Public Health Funerals and Coroners Removals of the Deceased
Estimated value
—
Awarded value
£417k
Suppliers
2
Lots
2
Published
08 Dec 2025
Description
This is for Public Health funerals in respect of interments and cremations for people who have died in the in the Borough of South Tyneside and require a Public Health funeral. The Service also covers the removals of the deceased persons to the designated hospital undertaken at the instruction of the HM Coroner for the Borough of South Tyneside and Gateshead
Scope
- Reference
- F7879
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 01 Nov 2025 to 31 Oct 2029
- CPV classifications
- 98370000
- Contract locations
- North East England, United Kingdom
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Award criteria
Criteria the buyer will use to evaluate bids.
| Name | Description | Type | Weighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | — | price | 50.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 50.00% |
| Price | — | price | 60.00% |
| Quality | — | quality | 40.00% |
Submission & procedure
- Procedure
- Open procedure
Award details· 2 awards
Awarded supplier(s), contract period and value as published in the award notice.
Awarded value
£174k
Award date
03 Dec 2025
Contract start
01 Jan 2026
Contract end
31 Dec 2029
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Public Health funerals and Coroners Removals in South Tyneside | £148k | complete |
| 2 | Coroners Removals in Gateshead | £100k | complete |
Award 1· 1 supplier
Awarded 03 Dec 2025 · Contract period 01 Jan 2026 — 31 Dec 2029
Award 2· 1 supplier
Awarded 03 Dec 2025 · Contract period 31 Mar 2026 — 31 Dec 2029
Total lots
2
Awarded
2
Estimated total
£248k
Awarded total
£417k
Public Health funerals and Coroners Removals in South Tyneside
Start
01 Nov 2025
End
31 Oct 2029
Estimated
£148k
CPV
Coroners Removals in Gateshead
Start
31 Mar 2026
End
31 Oct 2029
Estimated
£100k
CPV
Other contracts from South Tyneside Borough Council
Full notice and award history for this contracting authority is on the buyer profile.
Other contracts awarded to RICHARD DALTON FUNERALS LIMITED· 1
Cross-buyer view of this supplier's public-sector wins.
| Title | Type | Value | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public Health Funerals and Coroners Removals | contract | — | 05 Jan 2026 |