Notice Information
Notice Title
East Cambridgeshire District Council Bereavement Centre Electric Cremator
Notice Description
The council is in the process of building a new build crematorium and bereavement centre located at the Former Outdoor Centre, Mepal, UK. The key aims of this new facility is to provide a beautiful and sustainable alternative to the residents of East Cambridgeshire and surrounding area. To assist with this aim, it has been decided that an electric cremator will be installed. Production, supply and installation of an electric cremator and supporting equipment, as listed below. Supporting equipment includes * Automatic charging bier * Attachment for automatic charging bier for little cremations * Control system * Extraction box above the oven entry * Crematoria Emissions Monitoring system * Reporting tool * Single Stream Filtration installation * Raking box and tools * Ash pan lift * Ash pan trolley * Cremulator * Ash treatment table with ashpan storage * Electric driven coffin trolley * Remote control for charging * Secondary heat exchanger Training of operatives on the equipment supplied and ongoing maintenance contract with UK based provider. The provision of the electric cremator needs to be within the constraints of the new building, changing the build layout at this stage is not a possibility due to cost implications for redesign work. The floor area available in the cremator hall for the cremator and the supporting equipment is 71m2. This does not include the floor area that has been allocated for the committal hall. There is also the constraint for the delivery and installation of the cremator to fit with the build programme, with an anticipated installation date of March 2026.
Planning Information
To receive the Market Engagement document for completion, interested parties should email Jon Collyns at Jon.collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk. The closing date for receipt of submitted questionnaires is 5pm on Wednesday 21st May 2025.
Procurement Information
Market engagement was run to identify any other provider in the market, and this provider were the only ones to respond.
Notice Details
Publication & Lifecycle
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-h6vhtk-0508f8
- Publication Source
- Find A Tender Service
- Latest Notice
- https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035569-2025
- Current Stage
- Award
- All Stages
- Planning, Award
Procurement Classification
- Notice Type
- UK7 - Contract Details Notice
- Procurement Type
- Standard
- Procurement Category
- Goods
- Procurement Method
- Direct
- Procurement Method Details
- Direct award
- Tender Suitability
- Not specified
- Awardee Scale
- SME
Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV)
- CPV Divisions
42 - Industrial machinery
-
- CPV Codes
42350000 - Cremators
Notice Value(s)
- Tender Value
- Not specified
- Lots Value
- Not specified
- Awards Value
- £970,000 £500K-£1M
- Contracts Value
- £970,000 £500K-£1M
Notice Dates
- Publication Date
- 27 Jun 20258 months ago
- Submission Deadline
- Not specified
- Future Notice Date
- 21 May 2025Expired
- Award Date
- 27 May 20259 months ago
- Contract Period
- 30 Jun 2025 - 11 May 2026 6-12 months
- Recurrence
- Not specified
Notice Status
- Tender Status
- Complete
- Lots Status
- Complete
- Awards Status
- Active
- Contracts Status
- Active
Buyer & Supplier
Contracting Authority (Buyer)
- Main Buyer
- EAST CAMBRIDGESHIRE DISTRICT COUNCIL
- Additional Buyers
- Contact Name
- Jon Collyns, joncollyns
- Contact Email
- jon.collyns@cambridgeshire.gov.uk
- Contact Phone
- +447775703930
Buyer Location
- Locality
- ELY
- Postcode
- CB7 4EE
- Post Town
- Cambridge
- Country
- England
-
- Major Region (ITL 1)
- TLH East (England)
- Basic Region (ITL 2)
- TLH4 Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- Small Region (ITL 3)
- TLH42 Cambridgeshire CC
- Delivery Location
- TLH East (England)
-
- Local Authority
- Huntingdonshire
- Electoral Ward
- The Stukeleys
- Westminster Constituency
- Huntingdon
Further Information
Notice Documents
-
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/035569-2025
27th June 2025 - Contract details notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/029821-2025
4th June 2025 - Contract award notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/027737-2025
27th May 2025 - Transparency notice on Find a Tender -
https://www.find-tender.service.gov.uk/Notice/017547-2025
29th April 2025 - Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender
Open Contracting Data Standard (OCDS)
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