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National Undertaking Service

Published 5 Nov 2026
5 Nov 2026


Reference: 44499
UK7 Contract Details notice following publication of UK6 Contract award notice and UK5 Transparency Notice notice. Undertaking Service is a fully national service including remote areas of England, Wales and Scotland. The supplier shall not sub-contract any part of the service. The supplier shall collect the deceased from an agreed position of safety (i.e. not trackside). The supplier shall provide a rapid response of the care and collection of the deceased following a fatality on the railway (arriving within a max of 2 hours). The supplier shall provide a 24 hour service 365 days a year and shall respond to call outs within 90 minutes. The supplier shall provide a National call centre with a 24 hour service for 365 days of the year and shall ensure that calls are answered and dealt with to the agreed KPI's. The supplier shall care for and deliver the deceased and their personal effects which are not retained by the police to the mortuary recognising the requirement of a police escort. The supplier's staff shall be dressed smartly and appropriately and use clean and discreet vehicles that are fully equipped with the appropriate equipment to attend Network Rail sites.

Full CPV breakdown

  • 98371000 — Funeral services (primary)

Notice details

Buyer type
Central government
Competition
Direct award (no competition)
Contract type
Services
Winning supplier
Large company
Procurement method
Direct award
Main category
Services
Legal basis
UKPGA 2023/54
Notice status
Complete
Award status
Active
Framework agreement
Yes
Framework details
Contract rates. Call off orders.
Reserved / special regime
Utilities
Language
EN
Published
05 Nov 2026 14:06
OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05d003
Notice ID
44499

Organisations on this notice

Supplier Large
King Edward Square, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6AP, United Kingdom
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Organisations

Party 1 › Name NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
Party 1 › Address › Street Waterloo General Office
Party 1 › Address › Town / city London
Party 1 › Address › Postcode SE1 8SW
Party 1 › Address › Country GB
Party 1 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 1 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKI45
Party 1 › Role buyer
Party 1 › Link https://www.networkrail.co.uk/
Party 1 › Classification › Description Public authority - central government
Party 2 › Name DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED
Party 2 › Address › Street King Edward Square
Party 2 › Address › Town / city Sutton Coldfield
Party 2 › Address › Postcode B73 6AP
Party 2 › Address › Country GB
Party 2 › Address › Country United Kingdom
Party 2 › Address › Region (NUTS) UKG31
Party 2 › Role supplier
Party 2 › Business size large
Party 2 › VCSEs No
Party 2 › Public service mission organisation No
Party 2 › Sheltered workshop No

Buyer

Name NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED

Tender

Title National Undertaking Service
Status complete
Procedure type direct
Procedure Direct award
Reason for this procedure The direct award is compliant under the PA23 Schedule 5 Single suppliers due to an absence of competition for technical reasons, only a particular supplier can supply the services required.
Special regime utilities
Techniques › Framework agreement Yes
Techniques › Framework agreement › Method Without reopening competition
Techniques › Framework agreement › Type closed
Techniques › Framework agreement › Description Contract rates. Call off orders.
Lot › Status complete
Document › Document type Conflict of interest
Document › Description Not published

Awards

Status active
Category services
Supplier › Name DIGNITY FUNERALS LIMITED
Item › CPV › Description Funeral services
Item › Delivery › Region (NUTS) UK
Item › Delivery › Country GB
Item › Delivery › Country United Kingdom

Contracts

Title Undertaking Service
Status active
Contract period › Start 21 Apr 2026
Contract period › End 20 Apr 2031
Contract period › Can be extended to 21 Apr 2034
Can be renewed Yes
Renewal › Description +1+1+1 years
Value › Value incl. VAT £12,830,400
Value › Value £10,692,000
Value › Currency GBP
Above threshold Yes
Signed 15 Apr 2026
Document › Document 1 › Document type Contract signed
Document › Document 1 › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/Attachment/A-25247
Document › Document 2 › Document type Contract notice
Document › Document 2 › Description Contract details notice on Find a Tender
Document › Document 2 › Link https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/105243-2026
Document › Document 2 › Published 5 Nov 2026
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