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National Undertaking Service
Published 5 Nov 2026
5 Nov 2026
- Primary CPV
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98371000 *
Funeral services
- Location
- 🇬🇧 Lambeth, London
- Value
- £10,692,000
- Contract
-
5 years Duration
21/04/2026 20/04/2031
- Contract Types
-
98 *Other community, social & personal servi...Full CPV Breakdown
- SME suitable
- Not stated
Publisher Address
Waterloo General Office, London, SE1 8SW, United Kingdom · UKI45
Contact
Award Criteria
Not specified
- Contract Signed (find-tender.service.gov.uk) · Contract Signed
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NETWORK RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE LIMITED
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98371000 *
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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.
Awarded to
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 |