Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13bcf-9851-702d-9d97-df1ec2aa3694/national-undertaking-service

awarded GB direct award procedure Suitable for SMEs

# National Undertaking Service

[Network Rail Infrastructure Limited](https://tendernation.io/buyers/network-rail-infrastructure-limited)

Estimated value

£7,920,000

Published

1 Apr 2026

Deadline

Rolling deadline

## Who can bid

- Buyer says suitable for SMEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid.
- Buyer says suitable for VCSEs

    The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice.
- Sets up a framework

    Winning a place does not guarantee work: contracts are awarded later as call-offs, and the list usually stays closed for years.

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## About this tender

UK6 Contract award notice following publication of 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.

## CPV classification

Funeral services

Source

Find a Tender (UK) · Notice ocds-h6vhtk-05d003-2026-04-01T18:05:30+01:00

[View official notice](https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/ocds-h6vhtk-05d003-2026-04-01T18:05:30+01:00)

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