Funeral and related services

Tender description

The Council of the London Borough of Redbridge (“the Authority”) invites suitably qualified and experienced organisations to Tender for the contract for the provision of funeral service arrangements (for Public Health Funerals) in the London Borough of Redbridge (“the Contract”). The contract will commence on 1.4.2019 and, subject to satisfactory performance shall continue to midnight on 31.3.2022 (“the Contract Period”). At the sole discretion of the authority and subject to the satisfactory performance of the provider the contract period may be extended in such period or periods as the authority deems appropriate providing a total possible Contract Period to midnight on 31.3.2024. The Council of the London Borough of Redbridge (“the Authority”) invites suitably qualified and experienced organisations to tender for the contract for the provision of funeral service arrangements (for Public Health Funerals) in the London Borough of Redbridge (“the Contract”). The contract will commence on 1.4.2019 and, subject to satisfactory performance shall continue to midnight on 31.3.2022 (“the Contract Period”). At the sole discretion of the authority and subject to the satisfactory performance of the provider the contract period may be extended in such period or periods as the authority deems appropriate providing a total possible contract period to midnight on 31.3.2024. The authority has a statutory duty under the provisions of Section 46 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 to undertake the funeral of a deceased person, who died in the borough of Redbridge and where no other arrangements have been made, or are about to be made. The authority arranges Burials and Cremations, for residents who die or have been found dead within the authority’s boundaries be it in hospital, Council or Private Care Homes or their own homes where there is no family or third party to complete the funeral arrangements. This includes persons who may be of no fixed abode, and die within the geographical boundary of the London Borough of Redbridge but excludes all referrals from Clinical Commissioning Group’s or other Health Organisations. The successful Provider shall be required to arrange a funeral, be it burial or cremation, in accordance with the requirements of this Specification and/or any relevant pre-paid funeral plans of the deceased or family burial plots of an existing grave on behalf of the authority.