SWBT & DGFT - Provision of Funeral, Storage & Transportation Services
Estimated value
£80k
Awarded value
—
Suppliers
0
Lots
2
Published
30 Apr 2026
Description
The scope of this Procurement is Funeral Services for deceased patients who do not have a next of kin to organise their funeral. The contract also includes the cost of funerals following miscarriage and stillbirth and the transporting of deceased between hospital sites. The BCA (Black Country Alliance) Procurement department will be undertaking this exercise on behalf of both The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust and Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust. The anticipated contractual period is an initial 3 year duration with the option to extend for a further 2 periods of up to 12 months each.
Scope
- Reference
- C443844
- Total value
- £80,000 excluding VAT£96,000 including VATBelow the relevant threshold
- Commercial tool
- Standalone contract
- Contract dates
- 12 Jul 2026 to 12 Jul 2029Possible extension to 12 Jul 2031
potential for two (2) periods of up to twelve (12) months each in Contract extension periods by election of the Contracting Authority, on such notice and for such periods as is specified by the Contract.
- Main category
- services
- CPV classifications
- 9837000098371000
- Particular suitability
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SME)
Submission & procedure
- Enquiry deadline
- 15 May 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission deadline
- 03 Jun 2026, 11:00 am
- Submission address
- The Contracting Authority is utilising an electronic Tendering system (“E-Tendering Portal”) to manage this procurement and communicate with Tenderers. Accordingly, there will be no hard copy documents issued to Tenderers and all communications with the Contracting Authority, including the submission of Tender responses will be conducted solely via the following link: https://health-family.force.com/s/Welcome User Guide: https://services.atamis.co.uk/docs/Supplier_User_Guide.pdf
- Electronic submission
- Yes
- Procedure
- Below threshold - open competition
Lots · 2 total
Divisions of the contract. Each lot can be awarded separately.
| Lot | Title | Est. value | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lot 1 - Sandwell & West Birmingham NHS Trust | £40k | active |
| 2 | Lot 2 - The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust | £40k | active |