Contract awardedPublic health funerals

FHFT - NC - Provision of Funeral Services

Provision of funeral services for patients with no next of kin or where relatives are unable to take responsibility. The service covers two hospital sites, managing the collection, care, and burial or cremation of adults, children, infants, stillborn babies, and products of conception as instructed by the Trust's Mortuary and Patient Affairs departments.

Awarded value
£125k
As published
Published
29 June 2026
Awarded
29 June 2026
The Southern Cooperative
Contract length
36 months
Ends 31 July 2029

What the contract covers

Contracted service provision

Provision of professional funeral and bereavement services for hospital patients, including adults, children, infants, and products of conception.

  • Funeral services for patients who die and have no next of kin, whose relatives cannot be traced, or whose relatives are unwilling or unable to take responsibility, including adults, children and infants, stillborn babies, nonviable foetuses under 24 weeks gestation, and products of conception.

Terms and requirements

Contract type
Contracted service provision
Procedure
Direct award
Initial term
36 months
Extensions
12 months + 12 months
Longest it can run
60 months
Contract dates
1 August 2026 to 31 July 2029
Certifications asked for
None stated
Lots
1
Suitable for SMEs
Yes
Suitable for charities and social enterprises
Yes
CPV codes
98000000

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Lifecycle

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  4. Contract ends
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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

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The Southern Cooperative

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Cite this contract

Link
https://bidskim.com/tender/3632993/fhft-nc-provision-of-funeral-services
Buyer reference
FHFT/NC/2026/C434248
Open contracting ID
ocds-h6vhtk-06bf64
Last checked
5 November 2026

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. FHFT - NC - Provision of Funeral Services. Contract award, 29 June 2026. BidSkim, https://bidskim.com/tender/3632993/fhft-nc-provision-of-funeral-services (accessed 5 November 2026).