Official UK procurement notice
STCH - Provision of Funeral Services
Authority: Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Central government)·Consortium: 2 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionSheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation Trust are conducting a joint procurement process with the intention of selecting a single supplier to deliver Funeral Services for both Trusts as outlined within the Tender documents.
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 10 Dec 2029, 23:59 GMT.
- No preliminary market engagement: No prior market engagement has been completed.
CPV: Funeral and related services · Funeral services
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£302,500
- Economic & financial standing
All listed in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
All listed in the tender documents
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Technical Questionnaire: 55%
- Commercial Questionnaire: 45%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical Questionnaire: Technical Criteria including Social Value (10%)
- Commercial Questionnaire: Commercial Criteria
- Economic & financial standing
All listed in the tender documents
- Technical & professional ability
All listed in the tender documents
- Price carries 45 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4.5 points. Quality carries 55 of 100: the paper moves it further than the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Cancelled
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 10 Dec 2029
- First published
- 29 May 2025, 15:11 BST
- Last source update
- 12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 31 Jul 2025
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-028525- Latest notice
- Procurement termination notice (UK12)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-052901Find a Tender
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 17 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission channel
- Official e-sourcing portal
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
health-family.force.com/s/Welcome ↗ Project reference C361595
Timeline
29 May 2025 → 15 Sept 2025 · 6 dates- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 15:11 BST
- Clarification questions by17 Jun 2025, 18:00 BST
- Submission deadline30 Jun 2025, 13:00 BST
- Award decision expected by31 Jul 2025, 23:59 BST
- Latest notice published12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
- Contract starts15 Sept 2025, 00:00 BST
Notice history
3 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 29 May 2025- Tender notice published29 May 2025, 15:11 BSTUK4
- Procurement termination notice published12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BSTUK12
- Status changed to complete12 Aug 2025, 17:57 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| supplier not published | — | 12 Aug 2025 | CancelledIdentified concerns within the pricing schedule and clarifications required in the specification. These issues must be addressed to ensure that all prospective suppliers are evaluated under fair, transparent, and consistent conditions. |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeConsortium members and other public bodies
- Sheffield Children's NHS Foundation TrustContracting authorityPublic authority - central government
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