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Bereavement services tenders from UK public buyers
Bereavement services tenders open now: 6. In the 12 months to 22 October 2026, UK public buyers published 212 matching notices. The newest recorded award went to LEEC Limited on 22 Jul 2026.
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Which bereavement services tenders are open now?
6 notices with a deadline still ahead on 22 October 2026, closing soonest first, all matched by text.
Bereavement services tenders matched by text
Each title, buyer or stated region matches this hub’s rule. That is a word match, not a judgment of what is bought.
- Transportation of bodies on behalf of HM CoronerManchester City Council · Published 30 Sep 2026As per the Coroners & Justice Act 2009, there is a statutory requirement to have processes in place for the HM Senior Coroner to ensure the safe and dignified transfer and transport of bodies within the jurisdiction as per the Coroners' direction.£1,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 26 Oct 2026, 11:00 GMT
- Maidstone Borough Council & Swale Borough Council Public Health Act FuneralsMaidstone Borough Council · Published 29 Sep 2026Maidstone and Swale Borough Councils are looking to procure the services of a Funeral Director to undertake our Public Health Funerals. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing portal at: https://www.kentbusinessportal.org.uk/tenders/UK-UK-Maidstone:-Funeral-and-relat£95,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 27 Oct 2026, 12:00 GMT
- HM Coroners Community Removals listDurham County Council · Published 1 Oct 2026The Council is seeking multiple providers that can provide community removal services. Further details of the requirements are set out in Document 3a Specification. The List will ordinarily remain open to applications on an ongoing basis. However, the Council reserves the right to close the List whe£1,500,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 2 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Two Cremators and Installation Works for Vinters Park CrematoriumMaidstone Borough Council · Published 5 Oct 2026Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) is looking to Procure two Cremators and associated installation works and Removal of Existing Equipment for MBC Vinters Crematorium along with a maintenance package to support the installation. For more information about this opportunity, please visit the eSourcing po£3,600,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Mon 9 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Funeral Services and Coroners Transportation for the Black CountrySandwell Metropolitan Borough Council · Published 16 Oct 2026Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council (SMBC), through its Registration Services, acts as the lead authority[MH1.1][MH1.2] for the Black Country Coroners Service. The jurisdiction of the Black Country Coroners Service covers the local authority areas of Sandwell, Dudley, Walsall and Wolverhampton. T£1,588,446Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Tue 10 Nov 2026, 12:00 GMT
- Application Form to be on the pre-approved list of Pathologist Post Mortem Services on behalf of Her Majesty’s CoronerNorfolk County Council · Published 8 Mar 2022Norfolk County Council wish to invite Pathologists to complete an application form to be on the pre-approved list of Pathologist Post Mortem Services on behalf of Her Majesty’s Coroner in Norfolk.£5,000,000Estimated value stated in the noticeCloses Wed 31 Mar 2032, 11:00 BST
Which buyers publish the most bereavement services notices?
Cambridgeshire County Council, with 26 notices of 212 in the 12 months to 22 October 2026.
Count of notices by the buyer name as published, 212 notices in the window, read 22 October 2026.
How many bereavement services notices are published each month?
About 18 a month over the last eleven full months; the busiest month was April 2026, with 31.
15 of the 71 bereavement services notices that stated a GBP value in the last 12 months fell in this band (21%). 1 of the open notices listed above is in it.
Counts come from this page’s data. A stated estimate is not the contract value, and frameworks are excluded.
| Stage | Notices |
|---|---|
| Award | 130 |
| Contract | 33 |
| Tender | 25 |
| Planning | 16 |
| Tender cancellation | 8 |
| Stated value | Notices |
|---|---|
| Under £25,000 | 3 |
| £25,000 to £100,000 | 15 |
| £100,000 to £500,000 | 31 |
| £500,000 to £2 million | 15 |
| £2 million or more | 7 |
Who has won bereavement services contracts recently?
Dr T Minett won 4 of the award notices read for this hub, the most of any supplier.
On 22 Jul 2026, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust recorded an award to LEEC Limited for “RA357559 - Maintenance for mortuary equipment”, at a recorded value of £12,617.
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| Supplier | Award notices won |
|---|---|
| Dr T Minett | 4 |
| Dr S Preston | 3 |
| AECOM LIMITED | 2 |
| Alan Fletcher Medical Reports Ltd | 2 |
| Brighton and Hove City Council | 2 |
| CORNWALL FUNERAL SERVICES LTD | 2 |
| Dr A Bint | 2 |
| Dr A Paterson | 2 |
What counts as bereavement services tenders here?
Public health funerals, coroner's body removal and storage, repatriation of the deceased, crematorium equipment, and burial infrastructure installed in cemeteries such as mausoleums, burial chambers and vaults. Bereavement counselling is care-services; cemetery grounds care is grounds-maintenance.
Classified
The notice’s recorded classification (proposed by a model, each label checked by Jev) accepted this catalogue subject: funeral coroner and bereavement services. Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so none appear here yet.
Matched by text
The title contains one of: bereavement services, funeral, mortuary, coroner, crematorium. A word match is not a judgment of what is bought, so these are labelled as matches.
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6 notices open now
Listed above, closing soonest first, each linked to its page and the official record.Cambridgeshire County Council published 26 notices
The most of any buyer here, out of 212 in the last 12 months.Dr T Minett won 4 awards
The most of any supplier in the 163 award and contract notices read for this hub.About 18 notices a month
Published on average over the last 11 full months, from 212 in the 12-month window.
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- 22 October 2025 to 22 October 2026, by publication date
- Classification
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- Classified notices are not yet published to public pages, so every notice here is matched by text.
- A text match means the notice's title, buyer or stated region fits this hub's rule. It is not a judgment of what is bought.
- Open means a stated deadline still in the future. Tender notices with no stated deadline are listed separately, and only when published in the last 60 days; planning and forecast notices are not counted as open.
- Award records come from the legacy award table, whose newest record is 23 July 2026.
- UK notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder only. EU (TED) notices are not counted.
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