SOL Public Health Funerals and Exhumations 2026
Estimated value
£45k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
1
Published
23 Apr 2026
Description
Solihull Council Bereavement Services (the Council) seeks to appoint a Funeral Director to provide funeral services in accordance with the Council’s statutory duties under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984. The Contractor will also be required to provide support for exhumations, carried out in accordance with Section 25 of the Burial Act 1857. All services must be delivered with dignity, respect, and in line with the National Association of Funeral Directors (NAFD) Code of Conduct.
Scope
- Reference
- SOL30329
- Total value
- £45,000 excluding VAT£54,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 19 Jul 2026 to 19 Jul 2028Possible extension to 19 Jul 2029
Up to 12 months, no later than 19/07/2029
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 9837000098371000983711209837110098371200
- Contract locations
- West Midlands, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Technical Return | RFQ Document | quality | 40.00% |
| Pricing Return | Appendix F - Pricing Schedule | price | 60.00% |
Participation
Conditions suppliers must meet to bid.
As this procurement is following an Open Tender procedure there is no separate conditions of participation selection stage, so all interested suppliers may submit a tender without restriction. However, there are minimum Pass/Fail criteria clearly stated in the tender documents.
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 05 May 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 14 May 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- Request for Quotation documentation and details regarding submission can be found here: https://solihull.my.site.com/s/
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition