Awarded contract

Transportation of the deceased

Details

Buyer: Kingston upon Hull City Council
Supplier(s): Bloodfast EVS Ltd
Value: £350,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Funeral and related services
Published: 19 August 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has awarded a contract to Bloodfast EVS Ltd for the transportation of deceased persons on behalf of the Senior Coroner for Hull and the East Riding. 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 ## Contract award

Timeline

Completed: Award published19 August 2026
Current notice
Completed: Award date19 August 2026
Next: Contract expiry date31 July 2029in 3 years

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