What the buyer wrote
Newcastle City Council has undertaken a procurement process to appoint a single contractor for the provision of funeral services. The service framework contract is for a 24 month period with two options to extend for 12 months. The council has a statutory duty to provide the arrangement and conducting of municipal funerals for those residents who are unable to meet the expenses themselves. In 2024 the council carried out a total of 33 contract funerals. The total estimated value of expenditure over the 4-year period is £169,000, based on average expenditure of £42,665 per annum. This service is based upon needs of the community.
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Details
- What the buyer calls it
- Funeral Services
- How they are buying
- Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
- Type
- services
- Framework
- Yes: joining it lets you bid for call-offs without a new tender each time
- Where
- in the North East
Who the buyer named
Kate Calvert was the named contact on this notice.