Basildon Borough Council: GB-Basildon: Public Health Funerals

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Notice Summary
Title: GB-Basildon: Public Health Funerals
Notice type: Competitive Contract Notice
Authority: Basildon Borough Council
Nature of contract: Not applicable
Procedure: Not applicable
Short Description: Basildon Borough Council wishes to appoint a suitable provider that are able service for arranging public funerals. This is where a member of the public dies in Basildon and doesn't have any family, or anybody able, including financially to arrange and carry out the burial. Since the start of 2020/21, Basildon Council has taken on burials formerly carried out voluntarily by Basildon Hospital. The NHS has reviewed their approach to burials and decided to withdraw their service. Burials are undertaken at minimal cost having regard to respectfully consider the wishes of the deceased. Basildon Council has reviewed the levels of funerals and has decided that it is appropriate to revisit this as a potential contract.
Published: 09/02/2024 11:05

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Competitive Contract Notice

1. Title: GB-Basildon: Public Health Funerals
2. Awarding Authority:
    Basildon Borough Council
    Basildon Centre, St. Martins Square, Basildon, SS14 1DL, United Kingdom
    Tel. 01268533333, Email: procurement@basildon.gov.uk
    Contact: Procurement, Attn: Procurement
3. Contract Type: Services
      Sub Type: Health and social services.

4. Description: Funeral and related services. Funeral services. Basildon Borough Council wishes to appoint a suitable provider that are able service for arranging public funerals. This is where a member of the public dies in Basildon and doesn't have any family, or anybody able, including financially to arrange and carry out the burial. Since the start of 2020/21, Basildon Council has taken on burials formerly carried out voluntarily by Basildon Hospital. The NHS has reviewed their approach to burials and decided to withdraw their service. Burials are undertaken at minimal cost having regard to respectfully consider the wishes of the deceased. Basildon Council has reviewed the levels of funerals and has decided that it is appropriate to revisit this as a potential contract.
5. CPV Codes:
   98370000 - Funeral and related services.
   98371000 - Funeral services.

6. NUTS Codes :
   UKH3 - Essex

7. Main Site or Location of Works, Main Place of Delivery or Main Place of Performance: Essex,
8. Reference Attributed by the Awarding Authority:
9. Estimated Value of Requirement: Category H: 100K to 500K
Currency: GBP
10. Deadline for Expression of Interest: 08/03/2024 12:00:00
11. Address to which they must be sent:
    Basildon Centre, St. Martins Square
   
12. Other Information:
Other Information: The contracting authority considers that this contract may be suitable for economic operators that are small or medium enterprises (SMEs). However, any selection of tenderers will be based solely on the criteria set out for the procurement.
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TKR-202429-PRO-25134367
Suitable for VCO: Yes
Procedure Type:OPEN
Period of Work Start date: 01/04/2024
Period of Work End date: 01/04/2027
Is this a Framework Agreement?: no

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