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West Northamptonshire Public Health Funerals

Details

Topic
Funeral and related services
Published
18 October 2024

Tender description

West Northamptonshire Council has a duty under the Public Health (Control of Diseases) Act 1984, section 46 to make the funeral arrangements of any person who has died or been found dead in our area where it appears that no suitable arrangements are being made.  West Northamptonshire Council is seeking to engage the sector in helping to shape the contractual arrangements and structure of the its Public Health Funeral Service and has created a questionnaire to support this. This engagement questionnaire covers the following topics: • The length of the contract, • The scope of the service, • The potential for sub-dividing the service by different areas of the Council, • Charging, and • Service accreditation. If you would like to respond to this market engagement exercise and be invited to tender please complete the attached questionnaire and submit your completed version to procurement@westnorthants.gov.uk

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published18 October 2024
    Current notice

About the buyer

West Northamptonshire Council is a local authority formed in April 2021 from its predecessor councils, and buys through its own Procurement Team. Larger tenders run on the In-Tend portal, where suppliers access documents and submit bids. Advertised opportunities also appear on Find a Tender, with Contracts Finder used for lower values. A Commercial Pipeline lists potential tendering opportunities for the next 18 months. Certain goods, services and works are bought through frameworks from the Crown Commercial Service, ESPO, NEPO and YPO. The council also hosts a Security Services framework that Northamptonshire local authorities, schools and public bodies can use.

UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).

Over the past 5 years, most of West Northamptonshire Council's contract awards have been in transport services, construction work and architectural and engineering services.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 98370000 · Funeral and related services

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