008942 - Provision of Coroners Transport Service
Awarded to KEVIN FOSTER FUNERAL SERVICES LTD, Regent Funeral Services Ltd
Newcastle City Council(buyer)
- Published
- Published 3 April 2025
- Deadline
- Closed 16 September 2025
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Overview
Contracting authority
4 live opportunities · 126 awarded contracts
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PBHM-6848-TWYG
Authority website ↗North Tyneside Borough Council
BuyerNorth Tyneside, United Kingdom
GB-PPON: PYBQ-4733-WWLW
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Lots (2)
Lot 1 - Newcastle
Newcastle Wards - Service for Coroner's Transport. Approx £240,000 PA (depending on requirement). Please see specification (Appendix A)
£1,440,000Won by Regent Funeral Services LtdLot 2 - North Tyneside
North Tyneside Wards - Service for Coroner's Transport. Approx £240,000 PA (depending on requirement). Please see specification (Appendix A)
£1,440,000Won by KEVIN FOSTER FUNERAL SERVICES LTD
Key details
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Status
- In delivery
- Category
- Services
- Estimated value
- £2,880,000
- Procedure
- Open procedure
- Rules
- Procurement Act 2023
- Contract type
- Framework agreement
- SME suitable
- Yes
- Published
- 3 April 2025
- Questions by
- 9 September 2025
- Deadline
- Closed
Award outcome
- Award date
- 12 December 2025
- Contract period
- 25 March 2026 → 24 March 2030
- Contract length
- 4 years
- Could run to
- 24 March 2032
- Bids received
- 1
- KEVIN FOSTER FUNERAL SERVICES LTD
- Regent Funeral Services Ltd
This contract ends on 24 March 2030, or 24 March 2032 if every extension is used.
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Competition and scoring
Bids received
1
Open and restricted tenders in Other community, social and personal services drew a median of 3 bids over the last 24 months; 19% received only one.
How bids were scored
Price 40% · Quality 60%
- Service Requirements20%
- Qualifications5%
- Equipment5%
- Health & Safety5%
- Contract Management10%
- Equality & Diversity5%
- Social Value10%
- Price40%
Price and cost criteria in black, quality in blue.
Market context
Typical award in Other community, social and personal services
£180,000
Median of 2,491 awards in the last 24 months
Newcastle City Council in the last 12 months
136
contracts awarded, worth £89,855,497 in total
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Notice history
Every published notice in this contracting process, newest first.
Contract
25 February 2026
Contract
7 January 2026
Tender Update
15 July 2025
Contract Notice
15 July 2025
Planning Update
3 April 2025
Prior Information Notice
3 April 2025
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