Published date: 28 November 2017

Last edited date: 28 November 2017

Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.


Closing: 4 December 2017

Contract summary

Industry

  • Grave-digging work - 45112410

  • Cemetery works - 45215400

  • Cemetery services and cremation services - 98371100

    • Cemetery services - 98371110

    • Cemetery maintenance services - 98371111

Location of contract

South West

Value of contract

£5,000

Procurement reference

Grave digging contract

Published date

28 November 2017

Closing date

4 December 2017

Contract start date

1 January 2018

Contract end date

4 December 2020

Contract type

Service contract

Procedure type

Open procedure (above threshold)

Any interested supplier may submit a tender in response to an opportunity notice.

This procedure can be used for procurements above the relevant contract value threshold.

Contract is suitable for SMEs?

No

Contract is suitable for VCSEs?

No

Description

Tewkesbury Borough Council is a rural district authority based in the northern end of Gloucestershire and currently looks after two cemeteries in Bishops Cleeve and Tewkesbury.

These cemeteries are open to the public at all times and serve a wide community locally and from afar.

As part of the service to the community Tewkesbury Borough Council offers a grave digging service. This service is offered to anyone who wants to bury or inter ashes at our two sites (normally through undertakers). Note the sites are mainly laid out for burials and this is our biggest part of the works.

The works consists of the mechanical and manual excavation of graves, interring of ashes preparation of the grave side and backfilling.

More information

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About the buyer

Contact name

Adrian Clements

Address

Tewkesbury Borough Council
Gloucester Road
Tewksbury
GL20 5TT
England

Telephone

01684 295010

Email

procurement@tewkesbury.gov.uk