Awarded contract

Public Health Funerals

Details

Buyer: Warrington Borough Council
Supplier(s): Knox & Son - 1875, Knox & Son Funeral Directors
Value: £175,000
Duration: 5 years
Topic: Funeral and related services
Published: 19 November 2025
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Warrington Borough Council have appointed a contractor to deliver a Public Health Funeral service for the Borough. This requirement relates to the provision of Public Health Funerals as required under Section 46 of the Public Health Control of Diseases Act 1984: where somebody dies within the Borough and there is nobody willing or able to undertake the funeral the duty falls upon the local authority. ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published19 November 2025
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 November 2025
Next: Contract expiry date31 January 2031in 4 years

About the buyer

Warrington Borough Council is a local authority serving the Warrington area. The council hosts frameworks for neighbouring authorities, such as Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire East, Halton and St Helens, through its Transportation and Public Realm Consultancy Services Framework.

Over the past 5 years, most of Warrington Borough Council's contract awards have been in business services, IT services and health and social work.

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warrington-borough-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warrington-borough-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warrington-borough-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warrington-borough-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warrington-borough-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@warrington-borough-council.gov