium-sized enterprise (SME): No

Voluntary, community or social enterprise (VCSE): No

Supported employment provider: No

Public service mutual: No

Contract 1. Funeral and Coronial Services Framework


Contracting authority

Sunderland City Council

  • Public Procurement Organisation Number: PLVZ-4154-GGRZ

City Hall, Plater Way,

Sunderland

SR1 3AA

United Kingdom

Region: UKC23 - Sunderland

Organisation type: Public authority - sub-central government