Procurement: BTH579 Funeral Services

UK-Bradford: Funeral services.
Preliminary Questions
   This notice is for Prior information notice: Yes
         This notice is a call for competition: Yes
   This notice is for Contract notice: No
   This notice is for Contract award notice: No
         
Section I: Contracting Authority

I.1) Name and addresses:
       Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
       Finance Department, Smith Lane, Bradford, BD9 6RJ, United Kingdom
       Tel. +44 01274276252, Email: megan.schatz@bthft.nhs.uk
       Main Address: http://www.bradfordhospitals.nhs.uk/
       NUTS Code: UKE41
      Specifications and additional documents: As Above
I.2) Joint procurement:
   The contract involves joint procurement: No.
   The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body: No .
I.3) Communication       
   The procurement documents are available for unrestricted and full direct access, free of charge, at:              
         https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bradford:-Funeral-services./2GAQKGCC42
   Further information can be obtained from: the above mentioned address    
   Tenders or requests to participate must be sent: electronically via -- https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-title/2GAQKGCC42          
         to the abovementioned address

I.4) Type of the contracting authority    
   Body governed by public law
I.5) Main activity:    
   Health

Section II: Object

II.1) Scope of the procurement
   II.1.1) Title: BTH579 Funeral Services          
         Reference number: BTH579          
   II.1.2) Common Procurement Vocabulary:       
      98371000 - Funeral services.
   II.1.3) Type of contract: SERVICE

   II.1.4) Short description:
   Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) requires funeral services, namely burials, cremations, transport of deceased from all trust sites to Bradford Royal Infirmary Mortuary, and transport of paediatric pathology to and from Sheffield Children’s Hospital.          
   II.1.5) Estimated total value:       
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 251,052 - Currency : GBP
   II.1.6) Information about lots:
      This contract is divided into lots: No

   II.2) Lot Description    
   II.2.3) Place of performance:       
      Region Codes:               
         UKE41 - Bradford
   II.2.4) Description of the procurement:       
      Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (BTHFT) requires funeral services, namely burials, cremations, transport of deceased from all trust sites to Bradford Royal Infirmary Mortuary, and transport of paediatric pathology to and from Sheffield Children’s Hospital.    
   II.2.6) Estimate value
      Value excluding VAT (give figures only) : 251,052 - currency : GBP        
   II.2.7) Duration of the contract, framework agreement                    
      Duration in months - 36    
   II.2.13) Information about European Union funds
      The procurement is related to a project and/or programme financed by European Union funds : NO           
   II.2.14) Additional information          
      Initial Contract Term is 36 months, with the option to extend for three further 12-month periods. the Value Excluding VAT provided is the value including the optional extensions.    
   
   
Section III: Legal, Economic, Financial And Technical Information

III.1) Conditions for participation
   III.1.4) Objective rules and criteria for participation    
      List and brief description of rules and criteria:
         As per the tender documentation            

III.2) Conditions related to the contract
   III.2.1) Information about a particular profession    
      Reference to the relevant law, regulation or administrative provision:          
         Not Provided    
   III.2.2) Contract performance conditions          
      Not Provided        
      
Section IV: Procedure   

IV.1) Description   
   IV.1.1) Type of procedure              
         Open procedure                               
   IV.1.3) Information about a framework agreement or a dynamic purchasing system                
         The procurement involves the establishment of a framework agreement - NO                 
         In the case of framework agreements justification for any duration exceeding 4 years:                
            Not Provided    
   IV.1.6) Information about electronic auction
         An electronic auction will be used - Not Provided          
   IV.1.8) Information about Government Procurement Agreement (GPA )
         The contract is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) - Not Provided
IV.2) Administrative information       
   IV.2.1) Previous publication concerning this procedure    
   Notice number in OJEU: Not Provided    
   IV.2.2) Time limit for receipt of expressions of interest          
         Date - 21/11/2022 Local Time - 16:00       
   IV.2.4) Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:       
         English                           
   IV.2.5) Scheduled date for start of award procedures:

Section VI: Complementary Information       
VI.2) Information about electronic workflows                        
VI.3) Additional Information:       
   For more information about this opportunity, please visit the Delta eSourcing portal at:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/tenders/UK-UK-Bradford:-Funeral-services./2GAQKGCC42

To respond to this opportunity, please click here:
https://www.delta-esourcing.com/respond/2GAQKGCC42
GO-20221021-PRO-21215308 TKR-20221021-PRO-21215307        

VI.5) Date Of Dispatch Of This Notice: 21/10/2022