Official UK procurement notice
Public health funerals · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Ipswich Borough Council (Local council)
Sectors: Community & Cultural Services (98) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Published estimate£80,000≈ £40k / year · £96,000 inc. VAT
Submissions closed 8 Sept 2025
Contract term 2 yrsends 30 Oct 2027 · up to 30 Oct 2029 with extensions · starts 1 Nov 2025
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionPublic health funerals - the provider will be required to carry out direct cremations and burials.
CPV: Cemetery services and cremation services · Cremation services · Funeral and related services · Funeral services · Undertaking services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£80,000
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
How bids were scored
Lot awarding rule: 50% price and 50% quality. See ITQ for full details.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Below threshold - open competition
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Below threshold
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 8 Aug 2025, 12:55 BST
- Last source update
- 10 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-047247- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Not published
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-058422Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 8 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
Detailed submission instructions & authority contactsFrom official release
Timeline
8 Aug 2025 → 10 Jun 2026 · 5 dates- Tender notice published8 Aug 2025, 12:55 BST
- Clarification questions by8 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Submission deadline8 Sept 2025, 11:00 BST
- Contract starts361 days ago1 Nov 2025
- Latest notice published139 days ago10 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Aug 2025- Tender notice published8 Aug 2025, 12:55 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published10 Jun 2026, 15:30 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete10 Jun 2026, 15:30 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecastAwards 1
| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 10 Jun 2026 | CancelledDue to a review and change in service requirements, the contracting authority has decided not to proceed with the current procurement. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Procurement termination notice Procurement termination notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender