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Funeral Services[E11]

NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, United KingdomNewcastle City Council[E1]

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In plain English

What they want
Newcastle City Council is currently undertaking a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months. The council has a statutory duty to provide the arrangement and conducting of municipal funerals for those residents who are unable to meet the expenses themselves.
Who can bid
No restrictions are stated in the notice data. The tender documents may set more.
Deadline
Buyer's deadline: 20 Feb 2025, 12:00 UTC. UTC: 20 Feb 2025, 12:00 UTC.
Published 16 Jan 2025.
Value
Not stated by the buyer.
Buyer
Newcastle City CouncilSee what else this buyer buys and when.
How to apply
Through the buyer's official process. Open the original notice on UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab) ↗
Tender documents

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This opportunity is closed and its deadline has passed. Reports are not available for it.

Deadline[E4]
20 Feb 2025, 12:00 UTC
Value
Not stated
Published[E9]
16 Jan 2025
Procedure[E8]
Open procedure (above threshold)
Source
UK Contracts Finder (OCDS) (opens in a new tab)
Last checked
4 hours ago

About the requirement

From the notice

Newcastle City Council is currently undertaking a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months. The council has a statutory duty to provide the arrangement and conducting of municipal funerals for those residents who are unable to meet the expenses themselves. In 2024 the council carried out a total of 33 contract funerals.[E5]

Eligibility and requirements

  • ConditionDelivery location: North East, United Kingdom.[E6]
  • The notice data states no restriction on who may bid. Exclusion grounds and selection criteria in the tender documents still apply.

Risks and unknowns

  • UnknownThe notice does not state a value.
  • UnknownWe read the published notice, not the full tender documents.

Updates

  1. First seen · 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC

    The deadline (2025-02-20T12:00:00.000Z) has passed.

    Source document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759

Evidence

11 facts

Every fact on this page comes from the published notice. Each entry shows the document and the field it was read from.

  1. E1

    The buyer is Newcastle City Council.

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /buyer/name, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  2. E2

    The notice is classified under CPV 98371000 (Funeral services).

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/classification/id, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  3. E3

    Contracts Finder publishes United Kingdom procurement.

    “England”

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  4. E4

    Tenders must be submitted by 20 Feb 2025, 12:00 UTC.

    “2025-02-20T12:00:00Z”

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/tenderPeriod/endDate, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  5. E5

    The buyer describes the requirement in the notice.

    “Newcastle City Council is currently undertaking a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months. The council has a statutory duty to provi…”

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/description, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  6. E6

    Delivery location: North East, United Kingdom.

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/items/0/deliveryAddresses/0, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  7. E7

    This is a call for competition. Suppliers can respond.

    “tender”

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tag, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  8. E8

    The procedure is: Open procedure (above threshold).

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/procurementMethodDetails, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  9. E9

    The notice was published on 16 Jan 2025.

    “2025-01-16T13:35:16Z”

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/documents/0/datePublished, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  10. E10

    Contracts Finder gives the tender status as active.

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/status, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

  11. E11

    The notice is titled "Funeral Services".

    Document 4e289790-4506-47e5-9db1-7e9cd1aa8d2e-817759, field /tender/title, read 28 Oct 2026, 13:45 UTC · source (opens in a new tab)

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