Provision of Funeral Service Arrangements for Public Health Funerals

Description

The council was seeking tender submissions for the provision of funeral service arrangements for public health funerals. The contract was to appoint a supplier to provide a Collection to Cremation/Burial Funeral Service. This contract will include: - collection of and bringing the deceased into care of funeral directors upon request. - preparation and presentation of the deceased, covering no less than washing, dressing and hygienic treatment of the remains. - provision of a simple coffin, suitable for burial or cremation. - Transportation of the remains on the day of the funeral direct to the pre-determined location/final destination. - provision of the necessary personnel on the day of the funeral to carry out the transportation and handover to the council officers on site. The procurement was conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). This procurement was a one stage Open procedure. The council was seeking tender submissions for the provision of funeral service arrangements for public health funerals. This contract was to appoint a supplier to provide a Collection to Cremation/Burial Funeral Service. This contract will include: - collection of and bringing the deceased into care of funeral directors upon request. - preparation and presentation of the deceased, covering no less than washing, dressing and hygienic treatment of the remains. - provision of a simple coffin, suitable for burial or cremation. - Transportation of the remains on the day of the funeral direct to the pre-determined location/final destination. - provision of the necessary personnel on the day of the funeral to carry out the transportation and handover to the council officers on site. This procurement was conducted via the Public Contracts Scotland - Tender portal (PCS-T). A one stage Open procedure was utilised.