Notice Information
Notice Title
Cemetery Exhumation and Groundworks
Notice Description
Birmingham City Council (the Council) is awarding a contract to an organisation for the provision of providing a range of grounds works to all cemeteries including the installation of a range of grave styles whilst ensuring memorial safety is paramount when checking, fixing and maintaining a variety of memorial options. This service would also require the safe and sensitive Exhumation procedure, including providing all equipment required to ensure it has been conducted in a respectful manner. The contract for goods and services will commence on 01/08/2025 and will be in place for a period of 4 years.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0508e7
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049054-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Tender, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Services
- Procurement Method
- Open
- Procurement Method Details
- Below threshold - open competition
- Tender Suitability
- SME, VCSE
- Awardee Scale
- Large
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
39 - Furniture (incl. office furniture), furnishings, domestic appliances (excl. lighting) and cleaning products
98 - Other community, social and personal services
-
- CPV Codes
39296000 - Funeral supplies
98370000 - Funeral and related services
98371000 - Funeral services
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Lots Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
- Awards Value
- Not specified
- Contracts Value
- £160,000 £100K-£500K
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 15 Aug 20256 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- 12 May 2025Expired
- Future Notice Date
- Not specified
- Award Date
- 27 Jul 20257 months ago
- Contract Period
- 31 Jul 2025 - 31 Jul 2029 4-5 years
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- BIRMINGHAM CITY COUNCIL
- Contact Name
- Commercial and Procurement Services
- Contact Email
- etendering@birmingham.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- Not specified
Buyer Location
- Locality
- BIRMINGHAM
- Postcode
- B1 1BB
- Post Town
- Birmingham
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLG West Midlands (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLG3 West Midlands
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLG31 Birmingham
- Delivery Location
- TLG31 Birmingham
-
- Local Authority
- Birmingham
- Electoral Ward
- Ladywood
- Westminster Constituency
- Birmingham Ladywood
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/049054-2025
15th August 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017522-2025
29th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017520-2025
29th April 2025 - Tender notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
View full OCDS Record for this contracting process
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