Funeral services

Tender description

The Ministry of Defence has a requirement for worldwide repatriation services including the provision of specialist services in the event of a major incident resulting in mass fatalities, for deceased Armed Forces and other entitled personnel. Any resultant contract will be a framework agreement with a single operator, which will not be open to other purchasers, and will be for an initial contract period of 24 months including an option for the Authority to extend for up to a further 24 months. The Contractor will be required to provide worldwide repatriation services, on an individual or multiple basis for deceased Armed Forces and other entitled personnel. These services may include the provision of specialist services in the event of a major incident resulting in mass fatalities where the Authority is either required to lead the response to the incident or provide assistance. Due to the nature of the requirement, it is not possible to predict how frequently the contractor will be called upon to provide the services. Full details were published in the Contract Notice dated 6.12.2017.