Awarded contract

Request for Quotations (RfQ) for Public Health Funerals (2.0)

Details

Duration
2 years
Topic
Funeral and related services
Published
17 October 2025

Tender description

West Northamptonshire Council (the Council) has a statutory duty under the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to provide suitable funeral arrangements for persons who have died within the West Northamptonshire area where there is no one prepared to make suitable funeral arrangements. This can apply to any person who dies in private or council owned property, in the street or open air, or at a nursing/residential care home or hospice. To fulfil this duty, the Council is seeking to award a framework with two separate Lots. Each Lot will be awarded to a single Provider and will cover a defined geographical area of West Northamptonshire as follows: Lot 1 - Central Northampton Lot 2 - Wider West Northants For full details about this opportunity and to submit an application please register on the Council's In-Tend portal which can be found at: https://in-tendhost.co.uk/wnc/aspx/Home ## Contract award Lots: - Lot LOT-0001: Lot 1: Central Northampton - Lot LOT-0002: Lot 2: Wider West Northamptonshire

Timeline

  1. Completed: Award published17 October 2025
    Current notice
  2. Completed: Award date17 October 2025
  3. Next: Contract expiry date14 October 2027in 13 months

About the buyer

West Northamptonshire Council is a local authority formed in April 2021 from its predecessor councils, and buys through its own Procurement Team. Larger tenders run on the In-Tend portal, where suppliers access documents and submit bids. Advertised opportunities also appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower values. A Commercial Pipeline lists potential tendering opportunities for the next 18 months. Certain goods, services and works are bought through frameworks from the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO, NEPO and YPO. The council also hosts a Security Services framework that Northamptonshire local authorities, schools and public bodies can use.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of West Northamptonshire Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 98370000 · Funeral and related services
  • 98371000 · Funeral services

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