Notice Information
Notice Title
Professional Design Services for New and Existing Cemeteries
Notice Description
The council had a requirement to employ a specialist design consultant to develop designs for a new cemetery. The appointed design consultant will take from project through RIBA stages 1-3. The council decided to run a mini-competition through the constellia neutral vendor framework, following this the contract was awarded to the below named supplier as the council found they provided the most advantageous response.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-b5fd17-ad52d581-5e2e-4e78-9c87-10fb27c85e14
- Publication Source
- Contracts Finder
- Latest Notice
- https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/27069b6b-8cd3-4e37-b1b9-bf919cf8b206
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- Award Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Not Specified
- Procurement Method Details
- Other -
- Tender Suitability
- SME
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
71 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
-
- CPV Codes
71000000 - Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £98,100 Under £100K
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £98,100 Under £100K
- Contracts Value
- Not specified
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 13 Jan 20261 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 27 Oct 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 7 Nov 20253 months ago
- Contract Period
- 10 Nov 2025 - 15 Dec 2026 1-2 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Not Specified
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Not Specified
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- ROCHDALE METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Grace Simpson
- Contact Email
- grace.simpson@star-procurement.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +44 1619121616
Buyer Location
- Locality
- SALE
- Postcode
- M33 7ZF
- Post Town
- Manchester
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLD North West (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLD3 Greater Manchester
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLD34 Greater Manchester South West
- Delivery Location
- TLC North East (England), TLD North West (England), TLF East Midlands (England), TLG West Midlands (England), TLH East (England), TLJ South East (England), TLK South West (England)
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- Local Authority
- Trafford
- Electoral Ward
- Sale Central
- Westminster Constituency
- Wythenshawe and Sale East
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/27069b6b-8cd3-4e37-b1b9-bf919cf8b206
13th January 2026 - Awarded contract notice on Contracts Finder
Notice URLs
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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