Awarded contract

Bereavement Services - RFQ

Details

Buyer: Kingston upon Hull City Council
Supplier(s): 4 suppliers
Falon Nameplates Limited
JC WALWYN & SONS LTD
Odlings Ltd ta The Columbaria Company
STREETMASTER (SOUTH WALES) LIMITED
Value: £160,000
Duration: 3 years
Topic: Funeral supplies
Published: 13 February 2026
Source: uk:find_a_tender

Tender description

Hull City Council (The Authority) has sought tenders from interested organisations to provide Bereavement products for multiple lots. The tender is a RFQ PA 2023 - Open procedure based exercise with a combination of technical and quality elements consisting of a one stage process. The contract is anticipated to commence within February 2026 for 3 years. The Authority has estimated the value of the goods to be a total of £50,000 per annum. ## Contract award Title: Bereavement Services - RFQ: Lot 1 - Coffins ## Contract award Title: Bereavement Services - RFQ: Lot 2 - Nameplates/Plaques ## Contract award Title: Bereavement Services - RFQ: Lot 3 - Memorial Benches ## Contract award Title: Bereavement Services - RFQ: Lot 4 - Memorial Items

Timeline

Completed: Award date11 February 2026
Completed: Award published13 February 2026
Current notice
Next: Contract expiry date10 February 2029in 2 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

39296000 · Funeral supplies
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