Sandwell Council Funeral Services Tender
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council wishes to invite interested suppliers to participate in a tender exercise in relation to the provision of funeral services.
United Kingdom-Oldbury: Funeral services
2018/S 011-020765
Contract notice
Services
Directive 2014/24/EU
Section I: Contracting authority
I.1)Name and addresses
Sandwell Council House, Freeth Street
Oldbury
B69 3DB
United Kingdom
Contact person: Sam Turner
Telephone: +44 1215693619
E-mail: sam_turner@sandwell.gov.uk
NUTS code: UKG37Internet address(es):Main address: www.sandwell.gov.uk
Address of the buyer profile: www.sandwell.gov.uk
I.3)Communication
I.4)Type of the contracting authority
I.5)Main activity
Section II: Object
II.1.1)Title:
Tender for the Provision of Funeral Services
II.1.2)Main CPV code
II.1.3)Type of contract
II.1.4)Short description:
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) wishes to invite interested suppliers (tenderers) to participate in a tender exercise in relation to the provision of funeral services (the services).The Council has identified its requirement to establish a contract to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier.The Council recognises the profound impact bereavement has on families and the importance of the funeral as part of a healthy grieving process.Through its registration services the council provides a suite of funeral related services for the residents of the borough and those organisations and families who chose to use its excellent facilities.In addition it also provides services relating to the transportation of bodies for the Coroner, the arrangement of funerals for those where no arrangements are being made, the Public Health funeral, and low cost direct funeral services. Period of Contract 1.5.2018 to 30.4.2022.
II.1.5)Estimated total value
II.1.6)Information about lots
II.2.2)Additional CPV code(s)
II.2.3)Place of performance
II.2.4)Description of the procurement:
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (the Council) wishes to invite interested suppliers (tenderers) to participate in a tender exercise in relation to the provision of funeral services (the services).The Council has identified its requirement to establish a contract to appoint a suitably qualified and experienced supplier.The Council recognises the profound impact bereavement has on families and the importance of the funeral as part of a healthy grieving process.Through its registration services the council provides a suite of funeral related services for the residents of the borough and those organisations and families who chose to use its excellent facilities.In addition it also provides services relating to the transportation of bodies for the Coroner, the arrangement of funerals for those where no arrangements are being made, the public health funeral, and low cost direct funeral services. Value of contract-annual expenditure is estimated to be in the region of GBP 60 000. This figure is intended to be used as a guide only and is not a guarantee of the level of business that will be generated from this Contract. Period of Contract 1.5.2018 to 30.4.2022.
II.2.5)Award criteria
II.2.7)Duration of the contract, framework agreement or dynamic purchasing system
II.2.10)Information about variants
II.2.11)Information about options
II.2.13)Information about European Union funds
Section III: Legal, economic, financial and technical information
III.1.1)Suitability to pursue the professional activity, including requirements relating to enrolment on professional or trade registers
Please refer to the ITT.
III.1.2)Economic and financial standing
Please refer to the ITT.
Please refer to the ITT.
III.1.3)Technical and professional ability
Please refer to the ITT.
Please refer to the ITT.
III.2.1)Information about a particular profession
Please refer to the ITT.
Section IV: Procedure
IV.1.1)Type of procedure
IV.1.8)Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)
IV.2.2)Time limit for receipt of tenders or requests to participate
IV.2.4)Languages in which tenders or requests to participate may be submitted:
IV.2.6)Minimum time frame during which the tenderer must maintain the tender
IV.2.7)Conditions for opening of tenders
Section VI: Complementary information
VI.1)Information about recurrence
VI.3)Additional information:
The Council will be using the In-tend e-Tendering System for this Procurement exercise, please visit https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc to access the Sandwell MBC In-tend supplier portal. From here you will be able to register your company, express an interest in the opportunity, and gain immediate access to the ITT and other related documents.In order to view the on-line Questionnaire and submit a tender, you will be required to “Opt-In”.Please be mindful that if you are cut and pasting your question responses onto the on-line questionnaire that you do so from a notepad document, this is due to the fact that some special characters are not accepted within the On-Line Questionnaire. For a Step by Step user guide to the Sandwell MBC In-tend supplier portal please click on the “Guidance for Suppliers” section of the website. All procurement responses must be carried out via the Sandwell MBC In-tend supplier portal. If you require further assistance in respect of the system please contact the In-tend support team on 0844 272 8810. Value of Contract-Annual expenditure is estimated to be in the region of GBP 60 000. This figure is intended to be used as a guide only and is not a guarantee of the level of business that will be generated from this Contract. Period of Contract 1.5.2018 to 30.4.2022. Closing date: Wednesday 14.2.2018 at 15:00.
VI.4.1)Review body
Oldbury
United KingdomInternet address:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
VI.4.2)Body responsible for mediation procedures
Oldbury
United KingdomInternet address:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
VI.4.4)Service from which information about the review procedure may be obtained
Oldbury
United KingdomInternet address:https://in-tendhost.co.uk/sandwellmbc
VI.5)Date of dispatch of this notice:
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