National Undertaking Service
Estimated value
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Awarded value
£10.7m
Suppliers
1
Lots
1
Published
01 Apr 2026
Description
UK5 Transparency Notice following publication of UK2 Preliminary market engagement notice. Undertaking Service is a fully national service including remote areas of England, Wales and Scotland. The supplier shall not sub-contract any part of the service. The supplier shall collect the deceased from an agreed position of safety (i.e. not trackside). The supplier shall provide a rapid response of the care and collection of the deceased following a fatality on the railway (arriving within a max of 2 hours). The supplier shall provide a 24 hour service 365 days a year and shall respond to call outs within 90 minutes. The supplier shall provide a National call centre with a 24 hour service for 365 days of the year and shall ensure that calls are answered and dealt with to the agreed KPI's. The supplier shall care for and deliver the deceased and their personal effects which are not retained by the police to the mortuary recognising the requirement of a police escort. The supplier's staff shall be dressed smartly and appropriately and use clean and discreet vehicles that are fully equipped with the appropriate equipment to attend Network Rail sites.
Scope
- Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-05d003
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 31 May 2026 to 30 Jun 2030Possible extension to 30 Jun 2032
- CPV classifications
- 98371000
- Contract locations
- UK, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)Voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSE)
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Direct award
Award details
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£10.7m
Award date
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Contract start
20 Apr 2026
Contract end
20 Apr 2031