Closed tender

Transportation of the deceased

Details

Buyer: Kingston upon Hull City Council
Topic: Funeral and related services
Published: 8 May 2026
Submission: 10 June 2026
Source: uk:bluelight

Tender description

The Authority is seeking to appoint a provider for the transportation of deceased persons on behalf of the Senior Coroner for Hull and the East Riding. The service will include the respectful and timely removal and transportation of deceased persons within the Hull and East Yorkshire boundaries to include transportation from hospitals, care setting and private addresses to a designated mortuary or authorised facilities as required by the Coroner. The contract will be for an initial period of three years with the option to extend for up to two further years. The estimated total contract value including extensions is approximately £350,000. The contract start date is estimated to be on/around the 1st August 2026 and initially run until the 31st July 2029 The provider will be required to operate on a 24-hour, 7-day basis and comply with all relevant legislation, health and safety requirements, safeguarding obligations and professional standards applicable to the service.

Timeline

Completed: Tender published8 May 2026
Current notice
Completed: Submission date10 June 2026

About the buyer

Kingston upon Hull City Council is the local authority for Hull, and its larger contracts are procured through a Corporate Procurement Team. Tenders above the quotation level are advertised on YORtender, the Yorkshire and Humber e-tendering portal, where registration is free. Higher-value notices go to Find a Tender through the Central Digital Platform, with Contracts Finder used for mid-value contracts. Council rules presume in favour of central purchasing arrangements and frameworks for regular repeat purchases. Procurement Category Managers publish pipeline notices of larger upcoming activity. Supplier support is delivered with YORprocure, YPO and the Government Commercial Agency.

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 Kingston upon Hull City Council's contract awards have been in construction work, architectural and engineering services and IT services.

Relevant CPV codes

98370000 · Funeral and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

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